Category Archives: Blogging

I Won’t Be Ignored, Says Andy Wibbels. Yes You Will Be Says My Outlook.

Blogging guru and author of Blogwild!: A Guide for Small Business Blogging, Andy Wibbels was given his comeuppance today by my Outlook client. In Andy’s defense, I am a subscriber, my Outlook felt he was being a bit pushy. (Cue Alanis … Continue reading

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The Life Cycle of a Blog – From Your Brain to Your Keyboard to Infinity

So very cool. Want to know the journey taken by your latest and, no doubt, most brilliant blog posting? Check out The Life Cycle of a Blog Post, From Servers to Spiders to Suits — to You from Wired Magazine…

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Keep Your Content On Topic

A post by Janine Popick, CEO at Vertical Response, on 10 things you should have on your marketing to-do list for 2008 reminded me of the importance of focus when blogging, sending your email newsletter (ezine) or any other customer-focused … Continue reading

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Sizing Up the Blogosphere or “How Big is It?

I originally reported the following data on the growth of the blogosphere as part of a post I was writing about a year and 1/2 ago. As sometimes happens, it got stuck in draft world and I never completed it. … Continue reading

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A Million Small Business Bloggers Can’t Be Wrong

Not according to Liz Fuller at BusinessandBlogging.com in a recent post citing a New York Times article on the topic (Blogging’s a Low-Cost High Return Marketing Tool). I like the spin Liz put on it…

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Blogging is Not Barking

Technorati is currently tracking almost 113 million blogs. They report that 18 blog updates are posted every second. With all this ‘yapping’, how do you get attention for your message? Like any other product, yours just happens to be information, you … Continue reading

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Blog! (or else!)

I often advise my clients – or anyone considering starting a blog – that they need to blog consistently and regularly if they hope to attract and retain an audience. After all, how quickly would you stop checking your driveway … Continue reading

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What’s a Blog? Common Craft Explains Everything

Common Craft is a very cool company that uses “paperworks videos” to make complex topics easier to understand and a lot more fun to learn about. Continuing today’s theme of why blog, they’ve produced the following “Blogs in Plain English” … Continue reading

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Reasons to Blog from Vertical Response

Vertical Response is one of two email service providers (ESPs) that I use, the other being Constant Contact. Both provide an incredible value for the money charged. If you’re ready to take your email outreach initiatives (ezines, newsletters, customer retention, … Continue reading

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Do You Have What it Takes to Be a Top 1000 Blog?

Then check out the competition on Bloglines list of Top 1000 blogs. A great list which ranks the top blogs and their readership trends. Who’s number 1? Slashdot. The worst of the best? El Blog Salmon. The highest business focused … Continue reading

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