I wanted to give you a quick heads up about two upcoming WordPress Orientation Sessions that my friend Kelly McCausey is holding. The first one is tomorrow at 10am EST and the second is January 24 at 7pm EST. If you are new to WordPress, these sessions will teach you the basics, including a tour [...]
Last week, I wrote about The Secret Blogging Trick … and that is using PLR articles to get more blogging done in less time. PLR articles are pre-written articles that you can use on your blog. Some of you may be wondering if they are ethical to use… This video will answer your questions (and [...]
If you have a blog that isn’t getting updated as much as you’d like, I have a secret blogging trick that can help you! Have you ever heard of PLR articles? (that stands for Private Label Rights). These are pre-written articles that you can use on your blog. These are great to have on stand-by. [...]
You may have heard about the piece in last week’s BusinessWeek titled “Blogola: The FTC Takes On Paid Posts.” In this article, the magazine used the term “blogola” to describe the act of a blogger receiving compensation in exchange for blogging about a product or service. This term makes reference to “payola” which is where [...]
According to Gwen Bell, Kirtsy is like Digg, but with a vagina. I snagged that from her Twitter feed. I thought it was cute and it does a pretty darn good job of explaining what Kirtsy is… well, I guess if you know what Digg is… For those of you that are in the dark [...]
When it comes to marketing, many business owners get confused about where to start, as well as about things such as where to market, how much to market, and so forth. Small businesses can have an even tougher time trying to decide on all of these scenarios. Small businesses often have small budgets and small [...]
I don’t think it’s a secret that I love, love, love WordPress. I think it’s a fantastic tool for creating websites. (yes – this website is built in WordPress!) First of all, WordPress is free. And who doesn’t love free business tools? Second of all, it’s easy to get started, as there are lots of [...]
In case you didn’t get the memo, there is a new way to blog… It’s called “Vlogging,” and it translates to “video blogging.” I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Adding video and audio to your site / blog is a GOOD thing to do. It adds interest and keeps people coming back [...]
Blogging is not a “new thing.” Some computer-savvy people have been blogging long before there was even a term for it. The term keeps growing in popularity, and now it seems that almost everyone has a blog… Even though they are popular, they are still somewhat hard to define. A blog can take on many [...]
Have you ever heard the term “new media?” It refers to things such as blogs, websites, podcasts, internet radio shows, web shows, webisodes, etc, etc. More and more people are turning to these new forms of news and entertainment each day. It’s no secret that many once-popular newspapers, magazines, television networks, etc, are losing readers, [...]
