This is our last She Said, He Said blog post series for 2011. Yesterday, Shelby looked back through our posts and picked three topics that she thought brought the best discussions this year. Now it's my turn! This week, our #shehechat on Twitter will be an open mic night. We’ll discuss anything and … [Read more...]
What to write so people read your blog
This post easily could have been entitled "The top 5 posts of 2011." The problem is that some posts were skipped over depending upon your trust of WordPress Stats or Google Analytics for accurate rankings. Instead, I looked at the types of topics that were most viewed (read) out of the 254 posts … [Read more...]
Obsolete social media networks – Jim Says
Yesterday, Shelby covered this topic and I must say by and large I agree with her. I know, where's the fun in a "She Said, He Said" topic when we agree? Well, sometimes it's more about different perspectives and I think this is one of those times. While I agreed on the word "obsolete" when Shelby … [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...]
Where do blog ideas come from?
I'm frequently asked where all the ideas come from to write five days a week. What follows is a sampling of where the inspiration and ideas come from. Be controversial; preferably not with every post but sometimes. I wrote "Social Media Favors Chicks Over Dicks" for a couple of reasons. First, I … [Read more...]
Strategy to work with others
Just the other day, I was joking around with Shelby about comparing notes with my wife to figure out how to work with me. She made it quite clear that no, she had in fact developed her own strategy to get along with me. What she needs and her strategy for working with me When I got done laughing at … [Read more...]
Writing to find more business
Write about what you've already done or are doing. These are topics you can deliver on should someone choose to do business with you. Flexo Magazine recently published Centralized Color Data Servers, an article I wrote for them. As I speak to potential clients about this technology I am able to … [Read more...]
7 blog post topic ideas
Do you sometimes have trouble coming up with topics for your blog posts? Here are seven topics categories of recent posts on this blog. 1. Answer questions. As your network grows the number of questions you will be asked via various social media channels will grow. You can answer those questions … [Read more...]
What You Bring to Blogging is You
You have probably noticed the explosion in blogging over the last couple of years. You may also be thinking about starting a blog and wondering "what can I bring to blogging?" I feel the answer is you and your unique life perspective on the topics you chose to write about. It's all about you. Yes, … [Read more...]
Audience Engagement: It's All About Them
When preparing to speak, choose talking points that focus the dialog around the audience point of view and will resonate with them. Here is how I prepared for the opportunity to speak for the Milwaukee Likemind group about using your blog as a homebase for all on-line activity. Topic selection. … [Read more...]