Yes, I'd really like to know. First, let me share the purpose(s) I have come up with for JimRaffel.com and ColorMetrix.com. What's interesting is the overlap between the two, as well as how the purposes crossover with MolkkyUSA, one of my other web properties. JimRaffel.com Lead generation - For … [Read more...]
Keep putting yourself out there
You don't know who's watching or when. So..... Keep posting on your blog. Keep updating your Facebook status. Keep engaging on Twitter. Keep working to understand Linkedin. That's my social media "plan" in four easy steps. Over the last year the size and quality of the network these four … [Read more...]
Asking Twitter vs Googling for it
Recently I asked this question of my social media network "Do you sometimes "ask Twitter" instead of "Googling for what you are looking for?" Yes, I see both the irony and the lack of scientific method in asking this question of the people who follow me on Twitter. Regardless the responses are … [Read more...]
Where Can Social Media Take You?
I recently read @Julz156's Amazing things happen on the way to change and was reminded of the amazing journey that social media and community can be. Access to almost anyone and the ability to go almost anywhere are instantaneously yours. Just remember that relationships still take time and that … [Read more...]
Scribe SEO New (beta) Feature Review
Scribe continues to be an important tool in the quest to improve my writing and I have been using the service since February of this year (before they even had an affiliate program which I am now a participant in). I suspect many users, like me, utilize Scribe through the WordPress plugin. So, … [Read more...]
Don't Forget email
A solid email list is pure gold. Promoting your blog via social media channels is great but locks you into the subculture. Everyone's email list is different, mine has been built over fifteen years with several different and effective methods. Don't get trapped by the social media subculture. I … [Read more...]
Use as Many Channels as You Can
I recently learned that all four of my siblings and my mother read this blog on a regular basis. This is especially strange to me not only because I am the youngest of the bunch but because of how they each find their way here. Small Sample....but. I was a little surprised that Mom and … [Read more...]
Why Images In Posts Work
Recently, I was scrolling through Avinash Kaushik's Win Big With Web Analytics: Eliminate Data & Eschew Fake Proxies when it hit me why images in posts work. First, I don't pick which Avinash posts to read by title. He only writes a few posts each month so I skim each one for value (also his … [Read more...]
Linkedin: Finding the Full Value of the Ecosystem
I know plenty of people (myself included) who struggle to find the value of Linkedin. My gut tells me there is plenty of value there and I have found several small pockets of success already. The goal now is develop a more complete understanding of the entire Linkedin ecosystem and how to maximize … [Read more...]
Ideas + Discipline = Success
"How do you pick which idea to write about" and "how do you write every day" are the two most common blogging questions I am asked. They are great questions, because you need the ideas and the discipline to write regularly in order to achieve blogging success. First, the ideas. Now that I have … [Read more...]
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