Blogging and Bloggers
Blogging Can Change Lives
This is a very inspiring video from Glenda Watson Hyatt. It shows you the power of blogging and how it enables relationship across boundaries and people. Visit her blog at doitmyselfblog.com.
Why You Shouldn’t Blog
I’m a blogging enthusiast and am of the belief that blogs represent a very powerful medium for companies - large or small. I’ve seen it work and have even had it work successful in my own business in the past. But, I will be the first to tell you that blogging may not be for [...]
GM Shares its Blogging Mistakes
Many large companies have embraced blogging. One of the most notable implementations is GM’s Fast Lane blog, where high-level executives like Vice Chairman Bob Lutz contribute. The story of how this blog came to be is pretty fascinating and worthy of review by any company seriously considering a jump into the blogosphere. What is more [...]
Broadcasting Your Wedding Live on the Internet
The popularity of user generated videos seems to have found a pretty creative niche in Live Internet Weddings. I came across this company while watching YouTube videos from Turtle Bay Resort in Hawaii. The concept is pretty simple. For the price of an airline ticket you can hire them to broadcast your wedding live via [...]
CEO Blog of the Day: Williard Marriott
CEO’s can blog too. Even CEO’s of large multi-national corporations with global name brand recognition and revenue comparable to small nations. And in many ways blogging is a lot more effective when the person at the top of the organization starts to engage people on the web. Not only will there be a positive impact [...]
Making $45,000 per MONTH by Blogging
Meet Timothy Sykes, a 26-year-old investor, author, and blogger claims that he made $45,000 last month on his blog. Here are the numbers straight from his blog:
Trading Gains: $3,213
Penny Stocking DVD + TIMalerts: $35,031
Website Advertising & Affiliate Sales: $5,076
An American Hedge Fund Book: $1,616
Total: $44,936
Daily Blog Tips interviewed Tim and it’s a great read. The [...]
Five Links for Friday
It’s think out loud Friday so, here are some of the interesting things that caught my attention on this beautiful Friday morning and my thoughts:
Flickr Releases Handy Embeddable Slide Show by Marshall Kirkpatrick at ReadWriteWeb: It’s about time! I’ve always thought it was a shame that they have not offered this feature sooner. Not everyone [...]
Blogs Perception Problem
I think blogging still has a perception problem. This is especially true in the business world. Despite all the hype surrounding corporate blogs and blogging for business, many marketing managers do not appreciate how powerful a tool blogging can be if used properly. If you’re wondering whether blogging is useful as a marketing tool then [...]
Judged by the Quality of Your Comments
Leaving comments and feedback on blogs is a great way to build exposure to a new audience and ultimately build traffic to your own site. Because this piece of wisdom has been passed around so much that blogs are filled with useless comments and feedback. Abusers seem to fall into two categories. The first being [...]
Twitter in Plain English
Now you can start tweeting too. Just remember to add me to your list.
