Blogirific: A Directory Designed To Promote You

Getting your blog listed in directories is one of those standard tasks that all bloggers should do in order to gain links and traffic to their blogs. Directories are easy to find and easy to submit to, so there’s no reason not to take advantage of listing your blog in many of them. Not all directories have the same value, however. Some provide value to the blogger beyond the standard URL, Title, and... read more

eBusiness Tips: Basic Exposure

Today, I’ve pulled together some of my own tips I’ve given ’round the web that focus on gaining more exposure via search engines and social networks. SEO 101 The 5 Goals Of A Search Optimized Page – SEO 101 The most common question I see on SEO forums, primarily from SEO newbies, is something along the lines of “How do I get my site to rank well?” You have 5 goals when... read more

Coupon Code for SEO Dojo Community

This post is for those of you who who are interested in SEO. I’ve been a pre-member of Huomah’s SEO Dojo community for a while now and it is opening up to new members as of today. What is the SEO Dojo? It is a closed door, gated community which gives search professionals and those wanting to learn more about search engines a safe haven to study and collaborate. There’s some serious... read more

3 Link Building Weapons

I’m going to be blunt. For your site to be successful, you need traffic (the kind that is real and interested in what your site has to offer). And if you want your site to get more traffic – both from search engines and directly, you need links to your site from other sites. Even with stellar content to offer, obtaining links is a grind at best, and a massive battle for many. This post... read more

The No Brainer, Practically Guaranteed Way To Generate Buzz and Links To Your Site

Data visualization is the graphical representation of information. Interesting graphs, timelines, chart, and maps can take large amounts of data and help your reader visualize and recognize patterns in that data. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and infographics can be worth a billion data points. You’ve all seen them. Those awesome images that show you at a glance how many people are... read more

Learning Social Media Marketing

Samir Balwani is one of the co-contributors in the Project Jump Start ‘09 – DD’s Mini-Stimulus Plan, and he’s generally just an all-around nice guy, who also happens to have some good marketing experiences that we can all learn from. So when he emailed me to see if I would be interested in giving feedback on his new, soon to be live, social media training course*, I didn’t hesitate to... read more

Two Places You Might Not Have Thought To Brand Yourself

This is a guest post from a good friend, Dave Dugdale, also known as SolarDave. Dave is a man of many talents, with his latest being that of a home rental expert. Here he gives us all a couple of great branding tips so watch, learn and enjoy. Transcript: [Two Places You Might Not Have Thought To Brand Yourself] Hi my name is Dave Dugdale and I wanted to thank Donna for letting me do another guest... read more

Let Your Logo Speak To The Public On Every Occasion

The following is a guest post from Ben Johnson of Logoinn, custom logo design service provider based in UK. One of the most crucial activities when crafting a marketing and branding plan is to get a logo for your company. A well-designed custom logo communicates a message to the public, conveying what your business is all about. Although Google’s logo is well-known and well-designed, Google often... read more

22 (+) SEO and Social Media Guest Posts

Over time, I’ve written guest posts or contributory posts on several sites across the web. It occurred to me today that some of you might benefit from those postings, because they focus on topics that I don’t tend to delve into very much here on this blog. So I’ve rounded them up and hopefully I’ve included them all, but I can’t promise that I didn’t forget about one... read more

Personal Branding: Not Like Cattle Branding

A couple of weeks ago, I had a mini family reunion with my sister and brother along with our spouses/love interests. We don’t get together very often, so it was a fun evening as we filled each other in on the latest happenings in our lives. Of course, work always seems to come up in conversations, and inevitably, my particular chosen profession is always misunderstood. Because I live and breathe... read more