WordPress is more than a blogging platform. It's a worldwide community of folks brought together by a common love of the blogging/content management system that has changed the way about 15 percent of us build a presence on the internet. One of the ways the community comes together face-to-face is … [Read more...]
Writing every day makes you a better business person
Recently, I had to prepare three letters for the bank. As a small business owner, my personal finances are judged right alongside those of the business. As we worked to refinance our home, the bank wanted to know many of the details about my business. It required writing three separate letters to … [Read more...]
3 Favorite Blogging Tips and Tricks
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...]
Blogging and SEO – Jim Says
When I wrote I don't want to turn work off, I discussed how your blog is one of the ways you can build a bigger megaphone to spread your message. Good search engine optimization (SEO) is just another one of the ways to expand your audience. It's quite likely that those who find your blog through a … [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...]
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...]
How Thesis Theme makes managing blog post images easy
If you've been a reader here for any length of time, you know I utilize the Thesis Theme to power this site as well as several others. Because seldomly read documentation, I "discover" Thesis features almost daily. For example, I add an image to almost every post on this blog. For a few months, 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 value of public speaking
Blogging and public speaking are closely related pursuits so it shouldn't surprise you to learn that the value derived from each is similar. When you write a blog post, over time you get to share your story with dozens, hundreds or even thousands of people who find their way to your post and read … [Read more...]
The business of blogging
The parts of a website or blog that you see are like the showroom of a brick and mortar business. There is plenty of activity that goes on in the office and storeroom of a traditional business that you never see. Blogging for business requires that you stay on top of many functional disciplines that … [Read more...]