As a seasoned SEO and Google Certified Advertising Professional, I have used several free tools over the years to monitor the performance of my sites and the search engine rankings of competitor sites. Recently, I decided to test out some paid SEO and link monitoring software including today’s two featured software programs, a website ranking software, [...]
To say Jack Welch is cocky is a gross understatement. Legend has it that some twelve years after he joined GE , Welch announced at his annual performance review his plan to become CEO. And that was in fact just what the brazen young engineer did. In 1981, Welch stepped into the roll of GE’s youngest Chairman and CEO ever.
With everything bloggers have to do to stay competitive, it’s often the most confusing tasks that get set aside. Important aspects of successful blogging, like the traffic and analytics part of the game get overlooked. For most bloggers, the content and monetization efforts take precedence. Yet, understanding your traffic and the important numbers behind your analytics can help you become a much better blogger.
You know that asshat who keeps sending you trackback spam for Casino sites and Viagra offers? Yeah, well… umm… that was kinda… well it was ME. Am I sorry about it? Yeah, sometimes I get really choked up about it–like the other day when I got some caviar caught in my throat and tripped over that suitcase full of cash on the way to get more champagne.
Blogging doesn’t have to be a “what do I want to write today?” exercise. It can be as formal or as informal as you’d like it to be, but should you have specific goals for how blogging influences the rest of your business communications and online relationship building, it might help to have a [...]
Except for the fact that John Atkinson refuses to rename his company at my request, Pimp My News is a useful product. It lets one receive audio recitations of one’s RSS-enabled blog posts. I’m using it on my iPhone and occasionally let the thing read me some of Pete’s team’s rantings on Mashable and a few other “cant-miss” blogs. I like it because I can close my eyes and listen for a while.
It seems a whole lot of Copyblogger readers have started paying attention to Frank Kern in the last week. If that’s you, and you’re considering buying his Mass Control 2.0 training today, Monday the 16th, you’ll want to check this out.
Have you ever noticed something on a website and immediately realized you’re not sure when it got there? I use Google Reader multiple times a day, and never saw the “browse for stuff” option. So, today, I clicked it.
Most don’t realize that Stoicism was a tried and true ancient way of life, a way of engaging the world. While there were many Stoics and many variations on the central tenets, here are 3 basic principles that I have taken to heart…