Jott.com is a free service that allows you to call in a message and have it transcribed and sent to your email account. I started using Jott in April and have, to date, only sent Jotts to myself. Well today that all changes! I’ve set up my Twitter account and my blog as Jott recipients.… Read More
While I’m not a large corporation, I’ve learned that creating content requires structure – structure I didn’t realize I needed when I started writing. Over time, I’ve created a process (supported by tools) for harvesting and developing ideas into posts. When I follow it, I have a steady stream of ideas and my only challenge… Read More
Some days I read more than I write. Some days I write more than I read. Some days I’m so busy, I do neither. Are people blogging less? Is that good or bad? The way I look at it we should write when we have something to say. I don’t always have something to say.… Read More
We can’t be serious all the time – right? Seriously, though, the links embedded in this story (story template courtesy of Successful Blog) are all great sources of information about publishing, media, marketing, and entrepreneurs. I read every one of them! This was just the fun and creative exercise I needed this (US) holiday weekend.… Read More
Liz Strauss challenged several people today to look over their blogging history, dust off five posts they’ve written, and share them again. What an interesting exercise! While a lot has changed over the past 18 months (just look at the fonts I used to use), many things have stayed the same. Character and Context are… Read More
If you’re self-employed and have ever struggled to articulate your business strategy, Tony D. Clark, Success from the Nest, has written a must read series about the business hierarchy of needs. While Tony’s intent is to assist the self-employed, I feel his hierarchy can be applied to any information or service oriented business as a… Read More
Blogging has been an educational opportunity for me. One thing I’ve learned is that bloggers love lists! They (we?) also love to take things and run with them, let them go, and see what they “morph” into. Here’s an example. It started with the Power 150 – a “Global Ranking of Top English-language Marketing Blogs”.… Read More
There’s this blog. It’s interesting, helpful, and even fun to read. It has a nice smiling (but professional) picture of its author. It’s beautifully designed, well written, typo free, and focused in its presentation. I have read it several times a week for months. Sometimes I leave comments, as do others. He inspires at least… Read More