This is the first in a series that I hope will get you thinking a little deeper about your website, marketing plan and goals for the coming year. You might be familiar with "The Five Ws", this would of course be the first of them. You can read the whole series here. When a new client asks me …
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How many words?
Hey, it's the #1 question I get asked when I start someone with a blog. But, are they asking that with an eye on doing just the minimum? That's a fair question. Time is valuable and adding the act of blogging to your marketing plan is going to take a chunk of time. Are they asking because they …
How to Start Podcasting
Want to stand out from your competition? Podcasting is the answer. You want to get your message out. You want to be heard. We know that video would be one way to go but it's so time consuming. (or perhaps you have a face for radio like me) ;) TL:DR: Here's a podcast of this …
Blogging Better: What to do after you hit “Publish”
Congratulations! You just wrote your first blog post! I know it took you just over 3 hours to write a measly 350 words but believe me, it'll get easier - I promise! Now that it's published, here's a few thoughts on what to do next, (and I've also included a special offer at the end just …
You Need a New Website
A great semi custom website, with great SEO, with great lead capture, with a lower entry cost. For $499 and just $54/ month, look at everything you get! Let's start with the included hosting. ENHANCED WORDPRESS SECURITY A Security First Approach to WordPress Hosting Automatic Updates - …
Stealing Content
I recently had a new client of mine steal content from an older client of mine's website for use on their own website and it brought to mind a few copyright thoughts. I've written extensively on how to properly find and use images and not steal them, but what about Text? One of the most …
“The BLOG is Dead!” and other faulty thinking
So, I was tagged in a Facebook discussion the other day and the topic came up. It comes up from time to time. From what I can tell, there were a few social media professionals and content creators doing the commenting. It's like a bad case of poison oak - it just keeps coming back. Someone …
Reasons to not automate your post distribution
Ok, so you wrote the blog post and hit the big publish button. Now what? Sit back and watch the money/leads roll in - right? Ha! I know you are smarter than that. The next thing you have to do is get eyeballs on that post you just wrote. That means having it be picked up by Google as well …
How to use Unsplash photos in your posts and pages
Unsplash is a great place to find images for your blog posts and pages. It's free and all the images are yours to "legally" do whatever you want with. In this post I'm going to show you how to use an image from Unsplash.com and do it right. Ready? Ok, so first... I assume you are …
Hire a Tech Dude!
Have you ever wished you had a fabulous IT Support staff to do all those complicated things you can't or don't want to do? Now you do! Web Development: WordPress, Drupal, Squarespace, Wix - if it creates a website I can work with it! Database / CRM: SalesForce, ZoHo, HubSpot, SAP - if it …
28 Days of Video: Day 8 – The New Linkedin Dashboard
I like to challenge myself each month on weird stuff. This month I've challenged myself to produce a video each day that is short yet informative, educational, and actionable. Here's Day 8 Linkedin just launched their redesigned dashboard and I think you'll like it. Why? Because it looks an …
28 Days of Video: Day 3 – HTTPS and should you switch?
I like to challenge myself each month on weird stuff. This month I've challenged myself to produce a video each day that is short yet informative, educational, and actionable. Here's Day 3 HTTPS is a Google Ranking Factor! That means better SEO. HTTPS also means a more secure internet …