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 they all take place next week. Just like London buses – they all come at once when you might just want one. So. The places….

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 the first place, none of it means anything if you don’t offer a clear-cut picture of who you are, what you do and why you…

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 Hallowe’en celebration is a festival to ward off evil spirits. Before pumpkins became the symbol of Hallowe’en, turnips were carved instead. This related back to…

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 some of the Headway theme’s quirks and programming. But it’s almost ready to be switched on. However… I’m now toying with the idea of a…

“Most people think they know what they are good at. They are usually wrong… And yet, a person can perform only from strength.” Peter Drucker. None of us like to admit we’re weak. None of us like to present the potential of fear to our opponents, always waiting in the wings for us to slip up. And yet… Our opponents are just as fearful. Just as cautious. Just as secretive and unwilling to admit to weaknesses too. Sometimes they hide…

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, we’ve put together this free ebook that shares some of the more useful statistics of the most popular social networks, as well as some ways…

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 that’s coming together on there. It’s a multi-platform blog resource, and offers a mix of free resources and some great upcoming offers to help your…

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 something different on each. But no matter how many you’re on, there’s one single question you should be asking. Who do you know? If one…

“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 with where you are? Have you reached the plateau that you set for yourself when you took to the playing field? Is your job just…

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 trick. We knew that our company wasn’t perfect – which one is? We also knew that some of our company’s practices wouldn’t go over well…