General Discussion
Here’s A Hot Topic: Google SideWiki
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Greetings.
Last week, Google introduced a new toolbar. In typical Google fashion, it’s made a huge splash… although it’s probably not the type of feedback that they were looking for.
This new toolbar is called Sidewiki and it gives web browsers the ability to write comments on any website. Now it doesn’t actually write the comments on [...]
Here’s A Great Success Story
Saturday, August 15th, 2009Greetings,
I want to share with you a story. It’s a story that is a really great example of where networking and developing relationships can really help open doors for your career.
It was May of 2007 when I saw a post in an online marketing forum. It was a post for somebody that had an extra [...]
Your Mid-Year Business Check-up
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Greetings,
I was straightening up my desk today and happened to look at my desk calendar. That was when I realized that 2009 is almost halfway over.
I quickly did a mental review of the goals I set for this year. A few of them I had already achieved. I’m on pace to meet some additional ones [...]
Getting Stuff Done Quicker
Saturday, February 28th, 2009One of the cool things about my business is that I can work practically anywhere in the world. Sometimes I’m working in my home office. Other times I’m hanging out in my local coffee shop using my laptop.
For the longest time, I used to carry a paper and pencil daytimer. Then I tried using email [...]
Winners of Clayton Makepeace’s Holiday Contest
Friday, January 16th, 2009Last month, Clayton Makepeace ran a contest to help promote his site. Each contestant could choose to create an email, online video (YouTube was recommended), or blog post that told in their own words why people should check out the great free resources on Clayton’s site.
Just by entering the contest, everyone was given a free [...]
When One Door Closes…
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008Earlier this week, copywriter Michel Fortin decided to close his copywriting forum, the largest one of the ‘Net. For many, it was a big shock. As a moderator on that forum, I can honestly say I wasn’t surprised.
Michel wrote an emotional letter which he posted on the front of his forum explaining his reasons behind [...]