Don’t let the pursuit of perfection hold you back from execution

I was inspired by this post from Skellie on Skelliewag.org: Have you ever spent so much time trying to do things like the experts do, to get everything right, that you found you ended up achieving nothing at all? via Skelliewag.org » Posts » The Real Reason Why You Never Did It. All too often [...] Read more »

Part I – How to Podcast from Your Mac (Equipment and Software)

This is part one in a video series on how to podcast from your Mac.  In this episode I provide an overview of the equipment and software you should consider when launching a podcast. Items Mentioned in this Episode: Apple MacBook Pro Apple Snow Leopard Samson CO1U USB Studio Condenser Microphone (aff) Logitech USB Headphone [...] Read more »

5 ways to leverage social media to better engage customers

engage customers with social media

Engaging customers through social media is not a trend, it is part of human nature.  People simply want to feel like they have a voice, especially when dealing with a company they do business with. This quote from  eMarketer reinforces the idea that companies marketing on social media platforms need to take this to heart [...] Read more »

How to post audio directly to WordPress from iPhone

Audioboo record audio to Wordpress

Posting audio directly to WordPress from my iPhone has been a project of mine for a few weeks and I have a very good solution now that you might try. Audio is a great format to communicate with your readers for several reasons: audio blog posts are much faster to produce audio blog posts do [...] Read more »

Someone else wrote your blog last year

Blog

Imagine the amazing blog you could have written over the past year. Do you have a hobby you are passionate about, a sports team you follow, or an issue you track? Find yourself talking about it on Facebook, discussing it with your friends, and reading up on the latest news.  Are you a business owner [...] Read more »

Don’t Stop, Don’t Think, Don’t Edit

2010

2010 is off to a running start and we all have goals we want to achieve this year at some level.  Typically, my first advice is to write your goals down.  It is such a simple thing that most people take for granted, yet it is so effective. But then what?  How do you get [...] Read more »

Optimize your WordPress Blog for SEO and User Experience – Joost de Valk (Video)

Another great video from Joost de Valk “Yoast”, including some useful advice on strategies to optimize your WordPress blog for SEO and user experience. In particular, Yoast shares some very helpful hints for Analytics, Automation, RSS, Commenting and Plugins.  Hope you enjoy. What tips do you have to share to optimize your WordPress blog for [...] Read more »

Online holiday spending 15% increase and use of social media to educate consumers on brand and product attributes

Consumers are relying on the Internet to help them define value as well as actually purchase goods and services. Not only was online holiday spending was up about 15% this year over 2008, but consumers’ enhanced Internet use revolved more around understanding brand and product attributes before purchase. We can already see savvy retailers responding [...] Read more »