Category: Blogging

  • Why you should say ‘no’ to money

    “Money is looking for you.” This was one of the odd phrases an associate of mine used whenever a client wanted to pay me money owed or needed services. At the time I owned a business on the corner of a main street in town but a lot of my clients came to me by…

  • Get rid of fear, learn how to swagger

    Tony Horton doesn’t walk into a room, he swaggers He doesn’t just enter a room, he controls it. Of course he does, right? He’s Tony Horton, inventor of P90X, creator of chiseled bodies and possessor of abs I’d like to use as a tongue scraper. Amazingly, before he became Tony “Swagger” Horton he was just…

  • Get traffic by guest posting

    Where do you blog? The obvious answer is “on my blog,” right? That should only be one answer. The real answer should be, “wherever anyone will let me.” You should be posting your message everywhere like blog grafitti.You do this with a method called guest blogging. When I suggest this I get one of two…

  • Finding the inspiration to write awesome posts

    It happens to even the most prolific wordsmith, the most tenacious talkers; sometimes the words just don’t come. That feeling of being speechless, of having writer’s block is incredibly frustrating. On my desk I have a series of little toys. I have a bright red and white mushroom, a little Japanese plant pet thing, Play-doh,…

  • How to write killer content for your blog

    When most people start blogging, whether it’s business or personal, there usually isn’t a definite strategy. Most people just write and see what sticks. Of course, you may have some inkling of what you need to write but no real clue if it’s the right content. I write for my own blogs, as well as…

  • Total domination. Increase your profit by starting niche blogs

    By now, it’s pretty common knowledge that having a blog is good for business. It is. But why stop there? A blog can be used as a very straightforward tool or it can be used to annihilate the competition. Or, depending on your aggression level, leave them in the dust. When you plan is internet…

  • Quit being a wallflower, get out there and be social

    When you’re dealing with an online business it’s easy to stay safely invisible behind your computer and let your business do the talking. Sometimes people who feel uncomfortable selling or networking offline start businesses online because they believe there is anonymity in cyberspace. They are right to an extent, but to see real gains in…

  • What’s in a headline?

    Whether you are updating a business blog or sending out a press release, you probably have a sentence at the top of the page called a headline. You thought only newspapers had those I bet. Nah, just about any piece of writing that contains information has a headline. It’s the thing that calls out to potential readers…

  • Why you need a business blog

      Your website provides the world with all the necessary information about your business and your products. Yet everyone is telling you you need a business blog. You ask ‘Why?’ I say, because you need a ‘voice.’ Not necessarily you but your business and no one can get a sense of that voice by just…

  • Want to grow your traffic? Start touching people

    Once upon a time, a long, long, time ago, I was a real estate agent. A pretty good one too. In fact, my husband and I worked as a team and we were named top sales agents for our office. Early on we had decided to enlist the help of a coach and that made…