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 …
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How to Create Better Mailing Lists
A hundred avid fans or ten thousand people who are indifferent? "Throw it against the wall and see what sticks" "It's a numbers game" There's a thousand quotes I could throw at you but it's a simple "Quality vs Quantity" and that's the heart of the post today. (oh and there's no right answer …
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 …
The Ultimate Guide to Writing the Perfect Blog Post
Does that title sound like click bait or what? Let's start with this. WANT TO WRITE THE PERFECT BLOG POST? You'll see that this post is indeed the most comprehensive post on writing a perfect blog post that you'll ever see. The idea is that I don't hope you read it - I have a …
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 …
28 Days of Video: Day 21 – Hire a Tech Dude!
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 21 I've always done work for people. Helping them fix or build new features on their website, that kind …
28 Days of Video: Day 7 – Do you really need a web developer to build a site
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 7 Do you really need a web developer to build a site? Instead of an answer, let me ask you a few other …
28 Days of Video: Day 1 – Updating Your WordPress Website
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 1 TL:DR How to back up your content and update your Wordpress Website If you have a WordPress website …
Website 101
If you know your A Record from a C Name you can probably skip this post. :) In this post I'm going to break down the three things you need to have if you want a website. All three are critical. If one goes down the website goes down. Oh, and I'm going to make the assumption …
Not another rant about a silly laptop
This is not another rant about a silly laptop! (I promise) So... I wrote this post about the newest apple product - the macbookpro (no, they don't deserve the capitalization). Heck, I even created a hashtag in the hopes of rallying the public. As always I tend to think about all things and how …