When Jim and I spoke at WordCamp Chicago, the only canned part of our presentation was a short history of how She Said, He Said was born. We shared this story with our live audience that day and thought later that it might be fun to share it with our readers too. We’ll do this one in true She Said, … [Read more...]
Blogging and SEO – Shelby Says
When Jim and I presented She Said, He Said Live for the first time at WordCamp Chicago last weekend, we had an interesting discussion with audience members about blogging and search engine optimization (SEO). We liked the conversation so much that we decided to incorporate it as a topic for this … [Read more...]
What It Means to Take "She Said, He Said" on the Road – Shelby Says
Today, Jim and I are getting on a train to Chicago. Tomorrow afternoon, we'll be on stage at WordCamp Chicago giving our "She Said, He Said" Live presentation for the first time. It's funny how life goes "She Said, He Said" started out as a simple phone conversation between Jim and me. That … [Read more...]
This week, #shehechat gets a guest host
Jim and I knew that this would happen at some point. We discussed it before we even settled on a time for our weekly "She Said, He Said" Twitter chat many months ago. Jim travels frequently and it can't be helped. It was inevitable that one week his air travel would prevent him from taking part in … [Read more...]
How to incorporate Google Plus in your blogging strategy – Shelby Says
Yesterday, Jim shared his experiences with Google Plus and how he uses it to promote his blogs and website. Today, I give you my view. For more than a week, I watched as the social media world begged for Google Plus (G+) invites via other networks. I waited for my own invite and was anxious to try … [Read more...]
Obsolete social media networks – Shelby Says
This week, Jim and I came up with a tough topic: What social media network will become obsolete first? Will it be Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Gowalla, Foursquare, etc.? I had to put a lot of thought into this one and decided the answer is complex enough for a blog post; although I'll be happy to … [Read more...]
See #shehechat in person on National Social Media Day
Jim and I knew that, no matter what time we picked for our weekly #shehechat, we would sometimes have conflicts. Jim travels frequently and we both have much going on in our professional and personal lives. A couple of weeks ago, we realized we had both signed up to attend an event on a Thursday … [Read more...]
Name Those Tweets! Can you predict #shehechat?
We can't quite believe that #shehechat is entering its sixth week! We've been quite pleased with the participation so far and, as you've requested, we're going to announce our topics for tonight's chat ahead of time in this post. However, we have yet another twist for you. Jim and I were talking … [Read more...]
Live from Social BOOM! It's #shehechat
We are excited to bring you #shehechat tonight live from Social BOOM! (#mkeboom), which is being hosted by Jeffrey Gitomer, Noah Rickun and Joe Sorge at Sorge's social media hot spot AJ Bombers in downtown Milwaukee! After we mix and mingle with the city's social media elite, Jim and I will jump on … [Read more...]
Our next trick: Announcing #shehechat topics ahead of time
Yep, we are already trying something new! Jim and I have a new tactic for our #shehechat on Twitter today. (It's at 8 p.m. CST tonight, kids. Make sure you tune in!) For the first two rounds of #shehechat, Jim and I randomly picked topics to discuss during the actual chat. However, when we met … [Read more...]