Start the Conversation: Blogging for Beginners
November 16, 2009 :: Jaime SoellCreating and using a blog is easier than you think.
55% of Small Businesses that Blog have increased traffic
August 31, 2009 :: Steve FisherI was perusing my blog feed and Hubspot’s Inbound Marketing feed always has interesting submittals. One in this list of articles really caught my attention:
55% of small businesses that blog have increased traffic
For many in the social media world, this is a “no duh”, but for small business owner thinking about blogging, this is some [...]
Smart Working – Writing Effective Blog Headlines
August 4, 2009 :: Steve FisherThere are so many great bloggers out there and many of them get a quick glance from a random search result and then that potential subscriber is gone. Even if you are able to catch that new subscriber, they put you in their feedreader and along with their other 50-1000 feeds (I am more in [...]
5 Ways to Kick Off Your Social Media Outreach Activities
June 18, 2009 :: Steve FisherThis blog covers many topics regarding running your business online and we talk about social media quite a bit. However, I don’t think we have really provided you with some basics to get started if you are trying to make sense of all the tools out there. Sure, we have covered Twitter and the Twitterverse [...]
If You Aren’t Excited About It…
May 15, 2009 :: Mike DoughertyIf you’re on the fence whether you’re excited about what you do or if the shine has worn off… pick a side and go there. It’s going to suck at times. It’s going to be exhausting at others. There’s going to be days where you look at your loved one, friend, employees, or business partner and think, “What the hell did I get myself into” and the answer to that question is the very same thing “I love what I do for a living!”
Learning to speak a blogger’s language
May 14, 2009 :: Kenneth YeungOne of the best ways to get word spread about your product or company is through other people. In the world of the web, the conversation that is spread typically happens through a blog. But it’s much more than simply pitching out your press release to the bloggers themselves. Long gone are the days when [...]
Challenges to Government Social Media Participation: An Outsider’s Perspective
April 2, 2009 :: Joe LoongThe main reason I went to Government 2.0 Camp was to get first-hand info on specific challenges and barriers faced by Web 2.0 advocates in government. It’s easy to say, well, government should get on blogs and Facebook and Twitter and whatnot, but beyond the traditional risk-averseness of large institutions, I wanted to see what [...]
Free MacBook Air Anyone?
March 19, 2009 :: swadePLEASE NOTE: This event has ended and we want to thank everyone for participating. Be one the lookout for events like this in future!
That’s right, we’re giving away a MacBook Air® and an all inclusive website with our friends at Woman’s World Magazine. We thought now was as good a time as any to [...]
Quick, While Everyone’s Distracted by SXSW!
March 16, 2009 :: Joe Loong[Photo at left: Unrelated picture of a spoon sculpture made from forks.]
Since it seems like every social media type in the Western world is currently over in Austin for South by Southwest Interactive, I thought it would be a good time to catch up on a few things. Especially things that don’t involve Twitter, as [...]
Book review – Tactical Transparency, Ch. 10: how issues blogs show people you’re listening
March 16, 2009 :: Jill FosterQOTD-from Tactical Transparency: how leaders can leverage social media to maximize value and build their brand
Bk series intro, chapter overview
I’m still immersed in the useful insights of authors Shel Holtz and John Havens; and I can’t get enough of their book. Last week launched this review series covering the third chapter about characteristics [...]
