I am co-founder of The Blog Squad™. With nearly two decades of business and marketing experience, I help authors and service professionals optimize and leverage great blogs as well as use social media tools to gain visibility, build credibility and make more money selling their books, products and services.
I have been using the Internet as a marketing tool since 1996 and write regularly on 3 blogs. I have co-authored many blogging programs including "Build a Better Blog: The Ultimate Guide to Boosting Your Business with a Professional Blog," and “The Blog to Book Project.” I frequently speak at conferences and workshops about business blogging and how to gain expert status through blogging as well as how to manage your online reputation.
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A gorgeous morning for a run from Santa Monica, along Ocean Park down to the boardwalk to Venice Beach. Surprisingly warm for a November morning. I haven't been running much in the past few weeks so this 7.5 mile run was tough and everything ached by the time I got back to the car. It's time to get serious now since I've signed up to do a half marathon in January!
Here's a quick (47 second) video tip to help you with creating content for your business blog...
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The audio replay from my program with Travis Greenlee is posted on Build a Better Blog...
http://www.buildabetterblog.com/5-critical-tactics-for-business-blog-success-audio-replay.html Blog on!Comments [0]
Based on where you’re currently focused on developing your business, there are many opportunities for you this week and next from both me and several colleagues I whole-heartedly endorse...
Wednesday, October 21, 10 am PT I’ll be interviewed by Becky Cortino about business blogging on BlogTalk RadioComments [0]
A few more pictures from BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2009...
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Here are a few pictures from BlogWorld Expo. I always intend to take more photos but somehow always get caught up with chatting and forget. Had a great time this year and in particular enjoyed hanging out with my friends and colleagues Rich Brooks, Coach Deb Micek, Mari Smith, Christina Hills, Leesa Barnes, Mike Stelzner, Chris Garrett and so many others.
I always get some good nuggets of info which I'll share on my blogs as I process and digest. The best part though, are the conversations and dinners with friends. Ideas and partnerships and projects always flow from the "in real life" meetings with online friends.Comments [0]
Last week I spent 8 days in Philadelphia attending and hosting a variety of events. It was a jam-packed week starting with a two day workshop presented by my mentor Terri Levine. The focus was on Attract, Convert and Retain...clients, that is. Lots of great content and my big take-away is to create a DVD business card. Makes a much bigger impact than a traditional card that gets thrown away.
Next up, I spent the afternoon with my friend and colleague Rachna Jain, the brains behind the Social Media Marketing Stratgies blog. We talked and plotted and then attended a HARO tweetup and met a lot of the movers and shakers in the PR/social networking scene in Philly. Then, I hosted my own blogging mastermind. 5 smart people from around the East Coast joined me to spend nearly 6 hours working on their blogs and strategies for building more visibility for their businesses and books (2 authors in the group). It was a great day with tons of learning and discussion. Finally, I attended a private VIP mastermind, again with my mentor, Terri Levine. Intense doesn't begin to describe it. And very productive. 20 savvy, smart and successful entrepreneurs came together with the sole focus to work on growing our businesses. My action list is a mile long! I didn't get as many pictures as I would have liked, but here are a few of the great people I met and the beautiful city of Philadelphia. (for some reason, some of my photos wouldn't load. Oh well.)Comments [0]
Future of Social Media & How to Profit From It (webinar) is on 10/1 http://ping.fm/6YZpq
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I'm honored and flattered to received this video testimonial from my dentist, Dr. Ramsey Amin, about the work we've done together on his blog and getting him up and running with social media.
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