From the department of irrelevance in advertising
Google gets it right much of the time. Sometimes they get it really wrong. And they’re not the only ones. I just sent an email, having to do with some rewritten text, from my Gmail … Read more
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Nine tips for giving better workshops
I’ve put on a handful of workshops in the last couple years. My most recent Blog Blitz! workshop was, for me, the least successful of my workshops. Yet, while I came away feeling like I … Read more
On the need to read
It always surprises me, no matter how many times I hear it, when people tell me they don’t read books anymore. I wrote a novel a couple years back. I asked some friends to give … Read more
Blog Strategy, or How to Avoid No Man’s Land
Together with Annie Jacobsen of Assisted Transitions, I have been hosting a series of events called Blog Blitz! Our third workshop, this Tuesday 4:00-6:00, will focus on defining a blog niche and devising an actionable … Read more
Find your blog niche or get lost (like a sock)
How many blogs do you read? 5? 10? 30? You probably have an expectation of what you can find on each blog you read regularly. Whether it’s mothering, parenthood, money-saving household tips, or branding and … Read more