Yes, I did say ‘pitchman’, but really- you are a salesman of your blog even if you are not selling anything for cash. You are trying to connect and influencing people whether outside or inside your expertise. Like Billy Mays was, he was confident in his products and with his loud voice and knack for
[Continue Reading...]Blogging and Social Identities: Make Yourself Available
With the increasing number of comments I have seen on my site, I am alarmed at the number of people who have not plugged into handy tools that I have blogged about, especially people I know to have businesses. One of the big ones is Gravatar. Gravatar allows you to sign up for free and
[Continue Reading...]The Power of Social Media & Michael Jackson
With the passing of Michael Jackson in mid 2009, there has been an amazing thing. People are showing their concerns for Michael Jackson and spreading news via Twitter, Facebook, blogs, normal online news sites, and more. Of course, Michael Jackson has always been someone to talk about. He was a very influential man within pop
[Continue Reading...]10 Twitter Backgrounds For Download!
Yep, it is true! I have put together some simple backgrounds you can use for Twitter. These are different from the other backgrounds I have put up in the past as they are full size at 1300×1500 pixels and should cover your entire background instead of tile. Here are a few examples. The rest can
[Continue Reading...]Taking the Bidding Out of Freelancing: CrowdSpring.com
Well, as usual, I end up stumbling on something by chance and this time is was CrowdSpring.com. CrowdSpring is a site that gives freelancers a way to put their best work forward instead of bidding. How? Well, when you sign up and fill out your portfolio, you can go and browse the job postings. When
[Continue Reading...]How To Appreciate Your Web Developers
Let us face it, web developers can be under-appreciated. Most offer their work for free and ask for nothing. The problem is, some of these developers come up with great things. What spurred this topic on… well, the topic came up in the WordPress group in LinkedIn. It was apparent that I was not the
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