In May 2011, my friend Mark Schaefer challenged me to blog more frequently. While I’ve had a blog since 2004, I didn’t post with regularity. He said that I was a good writer, but I…
In May 2011, my friend Mark Schaefer challenged me to blog more frequently. While I’ve had a blog since 2004, I didn’t post with regularity. He said that I was a good writer, but I…
Last week I asked for your help in making my blog better, and thankfully I can report that I received some incredible feedback. In fact, 50% of the visits that I received on 3/14 provided…
If you have more than one friend on Facebook, one Twitter follower or one blog reader, then you have a following. Congratulations! Now, what exactly are they following?! The magnitude of the pipe of information…
I know. It’s a travesty that our brains have been rewired by the Internet and we can no longer process deep thought et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Let’s face it though: it’s true. We…
I know, I know, here I go talking out of both sides of my mouth with my recent post why you should n0t be “compelled” to blog, and now a post on being a better blogger?…
Warning: Herein lies heresy: Not everyone should have a blog. In fact, 95% of the blog owners shouldn’t have a blog. Blogs may increase search engine rankings, build communities, establish expertise within a given field, provide…
In tonight’s class, we discussed the basic elements of a blog. The following deck provides the general technical information: Blog Engine URL Selection Wireframe of Blog Page Design Considerations Header / Navigation Subscription options Elements…