A Few Places to Catch Me This Week

Danny Brown

I always feel “weird” writing these types of posts. I always worry that they come across as, “Hey, look at me, I’m popular!”, when nothing could be further from the truth (and hopefully that’s how you feel too). Anyhoo… I’m extremely flattered and honoured to have been invited on/interviewed at a few places recently, and… [Continue Reading]

Two Quick Ways to Promote Your Blog

Knowing more about blogs

Although it may seem like an obvious question, do your blog readers know who you are? Do they know what you do, how you do it, and how to ask you to do whatever it is you do for them? While there may be a host of reasons for you to write your blog in… [Continue Reading]

Hallowe’en or Social Media?

Danny Brown and Hallowe'en

It’s Hallowe’en weekend. Time to spend with the family and act like kids in a candy store again, with dress-up, neighbourhood wanderings and scary movies. But did you know that Hallowe’en is one of the earliest pointers for social media as well? Check it out. Good Versus Bad One of the earliest origins of the… [Continue Reading]

All Your Blog Redesign Are Belong to Us

Danny Brown blog minimalist design

Hey guys. So I’m in a bit of a quandary, and was wondering if you could help? I’m about to update the look and feel of my blog, as Lisa from SceneStealer Graphics finalizes some design tweaks over at my development area. It’s been a long road for Lisa, as she’s had to work around… [Continue Reading]

From Stats to Strats – Free Social Media Ebook

Free social media marketing ebook

One of the things we’re always hearing about social media is how it’s changing the business landscape for companies of all sizes. What we don’t always hear, though, is how you can be part of these changes, whether it’s from your own business point-of-view, or that of your social media-enabled customers. To help with this,… [Continue Reading]

How to Create a Custom Menu in WordPress

This post originally appeared on the blogger resource site For Bloggers by Bloggers, one of the new projects from Bonsai Interactive Marketing. I wanted to share this here to show some of the cool stuff happening over there. The site’s already picking up some great traction, due in no small part to the awesome team… [Continue Reading]

Are You Connected?

Are you connected

You’re on all the social networks. You’re on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Flickr, Youtube, Digg and MySpace. And they’re just the popular ones. You might also be on Ping, Stumbleupon, Sphinn,  Delicious, Tumblr, Ning and countless others. Maybe you’re just on a few and maximizing your connections. Or maybe you’re on dozens and trying to say… [Continue Reading]

The Value of Effort

The great one and leadership in business

“You miss 100% of the shots you never take.” — Wayne Gretzky. Think about that. Take it outside the ice hockey equation that Gretzky used it on and apply it to anywhere – life, business, relationships, goals. How many are you actually aiming for and how many are you striking out blindly at? Are you happy… [Continue Reading]

Service Shouldn’t Be a Dirty Word

Take pride in what you do

Years ago, I led a customer service team for a well-known telecommunications company in the UK. Despite its size, one thing that was always drummed into us was that no matter what the problem, have empathy with the customer and acknowledge that any verbal attacks are aimed at the company, not us. It did the… [Continue Reading]

Who Knew @pearsonified Liked Glee?

Chris Pearson AKA @pearsonified of Thesis theme

First, for anyone not on Twitter that’s wondering why the post title looks so funky, it’s just one of the ways you highlight a specific person. If you are on Twitter and you use self-hosted WordPress as your blogging platform of choice, you’ve probably heard of the Thesis theme, one of the most popular premium… [Continue Reading]