24/05/2013

A Secret Method that I use for Getting Things Done

get-things-done

You know that feeling when there's a sticking point, something that is holding you back form achieving the success, the happiness that you so rightly deserve? Hey, I'm pretty sure you know what I'm talking about.... It can be that annual tax report you're too scared to even start thinking about... Or proofreading the ebook you've just written... Or maybe updating your website so you can proudly show it to colleagues or potential JV partners...   You know what I'm talking about, right? Or is it only me? I don't mean just any old burden but … [Read more...]

Veteran Blogger Interview – How to Become a Successful Blogger [Blogger Spotlight]

How to blog

VeteranBlogger.com is a site dedicated to help bloggers succeed online. A visit to the site reveals a wide variety of helpful articles on topics such as content creation, SEO, WordPress, affiliate marketing and more. I got to know Bapun, the owner of Vetran Blogger via Twitter. I've asked him a few questions... Bapun, as you describe on your blog, VeteranBlogger.com, you are an engineer and a longtime blogger from India. I was really moved by your bio, where you say that you dedicate this blog to bloggers, who left blogging just for the lack of proper … [Read more...]

Paper.li Tutorial – How to Boost your Social Connections in Less Than 5 Minutes [Social Thursday]

Paper.li tutorial

I was going to write this Paper.li tutorial for quite a while. A few weeks ago I was asked by one of my followers how to get Paper.li to work. As often happens, I've had many other things on my plate. Funnily enough, my tutorial couldn't be more timely, it seems. As this post from the Paper.li blog announces, the Swiss content curation service has reached a major milestone a few short days ago: 1 billion published articles! So what is Paper.li all about? Paper.li is a content curation service. It enables people to publish newspapers based on topics they … [Read more...]

Frank Emanuele Interview – How to Succeed in Social Media [Social Thursday]

Frank Emanuele

Like many other great people, I've met Frank Emanuele, aka Frank Ramblings, on Twitter. More on that in a second... Frank is a real social media geek with a wide range of interests, as you're about to hear. In this interview he shares the journey that has taken him from the MySpace trenches into joining the Likeable Media firm as a Community Manager. Likeable is an award-winning social media leveraging and word of mouth marketing firm with 200+ clients and offices in 3 cities.  Likeable Media see transparency as one of their core values (source: Likeable … [Read more...]

7 Effective Methods to Keep your Twitter Followers in the Loop [Social Thursday]

Keep your tweeters in the loop

If you're like me, you've been around the Twitter block. What I mean by that is that you know how to get Twitter to tick, how to make friends, get retweets and so on (if you're a completely new to Twitter watch this space, I'll take care of you as well). Further more, you may have even developed your cult, made a name for yourself and your followers see you as an authority. But there's a problem... As my girl @ConnerLawTweets (bless her) told me this morning: "Twitter is a busy, busy place." Over time you seem to lose touch with your followers and they just … [Read more...]