Productive Blogging and Engaging an Audience

Nothing like an array of salads, sandwiches and sweets to get everyone revved up for session 3. This round is all about blogging and news optimization and will feature Brian Clark, the founder and CEO of Copyblogger Media, ... [Read More]

Create Content More Interactive Than a Game Show

Like a game show that constantly has an audience reaching for a buzzer, the right content convinces readers to be responsive and interactive with the message. With powerful phraseology and elegant typography, intriguing ... [Read More]

Getting Started With WordPress

All websites are created with a different objective. Some sites are created to serve as informative brochures which may consist of limited content, while others are blogs, and are frequently updated with content. The one ... [Read More]

Syndicating the Message with Tumblr

With all of the talk about Tumblr over the last year, the lack of businesses on Twitter is still surprising.   With a handful of popular brands on Tumblr and thousands on Twitter there is somewhat of a disconnect.  Tumblr, ... [Read More]

The Martha Stewart Generation – Enabled by Social Media

I’ve been noticing as of late that things that were specifically aimed at an older demographic have now become alarmingly (and awesomely) acceptable due to the magical-ness of social media and the ease of sharing. I'd ... [Read More]

Video Killed the Vocational Star

Blog trends that have caught the most speed in the last few years have quickly taught normal everyday readers "How-To" become the masters of their hobby of choice. The abundance of instructional, educational blogs and videos ... [Read More]

The Slow Burning (and Death) of Email Spam – The Marriage of Email & Social Media Outreach

Email spam. Everyone gets it, whether it’s just somebody contacting you and pretending they know you, or better yet- the spam that makes no sense about oil in the desert with jet planes that are on fire. Or, someone ... [Read More]

HOW TO: Make the Most of a Blog Interview

An interview is a powerful blogging tool - almost everyone is using it - few people make the most of it though. It is easy to tell why interviewing is so often used by bloggers in any niche: An interview helps your blog ... [Read More]

Top 10 Viral Articles of 2010

With 2011 just days away, I thought I'd round up some of my favorite viral articles of 2010. These articles did well in social, garnered some attention on Digg, and were some of the best articles of the past year. I've ... [Read More]

Microblogging & the Growth of Crowdsourced SEO

Over the past year or so, I've noticed a particular trend, especially when speaking or holding conferences. Usually when speaking, and discussing the concept of social media linking, I ask a very simple series of ... [Read More]