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Your social media universe starts and ends with your blog

November 15, 2011 By Jim Raffel 7 Comments

I spend a pretty fair amount of time in the social media universe. While I spend time talking with folks through digital mediums, I also spend time talking to people in the face-to-face realm. So what happens when your face-to-face time increases and, as a result, your access to the digital world is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, social media Tagged With: blog, blog software, blogger, digital media, Facebook, outpost, social media, spam, universe

WordCamp Detroit Takeaways

November 14, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

I find it useful to turn notes from attending conferences into a blog post of takeaways. This is not meant to be a roundup of the entire two-day conference. It's just those things that caught my interest and that I plan to follow up on in the next week or so. I've tried to provide attribution where … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, takeaways, WordPress Tagged With: blog, blog software, chris ross, content management systems, detroit, google, google search, nonprofit, plugin, plugins, search engine optimization, seo advice, takeaway, WordPress

Do Mom Bloggers = Renaissance Women? – Jim Says

November 3, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

Yesterday when Shelby tackled this topic my first thought was that the renaissance has not just been for women. I know plenty of men who blog about being dads and I see them as being renaissance men as well. It's more about the ability to utilize a diverse set of skills to create an income stream … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, she said he said Tagged With: blog, bloggers, mom, powerful, renaissance, renaissance man, renaissance woman, women

Do Mom Bloggers = Renaissance Women? – Shelby Says

November 2, 2011 By Shelby Sapusek 1 Comment

This is another in our She Said, He Said series. Our #shehechat on Twitter returns this week at 8 p.m. CST Thursday. Be sure to return tomorrow for Jim's viewpoint on this issue and our topics for our chat! No, when I use the word "renaissance" I'm not talking about the time period in the 15th or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, she said he said

The week in review

October 22, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

This past week was a busy one. I spent most of the week in New Orleans at the SGIA show as a spokesperson for a new product launch with our partner Mutoh America. As such there was not much time to share this week's posts, so I thought I'd do a weekly wrap up and share that instead. I've also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging Tagged With: android, business partners, Facebook, in review, iphone, mutoh, new orleans, nonprofits, partner, sgia, smartphone, social media, the week, Twitter

Notes from the road: How GraphExpo has changed

September 13, 2011 By Jim Raffel 4 Comments

I first attended a print trade show in Chicago. The year was 1980 and I was a high school student. I attended with my graphic arts class and honestly don't remember much more than that. Five years later, my memories attending as a third year RIT student are much clearer. I've attended the print … [Read more...]

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New technology manifesto: How USA Today killed newspapers

September 12, 2011 By Jim Raffel 1 Comment

On a recent business trip, I actually picked up the USA Today outside my hotel room door instead of stepping over it as I normally do. We had a long flight home and I thought I might find time to flip through it. To say I was sorely disappointed with this once great paper would be an understatement. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging Tagged With: advertising, color printing, colors, communication, daily news, journalism, manifestos, mass media, new technology, newspaper, newspaper industry, newspapers, paper, periodicals, Printing, publishing, usa today

3 Favorite Blogging Tips and Tricks

August 9, 2011 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

If you are a one-person "blog as a business," then it's likely the writing part of the blog is the easy half of the equation for you. For many, the technical side of running a blog can be far more challenging. I've got a tech background and often find this to be the case. My three favorite blogging … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, Blogging 101 Tagged With: blog, blog hosting services, blog software, blogging, blogging tips, google, online revenue, search engine optimization, tips, tricks, WordPress

Why being on Google+ matters to your blog today

July 27, 2011 By Jim Raffel 5 Comments

Take a look at the image with this post. After only two weeks, Google+ is the number two traffic source for JimRaffel.com. In that same two weeks, I have about the same number of connections on Google+ as it took me several years to reach on Facebook. If you don't want to miss out on traffic to your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, social media Tagged With: blog, company profiles, Facebook, google, matters, social media, social networking, traffic, Twitter

How Inclusion on AllTop extends your reach

July 18, 2011 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

More than a year ago, I applied to have this blog included on AllTop, which is an online magazine rack. About two weeks ago, I heard back that I had been accepted and added to the printing AllTop.com page (scroll all the way down the page and you'll find me over in the right hand column). While this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging Tagged With: aggregator, blog, credibility, inclusion, magazine racks, magazine stands, online magazines, reach, RSS, rss feeds

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