Social networking is personal, but it moves quickly to be deep. Blogging is better because content sticks around. But email is the holy grail of personalized marketing. So here's the rule: Never build a website without building an email list! Why is email so important? It's … [Read more...]
A 21-Point Checklist for Writing a Strong Blog Post
Are there elements that should pretty much always be included in every blog post? Yep. But it's rare to find them all together in one, awesome post. You don't have to do all of these things every single time, but my own mental checklist that I run through as I'm writing, and … [Read more...]
How to Start a Blog in Less Than a Minute
I've watched blogging change lives. Namely, mine. But that's a long story. One of my great frustrations in life is running across awesome people with great stories and world-changing ideas who just aren't quite willing to pull the trigger and launch an online … [Read more...]
Big News: StudioPress Sites is Now Live!
I've been using Studiopress' Wordpress themes (the makers of the Genesis framework) for almost a decade. I use their themes on about 90% of my web development projects (BloggingLeaders.com currently uses the Genesis framework and a theme from Themedy). They're solid, flexible, … [Read more...]
Is Wealthy Affiliate Worth the Time and Money? An Honest Review
I'm a skeptic. I've been burned before and I understand sales copy enough to know when I'm being played. So let me say right up front - I hate the name "Wealthy Affiliate." I avoided even giving the site a glance for a long time because of the name. Is it a false promise of … [Read more...]
