When the web exploded onto the scene roughly 15 or so years ago, a new revolution began in a variety of ways. One of those was the ability for just about anyone to be anything they wanted to be much easier then ever before. Whether you wanted to launch a business, start a blog, or claim yourself an expert in whichever matter you choose, the web gave just about every person with an internet connection new opportunities. The social media explosion has had a similar effect. And if you were to ...
What’s More Important? The Steak Or The Sizzle?
The following post was inspired by Jon Morrow's latest post over at ProBlogger.net titled "How to Generate Massive Traffic, Excitement, and Even Jealousy with a Hollywood-Style Launch Trailer". It's a great read about the concept of having a movie style trailer created to promote an ongoing blog or project before actually committing to creating any content. You can check out the trailer here. Now I'm totally on board with this idea. I think it's a creative and fantastic way to build buzz and ...
The Frustrating State Of Obtaining Inactive Twitter Usernames
Imagine you come up with a great idea for a blog, or business idea. Or maybe you just are helping a good friend out with getting them their website up finally. You’ve got the domain name, the business or organization is registered, and you’re just about good to go. Then you go to obtain your social media usernames. You know going into it that there’s a good chance it’s probably already taken, but worth a shot anyway. You go to Twitter, enter your desired username, and RATS…it’s taken. ...
Commenting Etiquette 101
One of the things I’ve loved about blogging is getting to see the growth of comments on my blog over the years. I’m always incredibly thankful for those that actually take the time to leave their thoughts on my blog posts, and it makes it that much more inspiring for me to continue to write here. I make practically no money off of my blog, so my efforts here are strictly authentic in being helpful, entertaining and to connect with as many people as I can. However with more comments comes ...
Have You Survived The Kloutpocalypse?!?!
If you’re receiving this blog post, that means you are one of the last remaining survivors. You are the future now. You are the last hope for humanity. Only you can help rebuild our fallen world. Round up as many Facebook friends and Twitter followers that you can! Re-tweet dammitt! For god’s sake Re-Tweet!!!!!! (and don’t forget to @mention yourself in the Re-Tweet). You would literally think it was a zombie outbreak the way people are responding to the latest Klout score changes. ...
How To Speak At A Conference & Raise Your Social Profile
One of my favorite parts of my job over the past year or so is having had the opportunity to participate in speaking engagements at conferences and local business chapters. In addition to helping me add credibility to what I do, I’ve been able to connect with people offline, and create additional opportunities for myself and my firm. While I’m not an “expert” by any means when it comes to securing these opportunities, there are a few steps I’ve taken that have helped me do so that I thought ...
