So in the words of Ed Koch, former mayor of NYC, ‘how’m I doin’?’ Not bad at all as it turns out. Last week and this week, I’ve more than doubled my blog traffic. Here’s the report from the highly convenient Site Meter
          Unique Visits            Total ………………………. 15,813     [...]

For a long time I’ve been advising folks to put an Feedblitz sign up box on their blog so folks can be automatically informed via email when you post. Good idea, right? Yes … but it turns out to be a little limited.
I’m hearing opinions that Feedburner provides an as-good or better sign up service.  [...]

A group of blog posts from many different authors. Happens once per week, everyone emails in their favorite post on the given topic for that week. Whoever hosts the carnival for that week, cooks it up as a summary and posts it on their blog.
Different host every week. Everyone sends in their best of post [...]

We all know the importance of key words and key phrases when it comes to driving web traffic and loading up your site with visitors. The thing is, how do you use them on a day to day basis?
I’m finding it’s a state of mind. Like … think keywords and key phrases when you post. [...]

I have just been blinded by an interesting web truth. Yeah, I’ve always known the key metric to follow in your blog stats is ‘Unique Visitors’ which is … just that. Individuals who drop in and read your stuff.
But recently I’ve noticed reporters for New York Magazine, in their Feb cover story about blogging, interchanging [...]

I’m learning a lot about blogging from the class I’m leading with Andy Wibbels, Blog Your Way to a Bestseller. Listening to Andy’s blog promo experiences is really opening my eyes to what’s possible … and how long it does (or doesn’t) take to establish yourself.
Basically you have to practice good Blog Promo Hygiene. That [...]

Recently I listened to a teleclass with a Craig’s List expert who was talking about how to use that excellent web of sites to enroll your event, teleclass, or group. I was really impressed.
Basically, Craig’s List is a web of 191 websites all over the world with specific geographic locations - the hub is the [...]

No, not me, silly (though I did just lose my braces so I took the liberty of retouching my head shot.) This blog’s fresh from rebranding and a redesign by the fabulous Shari Horne.
I did this to tighten up my brand and create a bigger presence for my bonus, with which I hope to [...]

One of my readers, the highly respected art business consultant Alyson Stanfield wrote:
"I recently added a button that anyone can download and put on his or her blog. It’s in the left column. I was told to make it about 100 pixels wide."
Alyson’s button looks like this:

The idea is that other folks might [...]

OK … I need a blogroll. Originally, I wasn’t going to get one. It seemed extraneous - and vaguely narcissistic. Like, who really cares who my ‘professional crushes’ are, as the excellent Andy Wibbels puts it.
Ah, but now I see the wisdom. I’ve been making all kinds of blog buddies lately - people I [...]