How To Turn Social Media Into Your Own News Channel

By 22 Comments August 30, 2011

What We Have Learned From 2011

There is no doubt that 2011 is the year when Mother Earth has been incredibly active, with the most notable results being earthquakes/tsunamis in New Zealand and Japan, cyclones and floods in Australia, and hurricanes on the East Coast of America.

I found it very interesting that for each and every one of these… Read the rest of this entry »

5 Ways To Use Google+ Social Circles Like A Pro

By 29 Comments August 11, 2011

Let me level with you: I am not a big fan of social media. I just don’t have the time and the energy for it, it’s that simple.

However, social media traffic generation has always been and undoubtedly will remain one of the best referral traffic sources on the web.

We go where our audience goes, right?

And right now,… Read the rest of this entry »

Take Control Of Your Publicity (Or End Up Like Bill Clinton)

By 19 Comments June 23, 2011

What Is Your ‘Personal Brand’?

Your personal brand is what should determine your media activity and the type of presence you seek to obtain publically.

In my last post, I debated the topic “Is All Publicity Good Publicity?” I looked at a range of factors that would influence this statement, and the main conclusions can be summed up as… Read the rest of this entry »

How My Facebook And YouTube Profiles Led To An Invitation To Become A High Paid Speaker

By 32 Comments May 2, 2011

Greetings once more Entrepreneurs! I’m going off on a tangent today about engaging in the world of social media to build your profile, build your brand and grow your business. This is a topic we’re all pretty savvy about as online entrepreneurs, because we’re all doing it, and most of us will have experienced some success with it. I’m writing… Read the rest of this entry »

If Content Is King What Role Does Social Media Play?

By 32 Comments February 23, 2011

In a previous post, I wrote about “How To Get 55 Comments And 98 Likes On Your First Article Using Social Media“. In the article, I spelled out the process I used to gain traction to a blog post I wrote on a brand new blog, using Facebook as the only source of traffic. This article… Read the rest of this entry »

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How To Get 55 Comments And 98 Likes On Your First Article Using Social Media

By 76 Comments January 25, 2011

A few weeks ago I decided to conduct a social media experiment to see if I could start a blog from scratch and generate a big enough buzz to get a good discussion going. I was on vacation in Florida and had more time on my hands than I normally do, so I decided to give it a go.

The… Read the rest of this entry »

What Is The Right Way To Grow Your Twitter Following?

By 83 Comments May 14, 2009

I sent an email out to my newsletter before I went into launch mode for Membership Site Mastermind that was promoting the virtues of Twitter. I was hoping to introduce some new people to Twitter and increase my followers with the enticement of a behind the scenes look at the launch I was about to do.

Here is the… Read the rest of this entry »

Podcast: How Companies Use Social Media And What It Means For Bloggers

By 14 Comments May 26, 2008

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I meant to have this out to you on Wednesday last week after I recorded it, since the prior evening I attended… Read the rest of this entry »

Should You Pay To Outsource Your Social Media Marketing?

By 13 Comments December 14, 2006

You may recall I signed up for ReviewMe and began with a review of ReviewMe, taking advantage of their opening promotion to pay bloggers to help spread the word about the new service. My review was more of a discussion of the viability of bloggers being paid for reviews, which you can read here – Should Bloggers Accept… Read the rest of this entry »