In our obsession to generate more followers, more subscribers and more business, it's very easy to forget to stop along the way and thank the handful of people who have influenced or helped us the most. In the spirit of the classic movie, "Pay It Forward," hopefully this post will show you how...
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You work hard to create quality content for your blog, so you owe it to yourself to make sure that you're doing everything that you can to generate traffic to your blog, and to keep visitors coming back. I've been blogging now for about 18 months, so I thought I would share some...
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This blog is all about helping people blog better for their business. This post in particular is for people just starting to blog.
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I wanted a more professional presence for my blog and a lot of business bloggers I respect recommended Thesis. So I took their advice. But when I did, I ran into these issues:
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Copyright infringement is a two way street of course. Someone may copy your work - or you may be charged with copying someone else's work. Either way, the plaintiff, that is the copyright owner is going to have to jump over a few hedges to make the case.
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Email list-building for business owners (and many blogs) is imperative for marketing survival and success.
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The Calvin and Hobbes comic strip was very human. The stories were real. They rang true. Bill Watterson worked at writing and drawing honestly. That is why I believe the comic strip was so successful.
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SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOTs) involved in a project and/or business venture including blogs.

The battle for readers is going to be won by the bloggers who provide the most useful and entertaining content. A site providing a good, free tool that solves a common problem for your target audience is a link that’s going to be referenced and shared.
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It troubles me to see a crew of young vocalists asserting that geezers are now anyone over the age of thirty and the relics who have passed into the forties and beyond are such technology neophytes they think AOL is cutting-edge.
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