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10 Reasons Superbowl Commentators are Like Bloggers

If you’ve watched even one Superbowl, Superbowl pre-game show or halftime show, heck even any NFL game during the year, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about here. Football commentators, and the ones for the Superbowl especially, are almost like … Continue reading

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Dispelling Blogging Myths: No One Wants to Read About What I Have to Say

When I’m helping people first start blogging, one of the first objections (fears, concerns) is that no one will be interested in what they have to say. In nearly six years of blogging I have yet to find someone start … Continue reading

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Writing your first post [excerpt from the book]

This is an excerpt from “Chapter 3: Writing & Creating a conversation”, that I’m using as an example for the book on writing your first post… So your first post. The “Hello world, here I am. Time to listen up” … Continue reading

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Is using Google’s keyword tool for ideas pandering to SEO?

Getting new, fresh ideas for posts can be really hard. Honestly, now that I’m not pro-blogging anymore I just don’t seem to have the post output I used to have. There are hundreds of posts on how to get ideas … Continue reading

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My WordCamp Whistler Talk: How to build a website with WordPress, for normal people

Going to do this post in segments…first my slides: How to use to build a website using WordPress: For normal people View more presentations or upload your own. (tags: wordpress wordcamp) This is the “magic” code that fixes the problem … Continue reading

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Yeah what he said-Chris Brogan’s 40 tips for better content

I swear that Chris Brogan has got to be one of the smartest and affable people I know. I always read his stuff, usually the moment TwitterFeed pushes it out, and even if I might not learn something (which is … Continue reading

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