"But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security." Looking back through the lens of … Read more about Freedom from Tyranny
Older Versions of WordPress Hacked
WordPress blogs are starting to get hacked in greater numbers lately. The problem is getting serious enough that the WordPress podcast recently addressed out of date WordPress blogs being hacked. Even my good friend Mark Goodyear went to log into his blog and discovered that GoodWordEditing was … Read more about Older Versions of WordPress Hacked
2008 Age of Conversation Author List Finalized
Drew McLellan and Gavin Heaton have finalized the list of contributing authors for the 2008 edition of the Age of Conversation. Natural attrition pared down the original list of 275 to 237 finalists. And the list reads like a who's who of the blogging, social media and online marketing … Read more about 2008 Age of Conversation Author List Finalized
Don’t Make this Traffic Killing Mistake
One of the big reasons we have web sites and blogs is to generate traffic. I mean why put up a site unless want people to see it, right? Yet some people insist on adding this traffic repellent to their sites and then wonder why they never see more than a handful of visitors. Smelling Fishy When … Read more about Don’t Make this Traffic Killing Mistake
15 Ways to Attract Comments Like an A-Lister
Whether we are blogging to support our business or blogging simply to rant about, well, just about anything, we all crave comments on our blogs. Not only do comments show us that somebody, somewhere out there is interested enough about what we wrote to respond, but comments also can help build … Read more about 15 Ways to Attract Comments Like an A-Lister
The Lonely Entrepreneur
This post is a little personal. And it's been a little hard to write for a couple of reasons. Starting your own business can be a bit of a lonely affair, as I'm finding out. Sure Gorgeous also works out of our house. I go out to meetings, do outside local networking and I am a social media guy … Read more about The Lonely Entrepreneur
Organize Your Internet with SecondBrain
With the wealth of social media sites that are coming available to us these days, services that help us organize all that information are going to become more and more valuable. SecondBrain is striving to become the premier service in that department. Easy Sign Up Getting started with SecondBrain … Read more about Organize Your Internet with SecondBrain
Competition for Blogs
My good friend Liz Strauss was in the UK recently and shared a little the other day about her experience at City University while she was over there. While she was there she was asked an excellent question. What is a blog’s competition? Normally I come up with answers to questions about blogging … Read more about Competition for Blogs
Sneek Peek Inside the Age Of Conversation
In addition to preparing to give a social media talk last week I had to get my chapter in this year's Age Of Conversation by the Thursday deadline. As I posted a while back, the overarching topic this year is "Why don't people get it?" I'm still going to leave it as a surprise as to which of the … Read more about Sneek Peek Inside the Age Of Conversation
Presentation – Blogging and Social Media in Your Business
This past week I gave a presentation on Blogging and Social Media in Your Business to a local group of 60+ entrepreneurs. The talk was sponsored by the ATDC and the Creative Coast here in Savannah. The talk was designed as an introductory talk for business people who didn't yet have an … Read more about Presentation – Blogging and Social Media in Your Business
Definition of Social Media
I'm putting the finishing touches on a presentation I'm giving tomorrow to a group of local entrepreneurs. The subject is Blogging and Social Media in Your Business. As I was putting it together I discovered that there still isn't a definition of social media that really hits the mark out there … Read more about Definition of Social Media
Value in Getting Away
Note: This post is part of a group writing project for HighCallingBlogs.com for this month sponsored by Laity Lodge and which we're hosting here at SuccessCREEations, Inc. The topic is Retreat! Retreat! Retreat! While the main drawing has already happened you can still participate in the writing … Read more about Value in Getting Away
