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Friday Podcast Episode 2: Podcasting – From Good to Great

Great podcasts are a combination of stellar performances from both:

  • Presenter
  • Podcast content

In this edition, I look at the components of a successful presenter.
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You MUST Take Ownership of Your Blog

It seems like common sense, but if your blog carries your name or your businesses’ name, then the weight of monitoring or moderating the blog lies on you or a representative you name.you must take ownership of your blog

A tactic among spam marketers seems to be placing innocent comments on blog posts to do a recon on the comment procedures on a blog.

It typically involves a generic comment like “Hi” or “Nice blog”, and it may have an originating domain, and sometimes it doesn’t.

Which seems innocent and you might be tempted Continue reading

Friday Podcast Episode 1: The Advantages of Podcasting Over Text Blogging

Today marks the inaural episode of the Friday Podcast.

Enjoy the broadcast and for those who like the notes, they’re located below:

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Podcast Session Notes:

  • What is podcasting?

It is a way of distributing audio content over the Internet.
Content is usually hosted on websites and blogs.

  • Why’s podcasting useful?

Podcasting – personalizes the user experience.

A major advantage over text-based blogging: podcasting conveys intangible qualities:
Readers typically better able to get a glimpse of the blogger or website owner’s personality.

You get a sense of how does the person sounds…and make inferences about their personality, education, intelligence.

These snap decisions may or may not be correct, nonetheless, first impressions do count.

It’s generally said that Continue reading

Does Onsite Event Blogging Provide Any Value? And Nicole Eggers Video Broadcasts

Sleepyblogger Robyn Tippins questions whether live blogging at the sidelines of an event has much value (Liveblogging Of Any Value To Those Not There?)

I can identify with her sentiment that: “I’m wondering (aloud I suppose) if I’m the only one who finds the typical disjointed, rambling liveblogging posts are of any real value to offsite readers?

Here’s my take:

It’s nothing to do with whether the blogging is live or not.

It has everything to do with your content and your presentation.

As an example, look at presenter Nicole Eggers on WebProNews.

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Nicole Egger, WebProNews video news update presenter

Besides being very easy on the eyes, Nicole presents WebProNews updates throughout the day.

What makes readers continue to come back is the amount of useful information they get within the 2-4 minute video broadcasts.

No medium is perfect however, Continue reading

Launch of Laura Alter’s Blog

I first got to know of Laura Alter from PlanetAndrea (aka Andrea Schoemaker).

Laura attended the inaugural Elite Retreat and has been very successful in her brick-and-mortar computer business and is also owner of the popular NotebookForums site too.

Besides having 3 sweet kids (her 5 year old plays a mean game of warcraft), she’s pretty tech savvy.

Check out her blog:

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Laura Alter’s blog

Laura’s got one of the prettiest WordPress templates I’ve seen Continue reading

Do You Spend Too Much Time Blogging? Blog Strategically

A complaint I hear is that “blogging takes too much time”.

And then I find out the Internet Marketer has only filed one or two weeks worth of posts before giving up.

Here’s a strategy of developing blog content quickly.

  • Multitask

As you’re surfing the net for research, build a file of interest content, note down their URLs, network with your fellow Internet Marketers, catch up on trends.

  • Develop a Position/Opinion

Think of how the development affects you, or your niche. What is the impact, what are the implications? How will it affect your current plans. Come up with Continue reading