My Blog Is My 600-Page Resume
This month marks my one-year anniversary of serious blogging. Along the way, I’ve maintained it’s been a huge “career” boost for me. Through that blog, I’ve been able to go from a virtual no-name in my field to at least being on the radars of those at the top of it. My blog has given…
Duct Tape Marketing Business Blog WordPress Theme Released
In collaboration with John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing, I’m releasing a new free WordPress theme called Duct Tape Business Blog. Key features include: Three column layout Newspaper and magazine Web 2.0 feel Widget ready Built-in date stamp on top for fresh appeal Ready for your in-house products and services ads Take the theme for…
Get 40-Plus Free WordPress Themes In One Rockin’ Super Download
Nathan and I have posted one super big, heavy duty zip file that contains more than 40 free WordPress themes — all our releases to date. Download this 11mb download here! All our themes are widget ready, cross-browser tested … the zip file gives you all 40-plus themes individual folders, ready for upload when unzipped.
Why Blogging Won’t Go Out of Style
I just did a phone interview with a reporter from our state daily newspaper about blogging. And in the interview, it seemed like I keep coming back to the idea of the popularity of blogging being attributed to it being relatively easy for people to do it. I said this comment directly, which I’ve said…
One Of The Most Popular ‘Blogs’ Not Talked About
One of my favorite ‘blog’ reads really isn’t even a blog … and not too many people talk about it much. It’s the del.icio.us “popular” feed. They aggregate some of the hottest posts being bookmarked on del.icio.us and lump them into this great feed. I’ve found tons of great content through this awesome feed, which…
Penelope Makes Fox TV
I love to see friends (and clients) make the news and be successful … Penelope was recently featured in a TV segment about professional blogging here. It’s a pretty neat feeling seeing her book in Barnes & Noble too. (Not to mention her book is packed with some excellent and unconventional career advice.)
Get a Comments Policy for Your Blog
I like the comments policy of the Blog Herald. It’s a good idea and something I’ll probably be doing on my blogs as I continue to get spam, and otherwise irritating and distracting comments on posts. If you blog for long in almost any field (unrelated to your dog or cat), you’ll find self-promoters who…
Removing The Date from Posts
Seeing this article at Daily Blog Tips about removing the timestamp from posts got me thinking. I get a significant amount of Google search engine traffic (50-60 percent on average) on my main blog (as well as my other ones), so I know many people are finding my site through single posts. And most of…
Blogging Your Way to a Book Deal
My client Penelope hits another home run and gives some excellent tips on how to get a six figure book deal. Yeah … did I mention she’s done it?! Her post is as sharp and unique as her outstanding book!
Pavlina: Become an Expert, Create Value
Professional blogger Steve Pavlina answers 11 questions from Daniel at Daily Blog Tips. Number 8 was worth reading the entire post. Daniel’s question was: If you could give an advice for a novice blogger, what would it be? Here’s Pavlina’s response: Don’t be a novice. Nobody wants to read a novice. Instead become an expert…