Community, Loyalty and the Power of Give

Last night on Twitter, I was part of the #sbt10 chat, part of the Start Blogging Today project (disclosure – I’m a partner in the project). As usual, there were a ton of great topics discussed on how to make your blog work better for you. One of the conversations that arose was how to reward… [Continue Reading]

The Indecision of Being a Blogger

Sometimes being a blogger is no fun. I don’t mean that from a, “Oh, woe is me, I have to blog” point of view. Nor do I mean it from a, “Why hasn’t my blog been turned into a book yet?” viewpoint. Besides, how much of a letdown would a book that’s made up of… [Continue Reading]

Posterous Grows Up as a Blogging Platform

Posterous blog platform

I’ve loved the idea of Posterous from the start. As a quick-start blogging platform, Posterous offers a pretty robust platform to build your blogging expertise from. One of the biggest things that puts many folks off from starting a blog is often the time commitment needed. Yet with the ability to post via email, Posterous allowed… [Continue Reading]

Quick Question on Posterous

Hi guys. Since you helped me immensely when I asked your views on a blog redesign (which will be unveiled soon thanks to Lisa Kalandjian of SceneStealer), I’d like to ask your views again, if that’s okay? Currently I have an account at Posterous, which I use for short and punchy thoughts. They’re mainly ideas… [Continue Reading]

Why I Love Bloggers with Balls

There’s a great post over at Blog for Profit today called Blog Comments Are Not Roadkill, about blog comments and some of the discussions around them. Written by Grant Griffiths, it’s a great counter to the numerous posts on why blogs don’t need comments. The reason I love this post is because, reading it, it’s… [Continue Reading]

Opening Up Social Media for Local Small Business

While becoming more mainstream, social media still holds fear for many businesses, especially small local business. Fear of time involved; fear of where to start; fear of where to be. While this fear is understandable, it also means that many local small business owners miss out on social media and all the benefits it can… [Continue Reading]

Why the Headway Premium WordPress Theme Kicks Ass

When it comes to the Headway premium WordPress theme, there’s no question I’m incredibly biased about what it can do for bloggers. I’ve written about it more than once on here, and I use it on the three sites I’ve created so far, with more to be shared soon. In fact, it’s the only product… [Continue Reading]

An Invite to Pimp Your Blog

So this week’s been really quiet on here, due to a particularly busy project over at Maritz Canada. Now that project has at least resorted to more normal activity levels, I’ll be jumping back in here and reverting back to normal frequency. First up will be the continuation and conclusion of the 7 Days to… [Continue Reading]

Is Blogging Dead? Yep, That Old Chestnut Again

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Almost as regular as Tila Tequila’s shameless self-promotion efforts, the question of blogging being dead keeps springing up. I’ve spoken about it before (my take – most definitely not dead) as have many others. One of the best posts I’ve read about it, though, is by Grant Griffiths, where he takes “Steve Rubel and his… [Continue Reading]

To Blog or Not to Blog

Here’s a quick thought I just want to share with you, in case you’re wondering whether you should start a blog (or even if you’re currently blogging and are thinking you need to up your content level). Stop thinking about it so much. Stop analyzing every single word you’ve just written. Stop holding your finger… [Continue Reading]