Using Lijit As a Content Marketing Platform

Lijit search

If you take a look at the sidebar to the right of this post, you’ll see the Lijit logo next to the search box. Lijit is a third-party search platform for bloggers – and a heck of a lot more on top. While it’s perfectly fine to use whatever standard search box comes with your… [Continue Reading]

Belief, Ego and Remarkability

ego belief remarkable

Everyone has greatness in them. The challenge is how we express it. We can push ourselves to rise to the challenge, or we can encourage others to greatness (and, in turn, encourage ourselves at the same time). Everyone also has an ego. Some are kept in check – some are left to rage uncontrollably. Some have… [Continue Reading]

Sunday Brunch – Organizational Tools

Grandpa Pete's Bagels

Welcome to a new episode of Sunday Brunch, where we talk about your questions on social media, marketing, business tips, entrepreneurship and more. Today’s question is from John Komatsoulis, owner of Learn About LLC, a Business Development Firm with offices in North Miami Beach, Florida, Albrightsville, Pennsylvania & Montreal, Canada. John asks: “What tools do… [Continue Reading]

Social Media – It’s Not Just for White Folks

different cultures

Over at his excellent Convince and Convert blog, Jay Baer shares a post on whether it seemed white folks are the majority in social media. This feeling is based on his experience at the recent South by Southwest festival, where he noticed that the majority of people in his session were white. From Jay’s post: “As… [Continue Reading]

The Ballad of Safe, Potential and Already There

the journey ahead

There were three businessmen walking down a long and winding road. No-one knew how all three came to be on the road at the same time, but there they were. Their names were Safe, Potential and Already There. Safe (as his name suggests) was happy to be wherever there was room for him. He followed… [Continue Reading]

Dear CEO – A Call to Action For Today’s Business Leaders

dear ceo

“Dear CEO, I hope you are well and had a successful 2010. I know how tough it can be – you have shareholders questioning your decisions; employees questioning your leadership; and customers questioning your product. In fact, you’ve probably had to deal with so many questions in the past 12 months that the last thing… [Continue Reading]

Precious Time

precious time

Many years ago, I had a big falling out with my parents, and we didn’t speak for three years. It was a stupid argument, but being the pig-headed Scots that we all are, none of us wanted to be the first to say we were wrong. During that time, my grandmother had a serious stroke… [Continue Reading]

The True Value of the Social Web

hands for caring

A lot of people say there’s no value to the likes of Facebook, Twitter, etc, and that it’s just a bunch of losers sharing what they had for breakfast. To anyone that says that, this video is for them. My sincere thanks to everyone who’s stepped forward and shown that the human race is still… [Continue Reading]

The Only Voice That Matters

what's your voice

All of us are just one person, yet we use many voices every day. We have our normal voice that we use when we’re with friends and those we feel comfortable around. We’re not afraid to cuss if need be and we use crude humour and sarcasm at will. We know we can get away… [Continue Reading]

Of Comment Trolls and Flash Mobs

comment trolls and flash mobs

At some stage in your blogging journey, you’re going to write something that, for whatever reason, brings down the equivalent of Darth Vader, Sauron, Freddy Kreuger and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse onto you all at once. That’s okay – part of the beauty of blogging is that you’re opening up your opinion to… [Continue Reading]