Since I announced this promotion and had two drawings, I’ve had two winners. That means there are four spots left, and I just drew new numbers! If you have my business card from SOBCon 08 and one of the numbers in the headline is on the back, you have won an hour of free phone [...]
I just found out that, according to newly improved Alexa rankings, Remarkablogger is in the top 100 Internet Business Blogs. But since I’m number 48, you could say it’s really the top 50. This is a list compiled by Business Opportunities and Ideas blog, who took the time to look at the Alexa numbers. The [...]
If you attended SOBCon this year, you may have received my business card. On the back of that card was a number. If that number matches any of the numbers above in headline, you just won yourself an hour’s worth of free blog consulting by phone! The only way you will know if you’ve won [...]
I’ve never done this before, and I realized it was high time I showcased some posts from my blog consulting clients:
Cousin Meag’s Killer Party Tacos by Sue Bette on Feelgood Eats
Anybody There? by Steve Yastrow.
Drinking and Mothering - Where do You Stand? on MomTini Lounge.
Video Sneak Peek of Classes at SAFS by Aaron Cohen of [...]
This post is part 2 in a series. Part 1 is here.
Choices you have when starting a Web site
The technical choices you have when starting a Web site can be overwhelming. The situation isn’t helped by shady characters trying to rip you off and well-meaning but ignorant Web designers who don’t know as much as [...]
They’re the only guys in a bar on a Sunday morning. The bartender tries to make some conversation with them. He asks the Internet marketer what he does for a living.
The Internet marketer says to the bartender, “I’m in Internet marketing.”
“Oh, really?” says the bartender. “You sell internet service?”
“No,” says the Internet marketer as straightens [...]
In my work as a blog consultant, I often add a blog onto a client’s existing site. Sometimes, this involves moving a WordPress.com blog to a self-hosted solution. Sometimes, it involves changing the underlying hosting platform from Windows to Linux, because that’s what WordPress runs on.
The Sticking Point - Original Site Design
The sticking point for [...]
February 11, 2008 – 7:50 am
Many people are either too busy or are not technical enough to perform the regular tasks required to maintain a blog beyond writing posts. The Blog Wrangler is a combined maintenance, backup, and traffic analysis service.
Blog Maintenance Service
The Blog Wrangler includes maintenance. As soon as a new version of WordPress is available, your blog will [...]
February 8, 2008 – 7:52 am
I was approached by a prospective client recently for help with their blog. Problem was, their problem wasn’t their blog — it was their sales process and their products & services. They were getting hurt on price because they couldn’t reach the decision-makers until their message had already been weakened by gatekeepers so that it [...]
February 7, 2008 – 11:36 am
Author, speaker, and consultant Steve Yastrow, an expert in cultivating customer relationships, recognizes the power of blogs to help foster and strengthen customer relationships. Steve frequently writes for the Tom Peters blog, and is the author of two books, Brand Harmony and the newly published We: The Ideal Customer Relationship.
Why a blog?
Steve’s a master [...]
October 15, 2007 – 5:37 am
I wanted to offer something on a smaller scale than paying me hourly or hiring me for a larger project. Something almost like a “product” that nearly anyone could afford. A blog review with a written report that you can use as a roadmap going forward seems like just the thing.
October 12, 2007 – 5:57 am
This post is the fifth and last in a series of 5 free quick blog reviews worth a total of $500 that I’m giving away to promote my blog consultancy. First review: Caroline Middlebrook, Livin Online.
Theme Playground
First Impressions
Ryan Imel blogs about WordPress and theme design at the wonderfully named Theme Playground. Ryan and I are [...]
October 11, 2007 – 5:31 am
This post is the fourth in a series of 5 free quick blog reviews worth a total of $500 that I’m giving away to promote my blog consultancy. First review: Caroline Middlebrook, Livin Online.
MarcoRichter.net
MarcoRichter.net has a rather audacious (and copied) tagline: “The Miscellaneous Ramblings of an Internet Tycoon.” I’m going to believe that tagline is [...]
October 10, 2007 – 5:34 am
This post is the third in a series of 5 free quick blog reviews worth a total of $500 that I’m giving away to promote my blog consultancy. First review: Caroline Middlebrook, Livin Online.
unTECHy
First impressions
Keith runs unTECHy, a blog whose tag line says it’s about “online reviews from an unTECHy point of view.
The navigation of [...]
October 9, 2007 – 5:15 am
This post is the second in a series of 5 free quick blog reviews worth a total of $500 that I’m giving away to promote my blog consultancy. I review a blog called DCS Media.
October 8, 2007 – 4:43 am
This post is the first in a series of 5 free quick blog reviews worth a total of $500 that I’m giving away to promote my blog consultancy.
October 4, 2007 – 5:23 am
Late last month I ran a little promotion for free quick blog reviews going to five people who submitted their their blog URLs. I said I would choose five blogs from the entries based on whether they would be good examples for me to display my insights and skill as a blog consultant.
So, here are [...]
October 3, 2007 – 5:11 am
Biodynamic gardening
Challenge blog: Feeding your family exclusively from your own garden
Composting
DIY recycled/reclaimed garden fixtures, planters, and tools
Garden gadget and tools review
Gardening frugality and “hacks”
Growing organic and heirloom tomatoes
Growing organic Roses
Growing your own organic grains
Mushroom-growing blog
Organic and heirloom seed-saving
Organic apple orcharding
Organic berries: blueberries, raspberries, etc.
Organic cattle/beef
Organic container gardening
Organic culinary herb garden
Organic garlic growing, preserving, and using
Organic [...]
September 28, 2007 – 5:54 am
Photo: mConnors.
In order to give a taste of how valuable it can be to have a blog consultant, I’m running a little promotion: submit your blog’s URL to me in the comments of this post and I will choose 5 of them for a quick review.
Guidelines
No automated or scraper blogs
No blogs about pornographic or illegal [...]
September 19, 2007 – 4:28 am
Blog coaching shortens the blogging learning curve and helps you be the best you can at it in the shortest possible time. If you’re serious about having the benefits of a business blog, you will find a good blog coach or consultant is well worth your investment. This is a clear value in trading money for time.
September 4, 2007 – 5:50 am
Michael Martine announces that he’s making himself available as a blog consultant for a wide range of blog-related needs that you or your company may have, from planning and policy to design and SEO.
