Strategy

Does it Really Work? What Happens When You Risk It

Friday, November 13th, 2009

There’s something to be said for planning. Being a strategic thinker is one of my top strengths according to the results of my Strength’s Finder test. On top of that, there’s ideation, which shows up in the fact that ideas fascinate me and I weave threads of connection between ideas, events, even people that may [...]

5 Easy Ways to Make your Comments Section a Conversation

Monday, March 17th, 2008

In order to effectively build a relationship with a reader, you have to do more than just build great content that Google loves. It’s important build relationships with readers through conversation. Think about your friends in real life. One of the primary things that characterizes the level of relationship you have with a friend is [...]

5 Reader Contact Techniques to Build Powerful Relationships

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

In developing a relationship-building strategy for your blog, it’s important to have a strategic linking plan, to comment constructively, and last but not least, to make the effort to connect on a personal level with your readers.
Navigating the stages of reader contact
Contact with you readers is critical at all stages of blogging: when you’re brand-new, [...]

Finding Inspiration: 5 Blogging Secrets Inside an iPod

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Creativity, connection, inspiration. As a blogger, these are some of the most valuable commodities, regardless of your topic or niche. So it’s nice when they surface in the most unexpected of places.
Lately, I’ve been finding myself in hyper-go-mode. And to be honest, it’s a challenge just to get in my self-imposed mandatory one post a [...]

Five Comments No Serious Blogger Should Ever Post

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

Most people’s journey into the blogosphere goes something like: lurker to commenter to blogger. In fact, there’s a concept called participation inequality that says that about 90% of people online fall into the first group, and about 0.1% of people into the last. But those who evolve through these phases know it is a positive, [...]