Why Twitter Is Like Online Dating
My dear friend Cat, who teaches at a local acting school (and runs Biz Books), recently did a giveaway of one of my books to her students. The contest was, they had to get on twitter, and one of them […]
10 Easy Ways to Write Better Blog Posts [Infographic]
I‘m on a bit of a blogging roll these days, and I found this great infographic a few weeks back from Melonie Dodaro, and pinned it. I’ve been sharing lots of infographics lately–and why not? They’re visual, they’re smart, and […]
Getting Free $hit as a Blogger: an Interview with Leeann Froese
Exciting news!! I’m starting a new series on Monetizing Your Blog! Check in at the end of this post for details. I missed Leeann Froese and Eschelle Westwood’s (Mumfection.com) presentation at Northern Voice a couple of weeks back (because I had […]
My New Fave WP Plugin: Click to Tweet
Here’s my social media philosophy: make it stupid easy. If you want people to respond positively to your calls to action, you need to make it easy for them to do so. Click To Tweet By that I mean, if […]
Facebook #Hashtags are Here!
Well, the rumours are true! This week, I finally got hashtags on my Facebook. I have long been an outspoken hater of Facebook hashtags. The main reason why was because they are, as I saw recently quoted, “as useless as […]
Power Sluething Your Audience, PLUS a pro-tip
A couple months back, I was trying to decide what I should pitch to the Northern Voice organizing committee for a workshop this year. I’ve been a presenter at NV since 2010 (note the orange “Bloggable” shirt from that year), and it’s […]
5 Ideas for Using Instagram for Business [Infographic]
I just came back from teaching a social media bootcamp in Powell River last weekend to a bunch of what were primarily visual artists. I love introducing new tools to people. I know Instagram has been around for a couple […]
Guest Post: The ROI of Social Media
I was away teaching a social media bootcamp all weekend, so I have a guest post for you today. I was never a fan of the cocktail party-variety networking scene. I will never be one to dart around a room […]
Tools for Managing Your Email
I went to this cool productivity conference a couple of weeks ago, hosted by Steve Dotto. Lots of good speakers and information. Productivity is a big issue for most of us. We don’t have enough time in the day to […]
Happy Birthday, WordPress!
Last monday night, I joined a big crowd of fellow WordPress enthusiasts at The Elephant and Castle in downtown Vancouver to celebrate WordPress’ 10th Anniversary. It was the local chapter of an international celebration. I’ve been using WordPress for almost […]