Launch Update: Making A Splash With Video

I’m back in Toronto now, returned from Las Vegas and Chicago. By the end of my trip I was really itching to get back to full time work, so I’m happy that the rest of this month is all about the Blog Mastermind launch.

No doubt all of you who had even a tiny interest have watched JohnRead the rest of this entry »

Anatomy of a New Blog Design

In 2007 I decided my blog was due for a new look, but it was not just about a cosmetic face-lift. I wanted to improve usability, clarity and most importantly, highlight a very important aspect of my business – the Blog Profits Blueprint/Blog Tips newsletter email opt-in.

Blog Designer: Mick Real

I’ve worked with a good designer friend… Read the rest of this entry »

Warning To All Business, You Must Blog and Here Is Why…

I woke up early this morning – well early for me – to catch a group coaching call with Rich Schefren. I wanted to ask him some specific questions regarding the future of my business and get his input on how to craft a blogging product offer.

During the call there was a lot of focus on reputation building and… Read the rest of this entry »

Warning To All Business, You Must Blog and Here Is Why…

I woke up early this morning – well early for me – to catch a group coaching call with Rich Schefren. I wanted to ask him some specific questions regarding the future of my business and get his input on how to craft a blogging product offer.

During the call there was a lot of focus on reputation building and… Read the rest of this entry »

Is This The Only Sustainable Blogging Business Model?

It’s taken four articles to get here, but at last the final chapter in the series on sustainable business models that use blogs. If this is the first time you have read this series please read the articles in sequence. Here are links to the previous articles -

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Naked Conversations Book Review

I recently completed reading Naked Conversations by A-List ex-Microsoft blogger Robert Scoble and Shel Israel. It’s a fresh book (2006) covering business blogging.

In A Nutshell: A thoroughly enjoyable read for anyone interested in blogging and for readers who wants to stay fresh with what the Cluetrain Manifesto started regarding the emergence of conversational marketing.

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Sponsor Highlight – Who Is Jim Kukral?

You may have noticed that my blogs have been displaying banners promoting a service called Blog4999.com. Blog4999 is the business of professional blogger, Jim Kukral, and as usual I like to find out a bit about the people that sponsor my blogs so I decided to ask Jim a few questions.

First a quick rundown of who Jim is… Read the rest of this entry »