Reader Larisa Church of Idea Catchers sent me an update on a cool contest they’re doing. I love this!
“Our company recently launched an "Ugly E-Commerce Contest" and we’re seeking entries for independent retailers, online store owners, mail order catalogs and the like to submit their Web sites for a chance to win a new [...]

You may have noticed by now that we have no snow in the barren muddy hills of Vermont and the North Country at the moment. So ski season’s kind of on hold (OK, I will admit to jumping the mud and rocks at Whiteface … amazing how long a little fake snow will stick around.) [...]

Our reader, Frances Flynn Thorsen, contributed a useful comment to my post about the mysterious, spammy Google Alerts I was getting on searches for my name.
She wrote:
“Yep. This happens a lot. There are a lot of blog aggregators using honest feeds with good content to drive traffic to their web sites to capitalize [...]

Here’s a monster list for you of pretty much all the blog directories out there you can put yourself on. That should keep you busy for the holidays!
http://www.masternewmedia.org/rss/top55/
(If you’ve got a better one to share, we’d love to know about it!)

Admittedly I’m a sucker for funny holiday pass alongs – and boy, this is a GREAT example of viral marketing at it’s best. Check out Office Max’s Elf Yourself mini video. Starring yours truly (it’s not that big a deal … you can star in it, too.) Have fun! http://www.elfyourself.com/?userid=3c1b732f006fb35ce18b1ccG06122004
It’s my way of saying [...]

Last week I posted on Joeann Fossland’s virtual tour to support CARE. I was curious to learn how that netted out for her in terms of traffic and money raised for her cause.
What’s the increase of traffic to your blog you’re seeing since you began your CARE initiative? The best spikes in traffic happen [...]

One of the great things that happens at the holidays is that it’s a real chance to give back to your people … the very folks who read your blog, your ezine, hit your site, pass your work along, and generally keep you in business. (Not to mention allow you to live your life purpose.) [...]

I’m pleased to announce that no less than the excellent Andrea Lee and I will be hosting a special monthly club that’s going to mean the end of your to-do list meltdown! Why? Cause we know that you coaches and small biz consultants out there could probably get along fine without one more bit of [...]

Last week I blogged about the value of creating a cool comic strip on your blog or site. (I’m actually about to launch a web page with a comic strip on it just for fun.) Guy Kawasaki submitted a comment identifying the source of that cool comic-building software … Comic Life. Only for your Mac [...]

OK, I’m confused. For the last month, my Google Alerts account has been returning at least two Google Alert notices to me every day. (Google Alert is a service you can sign up for that lets you know when any keywork you plug in, including your name, gets a new listing in their organic search [...]