Send to Kindle: Automatically or On Demand?

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Amazon's done it again! Not only do they keep an empty chair to represent their client at meetings, it seems they actually "listen" to that client. For those who adore their Kindles (and there are many!), you can now save documents, blog posts and more directly to your Kindle device. For example, look at the top of this blog post -- up by the social media sharing buttons.  You now see a "Send to Kindle" button (note that you also see it … [Read more...]

Google’s latest change and how it affects your business — and you

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It's true. . .Google made another change to their algorithms last week which has big implications for business owners.  And if you're focused on your ideal client, writing posts and articles which speak to them and your specialty, this is all great news. If you're all over the place, not sure who you're speaking to and trying to be everything to everyone, well. . .not so much. Google customizes your searches based on previous searches, … [Read more...]

Celebrating #30DayBlog Challenge Completers/Finishers

CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who signed up for the 30 Day Blog Challenge! It's tough to commit to doing something every day, especially when life interferes and things seem to conspire to take you off course. Of those who officially registered, the following achieved their goal of blogging 30 times in 30 days: … [Read more...]

Last day of #30DayBlog Challenge

CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who joined -- whether you completed the Challenge (blogging at least 30 times in the 30 days, with each post at least 100 words) or simply increased the number of your postings, CONGRATULATIONS for stepping out and taking the Challenge!   The Challenge officially ends at midnight (your time) tonight.   Tomorrow, I'll be announcing everyone who signed up and completed the task -- both on this blog and … [Read more...]

Unexpected Observations from 30-Day Blogging Challenge

My goal in creating this 30 Day Blogging Challenge was to inspire you, and me, to blog more frequently -- if you made the daily goal, FABULOUS! If you didn't, at least you blogged more than you otherwise would have. Thus creating winners on all sides: you for getting increased traffic and your target audience for having access to more of your content. We're 2/3 through the blogging challenge and here are several of my … [Read more...]

Subjects for your blog posts/ezine articles #30DayBlog

We're almost halfway through the #30DayBlog Challenge and I know some of you are beginning to wonder -- what else can I post about? After all, as Liz Schneider posted on Facebook when asked how she was doing with the Challenge: "[I] don't want to bore people by talking about things that are not pertinent to my business or what I'd love to help them with. Perhaps I am making each article too complex (thus too long, lots of work to … [Read more...]

30 Day Blogging Challenge — Are YOU In?

As you know, I'm a HUGE fan of action in your business. 30 Day Blogging Challenges are a great way to get in the habit of doing one ordinary thing each and every day which moves your business forward. Like the money game where you start with a dollar and double it daily, posting daily on your blog will soon bring exponential results. The rules are simple: your first and last name must appear somewhere on your blog you must write at least … [Read more...]

What happens when you fail to track

For the past month I've been involved in a 30 day blogging challenge hosted by Connie Ragen Green and have been blogging right along. "Right along"...today I counted my posts and realized that I'm falling far short of the "30 posts in 30 days" and since the challenge ends tonight, this is one goal that I won't meet -- well, I could, but then you'd be inundated with blog posts this evening and … [Read more...]

[SmarTini Tip] Expert Credibility: How to let your clients give it to you

If you've been around the "online world" a while, you know that "content is king" -- after all, it's generally expected that you should: * publish a weekly/biweekly email newsletter * "touch" your clients in offline ways * post 2-3 times a week to your blog * host your own teleseminars and be guests on others * contribute daily to Facebook and Twitter and the above is all *at a minimum* and … [Read more...]