May 25, 2017 | Communications
If you’ve read Rewired, you might remember that the first section of the book aims to prove that social networking isn’t new. In fact, it’s as old as humanity. We’ve always sought connection. We’ve always spread news socially and...
May 15, 2017 | Communications
If you and I were to meet for coffee and I were to ask you this question… Based on your experience, what is one important trait I should develop in my life to be successful? How would you answer? Or how about… What is one skill you think every recent high...
Apr 12, 2017 | Communications
WordPress is powerful. But it gets even better. WordPress is open source software, supported by a huge community of web developers who are continually finding ways to make it do more through the use of plugins. A plugin is just an add-on, and there are a few that I...
Mar 24, 2017 | Communications, Leadership, Marketing
You can’t get anywhere without people. You can have a fantastic vision, well-developed systems, an expensive education, a leadership library, and a slew of business tools. But if you don’t have people, you ain’t goin’ nowhere! And here’s...
Mar 16, 2017 | Communications
Obviously, building a strong email list is essential. And along the way, people will unsubscribe. It’s inevitable. If you have hundreds of thousands of subscribers, you won’t pay a bit of attention, but when you have just thousands, or hundreds, or even...
Feb 27, 2017 | Communications
Social networking is personal, but it moves quickly to be deep. Blogging is better because content sticks around. But email is the holy grail of personalized marketing. So here’s the rule: Never build a website without building an email list! Why is email so...
Feb 8, 2017 | Communications
I’ve watched blogging change lives. Namely, mine. But that’s a long story. One of my great frustrations in life is running across awesome people with great stories and world-changing ideas who just aren’t quite willing to pull the trigger and launch...
Jan 28, 2017 | Communications, Money
I’m a skeptic. I’ve been burned before and I understand sales copy enough to know when I’m being played. So let me say right up front – I hate the name “Wealthy Affiliate.” I avoided even giving the site a glance for a long time...
Jan 20, 2017 | Communications
The more I talk to people about blogging, the more I realize that the people I’m talking to have all kinds of potential influence, but they just don’t know the very first steps to take to get set up. That might describe you. You’ve got an idea for a...
Jan 19, 2017 | Communications
Every leader needs to be blogging in this social economy. And when you start doing a little research about how to start a blog, you’ll inevitably come across hundreds of blog posts, ebooks, and resources suggesting that the first three steps to starting a blog...