I have a lot of preconceived notions about blogging and one of them is that blogs drive traffic to your site, especially if you update them on a regular basis. Along comes HubSpot -- one of the best social media sites on the internet -- with a great blog post about websites and blogs and … Continue reading What a blog adds to your business…
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Some thoughts on blogging…
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Finding the ‘Perfect’ Blogging Platform Comes Down to Compromise and Personal Choice
If, like many bloggers, you started out using a free hosting platform, there may come a time when you want the increased flexibility of a self-hosted paid platform. The question many bloggers ask is: “Which blogging platform is the right one for my needs?” but the answer may be far from simple. For a start … Continue reading Finding the ‘Perfect’ Blogging Platform Comes Down to Compromise and Personal Choice
Stuff I saved in ‘Reader’ on February 28, 2011
Saturday Morning Reads: Is Smaller Better When it Comes to the Customer?February 26, 2011 Facebook Expands Number Of Tabs On PagesFebruary 25, 2011 What 10 Years of Blogging Has Taught Heather ArmstrongFebruary 25, 2011 iQR is the New QR CodeFebruary 25, 2011 Social Business: It’s like the Internet in 1997February 25, 2011 Whenever you hit … Continue reading Stuff I saved in ‘Reader’ on February 28, 2011
The 5 C’s of Blogging: Reflections on 8 Years of Blogging
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Just in the nick of time…
...Darren Rowse of ProBlogger has some suggestions for getting back into blogging after a vacation... "Yesterday was my first day back at blogging after a 10 day vacation with my family and on Twitter I commented that I was finding it a little hard to get my brain back into blogging mode. @Mikeachim responded by … Continue reading Just in the nick of time…
23 Things That Shouldn’t Stop You From Blogging
There’s an 800-pound gorilla in the room and we haven’t really addressed it yet. We talk about how to blog and some techniques to make it easier. We even talk about some places and ways to get ideas for blogs, but one thing we don’t talk about a lot is that sometimes you just don’t … Continue reading 23 Things That Shouldn’t Stop You From Blogging
Stuff I saved in ‘Reader’ on February 23, 2011
22 Hot New Social Media Tools Worth ExploringFebruary 22, 2011 Why You’re Pissing Off Half Your Facebook FansFebruary 22, 2011 Ten Reasons Why Your Content Strategy FailsFebruary 22, 2011 Dust Off Your Google ProfileFebruary 22, 2011 Blogging Is Dead (Again)February 22, 2011 They’ll have to pry the buzzer out of my cold, dead handsFebruary 21, … Continue reading Stuff I saved in ‘Reader’ on February 23, 2011
Why should companies blog?
Isn't blogging for 40 year old political malcontents living in their parent's basement? Not at all. Smart companies are using blogging as the glue to bring their internet content together and drive their social media outposts. Late last year, I wrote... "Here’s the real payback, however, and the real reason why these corporations do it: … Continue reading Why should companies blog?
The Executive’s Blogging Dilemma
Image via Wikipedia When it comes to blogging, executives have a unique problem. It has to do with the fact that the risk and cost of failure for executives are greater than they are for other employees. Blogging is a personal affair. The learning curve requires the blogger to open up to the world, create … Continue reading The Executive’s Blogging Dilemma