22nd April 2010
If you are starting a new weight loss program, you realize that undertaking it is not going to be easy. There are many things that are going to tempt you to not continue on your weight loss plan and cause you to not follow through with your ultimate inten...
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19th March 2010
How can you simply burn a few pounds off without killing yourself trying? It shouldn't be that hard, and it isn't, trust me and read on. I've added a few pounds over the winter and here is how I lose weight.
1) Select a diet program. Everyone has defin...
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10th March 2010
Deciding on a photo printer may be complicated mainly because there are plenty of choices. There are literally hundreds of not thousands of models and just canon has over 40 choices! Slogging over almost endless evaluations and reviews, both at third part...
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16th April 2009
Bloggers often ask, "Why aren't I getting comments?" or "Why aren't I getting more comments?" It's not uncommon for new blogs to receive no comments for the first few months, or at most a handful.
First let's get a couple of things out of the way:
*...
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16th April 2009
There are plenty of great reasons to blog, but also a number of red flags that should warn you that blogging may not be a good choice for you or your organization. Do any of the five items below sound familiar?
1) You just want to dive in.
If you're...
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16th April 2009
There are two basic types of names, whether it's a blog name, book name, a name for a new breakfast cereal, or anything else.
1) Descriptive names.
A descriptive name is one that makes it obvious what the name applies to, at least to the target audi...
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16th April 2009
A common question new bloggers ask is, "Should I submit my blog to blog directories?" Some bloggers will submit to hundreds of directories, while others believe this to be useless. When starting a new blog, I think it is worthwhile to submit your blog to ...
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16th April 2009
What about "Ghost Blogging," the practice of having someone else write up your thoughts for blogging? One reason many people, including CEOs and other very busy people, give for not even considering blogging is the time commitment. Could ghost blogging be...
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16th April 2009
There are plenty of reasons CEOs or other executives shouldn't blog, and many of them certainly shouldn't.
I'll go as far as to say that many organizations do NOT need to blog. Sure, they could, and they might benefit from it, but please let's not have...
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16th April 2009
There are plenty of reasons for CEOs and other high level executives to blog. I'm skipping the "because communicating is good" and concentrating on the solid benefits in this list.
1) Blogs add a personality and face to a company. This can mean more bu...
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16th April 2009
Special Reports, in-depth reports on a very small subject, are something you can sell.
The key is "in depth" and "very small subject" and it better be a subject that people really care about! Inch wide and mile thick in an area people care about.
Ma...
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16th April 2009
There are two basic ways to advertise on blogs, but first it's necessary to realize that demographics and statistics are very different than traditional media and advertising. Even an extremely popular blog may have 50,000 readers which is quite small by ...
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16th April 2009
The short answer is "yes."
One reader wrote, "I have a question around positioning yourself as an expert in the
blogosphere. I have only become interested in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
in the past few months, but have read a great deal and list...
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16th April 2009
Are blogs and ezines, a.k.a. e-newsletters, complementary? Or are ezines a thing of the past, being quickly relegated to obscurity with today's email overload and aggressive spam filters?
My blog is complemented by my ezine. I offer an ethical bribe, a...
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16th April 2009
Successful blogging is fairly straightforward. Even if you make a few mistakes or don't do everything optimally, your blog can be very effective. There are a few errors however you don't want to make. Avoid the five common errors below!
1) Don't stay o...
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