Does everything Google touch turn to gold? Not quite but Google does have an incredible track record for innovation. I guess that’s what happens when Google lets their employees spend 20% of their time on any project they want! Several months ago, I posted a Google Wave preview from the 2009 Google I/O Developer Conference. [...]
Archive for November, 2009
As many of you know, I’m a frugal theme guy. I use it on several of my sites and I think it’s an awesome theme. How many times have you seen someone promote a theme when they’ve never used it themselves? Nothing wrong with that but if you really want to know the details from [...]
Although visitors at Free Blog Help represent 35 different countries, 47% of them are from the US. That means most of you are not celebrating Thanksgiving with me this Thursday! For those of you who do not know, Thanksgiving is a day when we get our families together and simply be thankful for anything and [...]
Back in the nineteenth century, people used to stand on a soapbox on a street corner when they had something to say publicly. During those times, the topics were usually politics, religion, and … politics. In 1999, I spearheaded the consulting division of one of the top interactive agencies in the US. We did things [...]
Out of the hundreds of millions of blogs in existence today, whether it’s due to your promotion, a quality referral, or simply dumb luck, a reader somehow ends up on yours! So how do we ensure we captivate our new guest? I think we can all agree that many blogs are terrible. Visitors can tell [...]
In early October, the FTC made a big announcement regarding endorsements. Basically, starting December 1, 2009, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will require bloggers to disclose payments from companies for reviewing their products. You can read the entire new FTC endorsement guide if you want but for most bloggers, a “how does that affect me” [...]
How many articles have you written on your blog? 50? 100? 500? OK, how many are on currently viewable on your home page? 5? 10? So what happens to all the ones that are no longer on your home page? They get buried! Of course, there are many ways to revive them like republishing or [...]
I am a business professional
with an entrepreneurial spirit. Although I have an MBA and managed websites and IT departments
for several Fortune 500 companies ...