Archive for the ‘Commanding Influence’ Category
Finding Success On and Off The Battlefield
Posted on March 13, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot10 Vibrant Responses
As an Infantryman in the United States Army, I’m a trained professional and I know exactly what I have to do to achieve success. I’ve studied, practiced and observed the military tactics that will allow my fire team to accomplish every mission that gets handed to us.
Every day I stand confident that I can…
Building a Brand Around Your Blog
Posted on March 9, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot10 Vibrant Responses
In a recent community discussion article entitled What is a Brand? you provided some amazing concepts about the building blocks for a successful brand for a business or a blog.
It was also neat to note the shift in perspective that so many of us have clearly made in our ideas of
How To Build Your Blog Through Social Media
Posted on March 8, 2010 - by Michael Stenger18 Vibrant Responses
With the explosion of social media the last several years, the internet is becoming even more interesting. People just like you and I are building big brands and building their blogs, on a platform that costs zip, zero, nada, just some time and effort.
Just the other day I came across a…
When Did Social Media Stop Being Social?
Posted on March 6, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot30 Vibrant Responses
According to dictionary.com, the word social refers to the relations of human beings in a community. Technology has now brought us together into a broad, global online community. Twitter, facebook, and other forms of social media have brought us together. They now allow us to connect with each…
Group Discussion: What is a Brand?
Posted on March 4, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot15 Vibrant Responses
I believe that a brand is what people think of when they think of you, your business or your website. It’s not necessarily just a logo or a slogan.
It’s whatever comes to the minds of the people because that is a direct reflection of what you are promoting. Not necessarily what you are trying…
The 15 Most Influential Bloggers in 2010
Posted on March 1, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot63 Vibrant Responses
People have many misconceptions about leadership and influence. Many mistakenly believe that leadership is about a title or a position as if being a manager in a corporate environment means that you must be a good leader. Sometimes that may be true, but not always.
True leadership cannot be handed to someone in a title…
It’s Time to Start Leading Your Community
Posted on February 27, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot19 Vibrant Responses
Blogs have evolved into so much more than just random thoughts splattered onto the internet. They’re more than just words now. They’ve grown into communities and meeting places. They’ve become sources of information and discussion where people can rally together around things that they’re really passionate about.
Blogs are communities now. They’re villages…
How to Attract Huge Sponsors for Contests
Posted on February 24, 2010 - by Helmi Abdullah18 Vibrant Responses
I am sure that almost all of us, bloggers and blog readers love blog contest. For bloggers, it can be the best way to promote more interactions, get more incoming traffics and get to know with new blog readers. For blog readers on the other hand, contest can provide to them with best chance of getting some…
The 30 Most Vital & Important SEO Factors
Posted on February 22, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot32 Vibrant Responses
Bloggers and webmasters are constantly wondering why Google is such a bully to some websites and why they are so positive toward others. What are the keys to building a successful presence on the search engine results pages? What are the most important SEO factors for getting your site discovered by Google’s…
The Real Purpose for Building Alliances
Posted on February 18, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot36 Vibrant Responses
