Business owner, blogger, speaker, and gadget lover That's what the about page on this site and most of my social media profiles told you about my personal brand until recently. Businessman, writer, public speaker That's what those same sources will tell you about my personal brand today. Why the … [Read more...]
Let's talk about link bait
What is link bait, really? It's a well-crafted headline or teaser text designed to get you to read an article or blog post. That's it. There's nothing evil or nefarious about that, is there? The real issue is why and how you choose to utilize link bait. Why use link bait? On the surface, the answer … [Read more...]
Your social media universe starts and ends with your blog
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...]
How do you incorporate Google Plus in your blogging strategy – Jim Says
I decided to jump in the Google Plus (G+) waters fairly early. Based upon Google's two recent failures in the social space, Buzz and Wave, this was a relatively risky use of my time to learn and grow with the service through its beta and limited invitation period. It's been a good decision as I … [Read more...]
Four online business tools I love and use most
There are several online business tools I use as a blogger and business person that make my life both easier and more successful. I've written about all these business tools before so you may wonder why I'm utilizing this post to do so again. There are a couple reasons: As time passes, I have come … [Read more...]
The Bloggers Topic Dilemma
Every (not most) blogger I know struggles with the topic dilemma. Do I write the short, raw, shoot from the hip post? Or, do I take the time and write something deep, thoughtful and potentially game changing? The later post style will probably bring us business and potentially put food on the … [Read more...]
The Help Others Manifesto
In my life, acts of kindness and giving back have always yielded unexpected rewards. Sometimes the rewards came years later. From A Business Perspective Until 2005 ColorMetrix hosted a meeting for our users in Las Vegas. The financial objective of the meeting was always the same, break-even. The … [Read more...]
Twitter Follow Friday (on Saturday)
Chris Brogan wrote a great post about turning Twitter follow Friday into blog traffic. You're here aren't you? So, he got that part right. I now have more than 140 characters to share with you what is so fantastic about the people I recommend you follow. The other part of my sinister plan is to … [Read more...]