According to Kristen King you can make a living as a Freelance Writer. We believe her now.
January 15, 2009 :: Steve FisherKristen King is very talented and describes herself as someone who has gone from “a freelance wannabe to real, live freelance writer”. She writes the InkThinker blog which has become in her own words “The community that gathers here is a diverse group of writers and readers of all backgrounds and interests with one thing [...]
What to Blog About, Restaurant Style: Pitas and Indique Heights
January 13, 2009 :: Joe LoongHere are a few more ideas about what you, the small business owner, can blog about, as inspired by real-life examples. Here, we look at two restauranteurs. (Incidentally, I’m going to go with “restauranteur” as an accepted variant, not a mistake for “restaurateur”)
* The Tampa Tribune reported that someone stole a chair from a local [...]
Avoid Problems When Blogging About Your Customers
January 5, 2009 :: Joe LoongSo you’re ready to do it: You’re ready to start blogging for your small business. You’ve done your homework, read a lot of blogs (especially blogs in your specific field), participated in those blogs, and generally think that having your own blog will help get your message out. And you have a clear-eyed look at [...]
Blog World and New Media Expo Merge for 2009 Event
January 2, 2009 :: Steve FisherRecently, BlogWorld and New Media Expo announced they were merging for the 2009 conference season and it will be one really awesome event.
You will remember that at Blog World 2008, Shashi Bellamkonda, Social Media Swami & me, Steve Fisher, headed to Las Vegas for BlogWorld Expo. I am meeting them there & we will [...]
Book review for Tactical Transparency, Ch. 10: how issues blogs show people you’re listening
December 29, 2008 :: Jill FosterTake issue!
Ch. 10: how issues blogs show people you’re listening
Authors Shel Holtz and John Havens continue to hit it out of the park with their latest book Tactical Transparency. This month I’ve reviewed select chapters of the book starting with Chapter 3 characteristics of transparent organizations and Chapter 4 on a more [...]
What Should Small Businesses Say When They Blog?
December 19, 2008 :: Joe LoongSo, you wanna be a blogger… what are you going to blog about?
If you’re a regular person, you can blog about anything you want — there’s no right or wrong to it. Blog for therapy, blog about the backs of cereal boxes, blog your terrible poetry; it doesn’t matter, as long as you’re happy with [...]
Has Social Media Made the Holidays Easier, or Harder?
December 16, 2008 :: Joe LoongAs we get into the Christmas home stretch, I wanted to pause and ask a question (not surprisingly, it’s the question that headlines this entry):
Have social media and online community tools made holiday preparations easier, or harder?
My own guess going into this topic is that the effect has been pretty much neutral — a wash [...]
Social Media Campaign Success – Olympic Bloggers
October 14, 2008 :: Steve FisherAt this year’s Olympic Games in Beijing we saw world records shattered including Michael Phelps amazing eight gold medals won beating Carl Lewis and Mark Spitz for the most won in one Olympic games. Michael Phelps is from my hometown of Baltimore so I am very proud.
Another person who is very proud is Rohit Bhargava, [...]
No Fear Blogging
August 22, 2008 :: cbensenDo you log in to your blogging software & it strikes fear into you? It causes you to sit & stare at the white space & all of a sudden you can think of a number of other things you’d like to be doing?
Here are 10 ideas to alleviate & dispel those fears:
1. Write down [...]
Discussing Women in Social Media with Christina Warren
August 14, 2008 :: Steve FisherChristina is a woman of many talents. She created her first web page in 1996 when she was 14 and volunteered with Geocities to get some great experience with HTML and web design. Over the years she has been finishing her degree, working for Warner Brothers and TNT and blogging on a personal level. Recently, [...]
