This guest post is by Timo Kiander of Productivesuperdad.com. Are you afraid that you’ll never reach blogging success? Are you working your backside off on top of your day job to produce articles, ebooks, videos, and podcasts, and learn everything…
Over the last few days we’ve been talking about taking your blog to the often-elusive “next level.” We’ve seen tips for developing your voice and message, creating stronger calls to action, and increasing traffic. If you’re already working…
This guest post is by Bamidele Onibalusi of YoungPrePro.com. Guest blogging is currently among the most popular marketing tactics, and you can be sure find guides on guest blogging almost anywhere you go online. The problem with guest blogging is tha…
This guest post is by Greg Digneo of Sales Leads in Thirty Days. Here’s the dirty little secret: there are actually two steps to building an extremely popular blog. The first and most popular step is to drive traffic by guest posting, social media,…
What is marketing? Is it a process of gathering as much money as you can, throwing it to the “creative” winds, and hoping something will come back? Is it a practice of interrupting as many people as possible with a message they don’t care about…
Attention Bloggers: I’ve seen the future, and you’re missing it. Oh sure, we bloggers think we’re the most up-to-date, leading-edge, tech-savvy people on the planet. But one of the biggest changes in the long history of content creation is taki…
In 1984, two artists used a simple process to create a story that captivated an audience for years and generated billions of dollars in revenue. That same process is being used today by a master copywriter to attract hundreds of thousands of paying s…
As a copywriter, you know that words have power. You know words can influence, inform, and inspire. They can persuade your fellow humans to do some amazing things (or to do the wrong things, but we won’t go there today). What you may not realize is…
No matter what type of business or service you are running, you need to adapt with the times. Even local doctors, dentists and all other medical practices will quickly fall behind if they do not implement internet technology and web sites into their… - 3 hours ago, 18 May 12, 6:04pm -
10 tips for attracting relevant, high ranking inbound links I learned that search Engine Optimization (SEO) link building is a vital element to the success of a business blog working for a firm that specializes in Search Engine Optimization. However,… - 5 hours ago, 18 May 12, 3:49pm -
Recently I switched to Bing in an attempt to show support for the underdog (not often Microsoft gets to be called an underdog!) and to try and encourage a bit of competition among search engines. This would be a very good development for webmasters a… - 22 hours ago, 17 May 12, 10:53pm -
There’s a new and exciting way to share updates, photos and videos with your friends online while also connecting with all of the major social networks. Staree was launched today and the goal behind the site is to make it more fun and profitable to… - 1 day ago, 17 May 12, 5:36pm -
Every blogger uses effective plugins in his/her site. Normally, after successfully installing the WordPress script, the confusion (choice of plugins) sets in. Visiting WordPress.org today and hitting Plugins will show you 19,368 Plugins and 298,881,7… - 1 day ago, 17 May 12, 3:37pm -
Pinterest, a massive collection of online bulletin boards that display users’ handpicked favorites from all over the internet, has been taking the social media world by storm. The site’s users create virtual bulletin boards to display their favor… - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 2:13am -
Finally, you can make money blogging. I’m glad to share my fail-proof strategies for building a profitable blog that can generate income from every angle. If you don’t read this post, you may continue to struggle thinking that ‘favor’ or g… - 2 days ago, 16 May 12, 9:02pm -
This is an important blog post, because it makes a prediction. A prediction about the future of blogging; a platform actively used by over 181 million people (Nielsen data for October 2011). Not only will you learn why I think most blogging advice is… - 23 days ago, 25 Apr 12, 10:57am -
As you would probably expect, the last few weeks of my life since launching OptinSkin have been absolutely crazy. I can’t remember a time when I’ve spent so much of my day with my head in my inbox, dealing with customers. I assumed that most of t… - 58 days ago, 21 Mar 12, 12:10pm -
You don’t have to look far in the IM world to see people touting how powerful email marketing is. How “growing subscribers” is a crucial aspect of building a sustainable internet business. I’ve talked about it myself on countless blog posts.… - 81 days ago, 27 Feb 12, 12:10pm -
A few weeks ago I asked on the ViperChill Facebook page whether people would be interested in a blog post on how I’ve developed various web software and plugins. The question was the most ‘liked’ status update I’ve ever made, making it clear… - 88 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 3:57pm -
As many of you will know, last week I stuck to my promise of launching a Podcast in the new year and released the first episode, ‘How I Would Make Money Online If I Was Starting from Scratch‘. I had hoped that a lot of people would get some value… - 16 Jan 12, 10:35pm -
When I was working in a clothes shop, dreaming of making a living from the internet, I remember one thing that really kept me motivated was reading success stories from other people. Just knowing that someone, somewhere was doing exactly what I wante… - 7 Dec 11, 4:49pm -
In my post on how to become a niche rockstar I said that in order to be at the top of your industry (in a lot of cases online) it’s important to know as much about it as possible. What your competitors are doing, how they’re making money and how… - 29 Nov 11, 10:30pm -
