If You Want Fierce Loyalty, You Need To Be Fiercely Loyal First

Build fierce loyalty

Loyalty. A funny concept. One that can mean so many different things to different people at different times. Sports teams have loyalty from their fans. Well, the true ones do. Think Manchester City as opposed to Manchester United, where the latter’s “fans” are more interested in prawn sandwiches than a good soccer team. Indie bands… [Continue Reading]

My Comment Policy

Play fair

One of the things I’ve been considering for a while is having an official comment policy. It’s not because I feel I need one, per se – the community here is one of the best on the web. I feel incredibly lucky to have you guys come here and share your views, because you always… [Continue Reading]

Shape Your Newsletter

As part of the “relaunch” of this blog – for relaunch, read “redesign” and “shiny new things” – I’ll be starting a newsletter soon. It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a while, and with the new design makeover almost complete, the time to actually launch a newsletter seems kinda apt. But I don’t want… [Continue Reading]

Why You’ll Never See Ads on DannyBrown.me

In the last month, I’ve received no fewer than fifteen emails asking me if I’d be interested in running ads on my blog. These range from normal ad boxes in the sidebar, to comment and contact form box ads (where you’d see a pop-up after you’ve hit the Enter button, with “relevant” ads displayed for… [Continue Reading]

Blog Awards, Recognition, And Your Part in It

Young Entrepreneur Top 10 Marketing Blog

When I first started this blog just under two years ago, I had one clear goal – fostering thought connections. Sure, I’d be using it to offer my views on the still-emerging (at the time) social media platform, as well as ideas and solutions on how you could get the most out of the new… [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]

Back to Business and Thank You

danny, thistle and cinnamon

It’s been a while since I’ve been on here, as I took an extended break for health reasons. While I’m still undergoing some treatment, I’m a lot fitter and healthier than I was six weeks or so ago. I’m still not quite back to 100% me, but I’m feeling stronger and healthier every day. To… [Continue Reading]

The Power of Community – A Social Media Success Story by Hessie Jones

Hessie Jones

Social Networking is a phenomenon that has gained incredible strength and continues to flourish. It has baffled advertisers and businesses as the next generation of marketing is trying to learn how to tap into users in this space. A significant shift has resulted where marketers realize that traditional advertising on the web is slowly becoming obsolete, and appealing to target groups as… [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]

A Slight Intermission on Blog Comments Respect

Hi guys. So today was meant to be the third part of the 7 Days to Turn Your Blog Into a Social Media Hub series. This will appear tomorrow, as something’s been chewing on my mind today (and apologies to anyone who was expecting the Hub post). When I write a blog post, it’s obviously… [Continue Reading]