For my money (or rather lack of money ;-)), there’s nothing that’s better for growing your personal brand than a blog. Or some variation thereof: which could be a podcast or a vlog. Why do you think I’m still here […]
A couple weeks back, I put up a post with advice I’d solicited from PR Pros for Bloggers. Today is part two of that post… more advice from PR Pros for Bloggers. Hillary Strath, Account Executive, Edelman Oftentimes bloggers don’t respond at […]
One of the main reasons businesses give me for not wanting to jump into social media is because they are afraid of being flamed. Putting yourself out there involves a certain amount of risk: what if someone says something negative […]
Ever since I wrote the post last week about the Belfry Theatre’s website, I’ve been getting lots of questions from folks about building their website in WordPress. Creating a website in WordPress is a great idea, for a couple of […]
As all of you regular readers (thanks, btw!) know, I like to write quite often about technical tools, gadgets and websites that can help make our lives and businesses easier. The latest one I’m enamored of is Networked Blogs. Introduced […]
Ah, hindsight, how I love you. This post is my 100th. I started blogging as The Art of the Business in January, 2008, as a regular, monthly contributor to The Next Stage. Funny thing about launching a blog. It’s not […]
(Originally published on September 22, 2008 on The Next Stage) On August 10, 2008, in the wee small hours of the morning, a propane station blew up in Toronto. The video and the information was all over the internet long […]
Originally published on August 26, 2008 on The Next Stage) If you google Vancouver blog, the number one hit is Miss 604. Rebecca Bolwitt is a born-and-bred-in-Vancouver professional blogger and podcaster, whose Vancouver-centric blog garners 40,000-50,000 unique visitors a month. […]
Originally published July 29, 2008 on The Next Stage) To listen to the interview in its entirety, click here. (27 minutes) If you are reading this, you already have at least a handshake acquaintance with blogging (given that it’s published […]