Have we forgotten that blogging is about adding value to the lives of our readers? As authors, we’re not working tirelessly toward hitting that big, shiny publish button simply to say that we’ve put out another article. We’re doing it because we have something to say…and because what we have…

Probably one of the most difficult questions people have to ask themselves when starting and maintaining a blog is whether or not the blog will be personal or business. I treat all of my sites as a business, and while some of them are not directly monetized, or may only…

When I started writing my elevator pitch for my blog, I wondered why an elevator pitch is so important, so I didn’t write a single word of it. Later on I got to thinking why I should. An elevator pitch helps you to find out what your blog is really…

I have recently been lucky enough to be invited into a small group of blogging professionals and to experience their daily life as professional bloggers. These are guys who can easily pull 40+ comments in one post and their websites have the amount of activity and views that…

If you’re like most people, then you’ve probably been trying to figure out a way to make money on twitter without spamming or reducing the quality of your twitter stream. Who wouldn’t want to make extra cash in their spare time?
My Likes is a great step in that direction.…

Creating a website solution that fits the needs of the company while meeting or exceeding the expectations of search engines and users is challenging.  The first steps in understanding how to build a search engine friendly site is to design a site for the user first and the…

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…

Open with your best joke.
It’s a fundamental piece of advice I give my students as a comedy coach.
Virtually all stand-up comics adhere to this philosophy. I implore you to watch one perform their act and see how often it’s true. The funniest joke of their set will…

Elegant Themes has got to be the hottest WordPress template club on the internet. They’ve been pushing out a new template about twice a month for a long time and for only $19.95 per year you can download and use all of them.
It’s not $19.95 per template. It’s $19.95…

First I would like to say something in honor of the late Michael Jackson. Even though you might have hated him, loved him, made fun of him, or adored him, what ever you felt about him you have to know one basic thing. He was a great performer and singer.…