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My top 5 ways of finding blog post ideas
Thanks you for visiting. Please consider subscribing to the RSS feed.Bloggers occasionally go through periods where we don’t know what to write about. I’ve been in this place for a couple weeks now, since starting a new job. The more “newsy” blogs I maintain are affected the most, since I can’t keep up with […]
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Making blogging adjustments for lifestyle changes
Yes, things have been pretty light around here lately. I started a new job and moved to a new state, and this has limited all things web-related for me. But, the job is definitely worth spending a little less time online, and has changed my approach to reviews.
Oh, I’m still doing them and still believe […]
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Stumble is not Digg
I have a new domain up and running that is in the middle of a Stumble explosion, to the extent that it is currently my highest-trafficked site just one week into a concerted effort to promote. I posted a silly video, a funny commercial from Europe, and a bunch of people liked it and a […]
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Focus group video
Colleen posted the video of our focus group with then-PPP, now IZEA, from something like 6 months ago. I’m the male blogger with hair. I didn’t hear any of my insightful comments, but trust me, I was brilliant. In the video, all I do is nod my head thoughtfully and giggle like a schoolgirl.
The only […]
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Town Hall Chat With Ted Murphy, IZEA CEO
Ted Murphy, IZEA CEO, held a town hall chat with bloggers this evening. I clipped a few key points that were of interest to me (I think you can tell from the chat where I am focused), along with some Q&A from a few other bloggers:**
Bob: when will social spark beta testing begin?
Ted Murphy: I […]
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An easy way to get custom-printed mailing labels
I first found Vistaprint in 2003 when I needed business cards in the wake of a job loss.
I appreciate the ease with which Vistaprint allows me to order my print needs. There are always plentiful stylish templates, and I’ve also ordered cards using my own design. But, I’m a sucker for the free products, […]
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Pulling together the Google penalty threads
Let’s tie the various posts I’ve written over the past few months together into some coherent form, shall we?
In October, I pointed out that using human reviewers to penalize websites for selling links was unfair, given that this is a highly subjective process that can’t possibly address all, or even a majority of link-sellers. One […]
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Should PayPerPost file an antitrust claim against Google?
Came across this article thanks to Digg: Could PayPerPost Have an Antitrust Case Against Google?
To think that an antitrust case isn’t part of the exit strategy at IZEA is probably naive. If Socialspark catches fire, there would probably not be any action. But, if theyre just treading water and burning cash, a lawsuit does two […]
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Tips for buying business gifts
In my past professional life, I did several tours as a marketing manager, responsible at various times for market communications, market research, and strategic marketing. In these roles, one of the more enjoyable tasks was selecting and purchasing promotional gifts, mostly for trade shows and customer visits.
Today, this world is much easier since you can […]
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Google Page Rank Penalties Not Real?
Oh, it’s been a while since I used the phrase Google Lies, and since I believe I may now be legally bound to use it at least once a month, just click the link below to Andy Beard and read for yourself. Here’s a teaser:
It seems Google used their real dataset for PageRank for the […]
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