Four Ways To Become An Authority Blogger

The following is a guest post by Roko Nastic. There is no shortage of conversation online. An internet that was once barren – completely devoid of conversation as little as five years ago – has become remarkably social, attracting people from different countries, social classes, and ethnicities to interact and share their opinions. With equal access to information, communications, and publicity... read more

Social Media Marketing – A Book Review

You know all those social media gurus you see everywhere? Round them all up and ask them to raise their hands if they’ve had a major publisher publish their 300+ page book on social media. I’d bet 99.99% of them don’t have a 2 page book published. Liana Evans does, though, and it’s a social media marketing book I’ve just finished reading, so I’m going to share my... read more

Great Example: Using An Interesting Story To Lead Into Your Point

I occasionally like to point out the usefulness of telling a story to create interest, engage emotions, and make your point in a way that connects with your readers. I noticed a tweet today that led me to a blog post that does an excellent job of using a story to lead into the blogger’s message. Drupal 7, the cocoon and the butterfly by Dries Buytaert grabbed my attention immediately with the short... read more

Conference: The Integration of Social Media and Email Marketing

Want to go to a social media conference in San Francisco in September 2010? I’ve been given a discount code to the Social Email Marketing event that I can pass along to all of you. This conference promises to be special because it melds an old online marketing technique – email – with the growing popularity of social media marketing. Imagine the power of that combination! If you decide to... read more

A FamousBloggers ComLuv Contest Sponsor That I’m Already Familiar With

I was happy to see that a familiar face is a sponsor of the FamousBloggers ComLuv Contest. Since this guy is a long-time industry acquaintance of mine, I thought it would be a good idea to let you know a little more about him, and maybe help you become a future long-time acquaintance with him as well. So it’s all about… Gettin’ Happy With The Happy Guy Marketing Service I’ve been... read more