Here are a few quick blogging tips to keep in mind so you don’t bore your readers stiff: Write for your audience. Not for you. Not for your boss. Write for your readers. Don’t write a book. Booorrring. If your readers want to read multiple pages, they’ll download a new book onto their Kindle. Have [...]
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Twitter 101 – Microblogging for Beginners Download the free seminar on tips and tricks for beginners to drive inbound marketing using social media through the use of Twitter. Topic: Twitter 101 – Microblogging for Beginners Event: The Hampton Roads Internet Marketing & Technology Group What is Twitter and Why Do People Care What I am [...]
I posted this statement and asked for thoughts through my microblog network late last evening and received a few very quick replies. The Facts First, here are the facts. Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) took it upon himself to write a personal letter to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. “Microsoft has a moral obligation to protect … American workers by [...]
I threw out a comment to my microblogging network this weekend about my challenges with organizing the results of self-brainstorming sessions. And just as reliable as the sun coming up every morning, I received suggestions on resolving my challenges. FreeMind was the consensus recommendation. I now have FreeMind version 0.8.1 running on an Ubuntu Linux machine and [...]
If you’ve ever wondered what the microblogging fad was all about and if your organization should get involved, the answer is yes. Of course, you should. Here’s validation from Business Week. Here’s another validation from Guy Kawasaki. Here’s another validation from Paul Dunay. And another validation from me. Paul’s blog post on Brands that Tweet shows a [...]
At our most recent Entrepreneurs Forum of Hampton Roads meeting earlier this week, we were honored to have Dr. James Koch speak to us on his economic study of entrepreneurial traits. The topic of his presentation was follow-named with his newest book, Born, Not Made. For those that do not know, Dr. Koch (pronounced like [...]