I don't usually get into politics around here. While I like reading about political stuff on my own time I have found over the years that some people take political stuff a little too personally. Besides, people come here for info on social media, not politics. So I generally keep it off the blog … Read more about Sarah Palin in Savannah
One Wrong Way to Get Links
We all know that getting inbound links, links from other web sites linking in to yours, is an important part of marketing your blog and raising your authority and rankings in the search engines. There are all kinds of ways to encourage other bloggers to link to you, but ultimately the best way to … Read more about One Wrong Way to Get Links
Being Thankful
This Thanksgiving morning Gorgeous and I were talking about how much we have to be thankful for. The news is full of all kinds of horrible things going on in the world. In the headlines today is a terrible attack in India with over 100 tourists killed. Apparently a plan to bomb Penn Station in … Read more about Being Thankful
WordPress Security Release Version 2.6.5
WordPress gave us yet one more security update to version 2.6 before the long anticipated major release of version 2.7, which is expected in the next few weeks. The new WordPress version 2.6.5 addresses a security vulnerability as well as a few other very minor improvements. There are a total of … Read more about WordPress Security Release Version 2.6.5
Help Us Help You – A 3 Minute Survey
Here at SuccessCREEations we are looking for ways to serve you better. We have been getting quite a few inquiries lately from folks wondering if we have any kind of material they can purchase that will help them get started with blogging and social media. Unfortunately we don't. … Read more about Help Us Help You – A 3 Minute Survey
Social Media Autoresponders – Good Marketing or Missing the Point?
People generally prefer to interact with other people rather than machines. And most folks are especially not keen on interacting with machines masquerading as people. Ever get frustrated by an automated phone tree when trying to contact a business and feel like screaming, "I just want to talk to … Read more about Social Media Autoresponders – Good Marketing or Missing the Point?
Joining Skinny Moose Media
Last week I alluded to an upcoming announcement. Today I'm thrilled to announce that I have joined Skinny Moose Media as their new Community Development Director. Between their Skinny Moose blog network and their US Hunting Today brand they have just over 100 websites in their community … Read more about Joining Skinny Moose Media
WordPress Tips for Beginners
Note: This post was written years ago and is almost completely out of date. Over the years my recommendations have completely changed as the tech landscape has changed. For example, I emphatically do not recommend GoDaddy anymore. For anything. So much so, in fact that we now as a company offer … Read more about WordPress Tips for Beginners
Age of Conversation 2 Released Today
Today marks the official release of the collaborative social media book, The Age of Conversation 2: Why Don't They Get It? The book includes chapters from 237 authors (including yours truly) from 16 different countries and addresses the broad topic of some of the mistaken ideas people have about … Read more about Age of Conversation 2 Released Today
WordPress Releases Security Update Version 2.6.3
Yesterday WordPress released a security update in Version 2.6.3. According to the WordPress development blog this version update corrects a vulnerability in the Snoopy Library. Now unless you want the Red Barron to be able to cause havoc with your blog you will probably want to either update the … Read more about WordPress Releases Security Update Version 2.6.3
Traffic and Money
There are two types of people who tend to know how to drive traffic on the internet. And the top players in both categories know how to drive massive traffic. Interestingly enough historically there hasn't been much of any crossover between the two groups. In fact, the two groups tend to look on … Read more about Traffic and Money
Learn What Really Stresses You Out
HighCallingBlogs.com and Robert Hruzek of MiddleZoneMusings.com are joining forces again to talk about what we’ve learned from stress. (The project is still open, just visit that link if you want to participate.) The Reality of Stress Stress is a core reality in this fallen world we live in. There … Read more about Learn What Really Stresses You Out