Though the title of this blog is ‘viral marketing’, regular readers will know that it’s far from being the only thing I talk about. Sometimes I’ll share a case study to inspire you. Sometimes I’ll offer insights to educate you, and sometime… - 11 Nov 11, 8:30pm -
There’s more documentation on ‘how to make money online’ than most subjects out there, yet I can safely say that 99% of people who try to replace their offline income fail to do so. Many of you have seen the case studies of marketers – who cl… - 3 Sep 11, 10:41am -
A common desire for humans, once we’ve surpassed our basic requirements for survival, is to be part of something bigger than ourselves, while making a contribution to the world. The huge growth of online sites like Youtube, Twitter and Facebook, wh… - 25 Aug 11, 10:23am -
That’s Ramsey. We’re always looking for amazing talent. Brains on Fire is looking for another pirate to join our crew!We’re looking for a smart, eager to learn, WOMM loving, Public Relations savvy person to help us spread the Brains on Fire… - 1 day ago, 17 May 12, 3:13pm -
Stories live forever.Slogans live until the ad agency gets tired of them.Stories are real.Slogans are made up.Stories pull you in.Slogans push out a message.Stories are deep.Slogans are shallow.Stories are personal.Slogans are impersonal.… - 2 days ago, 16 May 12, 3:55pm -
How many times have you heard talk about the dreaded ‘noise’? The other day a friend of mine lamented about how digital camera prices have dropped to a point where ‘everyone’ is calling themselves a ‘professional photographer’ and its cr… - 3 days ago, 15 May 12, 2:37pm -
Yours truly at a Brains on Fire Mad Men Christmas party a few years back. I’ve never gotten caught up watching the show, Mad Men. But the other day someone showed me a short clip that got stuck in my heart for many reasons. Take a minute and wat… - 4 days ago, 14 May 12, 1:32pm -
We’re at the WIT. Love the little brilliant details in this hotel, like birds quietly chirping in the halls. I’m in Chicago this week at Womma‘s womm-u with Cordell and Geno. And I’m so glad we all came. Honestly, I wish everyone from Brain… - 9 days ago, 9 May 12, 12:50pm -
Food trucks are all the rage. They’re popping up everywhere, embodying the principles of not only fine dining, but fine design on the go. There are food truck lunch breaks, food truck festivals, even food truck weddings. And now food trucks are t… - 11 days ago, 7 May 12, 2:15pm -
Geno will teach How to Ignite Word of Mouth Movements at the prestigious IABC World Conference. This annual event will host 1,400 communication professionals. But do you really need a reason to visit Chicago in June?Keep tabs on this event: http://w… - 15 days ago, 3 May 12, 7:14pm -
Robbin will keynote the Northern Indiana Business and Technology Expo. In the Warsaw, IN area? Come hear all about How to Ignite Word of Mouth Movements.Get all the details here: http://www.redwoodit.com/dnn/TechExpo/tabid/90/Default.aspx - 15 days ago, 3 May 12, 7:11pm -
Our friends at PRSA have once again invited Geno to teach How to Grow Word of Mouth Movements.And you don’t even have to leave your desk! This event will be held live via webcast:http://www.prsa.org/learning/calendar/display/5078/how_to_grow_word… - 15 days ago, 3 May 12, 6:45pm -
[TED Talk, 11:47" - watch on YouTube] A couple of years ago I talked to a recruiter who was seeking connections to talented candidates on behalf of her client, IDEO. My first reaction was, wow, I would love to work there. She thought the position was… - 12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:00am -
When it comes to getting things done, we still rely on search. Google still makes most of its revenue from people searching to hire a product or service to do something. While we use social networks to stay connected and share with others, it is conv… - 1 day ago, 17 May 12, 9:00am -
How do large corporate marketers collect and use data? Are practices in marketing measurement and ROI changing? How about the integration of digital and traditional marketing? Has the excitement around big data brought about a shift in how marketers… - 2 days ago, 16 May 12, 9:00am -
Three kinds of inquiries I receive regularly: write about us give us your content allow us to post Many of you find the contact form for consulting work. In that case, I'm happy to provide a quote and scope of work. If that's not what you're after, t… - 3 days ago, 15 May 12, 9:00am -
Whenever I travel, I'm reminded of the many amazing opportunities that come from being able to reach many parts of the world relatively easily. Let's face it, things can go wrong with the weather and with technology. It is how an airline -- or any co… - 4 days ago, 14 May 12, 9:00am -
My mother was Miss Romagna. Her name is Anna Laura. I wanted to have her purple blue eyes and ready smile. She has the welcoming spirit of a woman always ahead of the times and comfortable in her own skin. In addition to being a mother of three (all… - 5 days ago, 13 May 12, 10:00am -
Do you know the pay scale for your industry? I'm not talking about the job wanted ads -- those may mislead you and take you down the generic path. You're not generic, you have specific skills, and you should be able to calculate market value. Just li… - 6 days ago, 12 May 12, 10:00am -
The car wasn't starting, and he and a stranded collaborator swaggered around, "being all macho and cool and talking automobile talk." I approached them, and, as explained in the story, asked if they had jumper cables. They nodded. Then they looked un… - 7 days ago, 11 May 12, 9:00am -
Modern performance reviews View more presentations from Nien Liu Value is created outside the organization. Good advice for agencies: The critical first step on the path to becoming a value-based agency is to start turning your attention and energies… - 8 days ago, 10 May 12, 9:00am -
