Respecting the Facts. Participating in the Conversation. "Where Analysis Meets Creativity."
Particularly when it comes to advice on “how to be successful”, but also in many other matters, I generally believe that there isn’t a singular right or wrong way to do anything (of course, that’s assuming ethics are being held in high regard here). While success does leave clues, it is also often said that [...]
I must admit that when I first saw the agenda for the Writer’s Digest Conference, taking place in NYC this year, I didn’t quite understand why there was such a big social media focus at the event. I wondered if the event organizers weren’t just jumping on the bandwagon of the latest online trends. Gladly, [...]
It’s the first day of a new year, a time when there is much talk about making New Year’s Resolutions. There are many people with advice on: how to do it right; on whether or not any of the resolutions we do make will even last very long; or whether it even matters any more to make resolutions at all. What made [...]
Not all people are fans of blogs. There are many people that rarely read blogs much less bookmark them or ever revisit any that they may have bookmarked in the past. Many people probably don’t even know how to find good blogs if they wanted to. Important and fair questions that are often asked include: “Can I even trust blogs?” and, “What do bloggers [...]
Often the most important advice given to bloggers, writers, or anyone in social media (and probably in business, too) is to be helpful. Whether you believe in good karma or not, it is not often disputed that if you are helpful to others without expecting anything in return, you’ll be surprised at what does come back to [...]
Inspired by Chris Brogan’s advice in his recent post, “If I Started Today“, I put together my own list of what I’ve found to be 50 reasons to start blogging (and/or in social media) even if you don’t have a clear-cut business plan or idea. My best advice is to start small and build from there. And, always remember that [...]
More and more, we see and hear about social media, social networking sites, and micro-blogging tools. You probably heard about how the current election was impacted (some even say won) by the grassroots efforts of social networking strategies. Amid all of this social media enthusiasm, there have also been recent reports about how the older forms of Web 2.0, namely, blogging, is dead or at least [...]
