In this post, you will learn about how interacting with blog readers builds relationships and loyal readers. You will also learn how interacting with blog readers sometimes does none of these things. People talk a lot about interacting with blog readers, and the importance of doing so if you actually want a blog that [...]
In this post, you’ll learn the key to getting new newsletter subscribers to your blog or online cult (the good kind). Enjoy! I was having a chat with a bloggy friend today. The chat was about things, and then other things, but all devolved into a discussion of why people subscribe to blogs, and why [...]
As I’ve said before, for the last four (five?) years I’ve set a goal to read 100 books a year. In 2011, I hit the goal (yay!) and have finally gotten around to updating the final list. I’ve also started my new 2012 list here. (And, and as amazing new addition — In 2012 I’ll [...]
I was futzing around with my new podcast today. Seeing how many people have downloaded it in its first month live, thinking about who I’m going to interview next, and moaning about the lack of podcast reviews on Itunes. To be clear, there are two reviews on Itunes. However, if you read these “reviews”, [...]
In this post, you’ll learn how to use Storify. Theoretically, that is. This week, I had another of those conversations with social media people where I confess to not understanding what Storify is and how it works. The conversation went something like this: Them: Storify is awesome! Me: Yeah! Totally! Them: Yeah! Me: [...]
In this post, you’ll hear a story about an influencer experience I just had. And then you will learn 3 critical strategies for dealing with influencers. Fun times, I promise. The Story First of all, I know. That name is a mouthful. Guillewhaaaa…? Since 2008, Chris Guillebeau has been writing about his life eschewing the [...]
Alright folks. My second podcast episode is live. Join me as I chat with Amy Neumann (@charityideas on the Twitters) about her passion for technology and how she got started in the business of world changing. Here!
It’s Black Friday. If you’re not still hiding under the living room rug due to your tryptophan coma, you just might be getting run over by wild shoppers juicing for big time Black Friday deals. Today is the day when the world is on sale. Small kitchen appliances? Check. Sweet cameras? Check. Organic stuff? Check. [...]
The first rule of Increasing Your Google Page Rank is Not to Talk About Increasing Your Google Page Rank. Let me back up. I have a lot of websites I dabble on/manage/own/open to grin at. I have a passive life goal to increase my google page rank on such sites. Alas, I do absolutely nothing [...]
