How You Can Easily Find Blog Inspiration for Your Next Post It was a cool Tuesday morning and I was casually going about my morning at home prepping for my business trip to Tennessee later that afternoon. I went through my normal routine and was at the airport 2 hours before my flight was scheduled […]
Erasing Your Blogging Goals and Starting Over
Blogging goals are a lot like other goals…unfortunately Did you make blogging goals this year? Good for you! Did you fail in meeting those goals this year? Join the club! Just like New Year’s resolutions, bloggers tend to fail at keeping blogging goals. Sorry, but it’s true. I do it all the time…shhhhh. In fact, […]
Optimize Your Blog Marketing and Stop Wasting Time
Do you ever feel like you are taking a shotgun approach to your blog marketing? Pushing links here and posting on social media there? Well, you are not alone. Most bloggers do the same thing. Whether knowing this provides comfort or not is questionable but it does let you know that you are not the only one […]
The Problem With Your Blog is Bigger Than You Think
The other day I was working on a blog post and I was looking through my collection of past notes that I keep stored neatly in Evernote. While perusing through the seemingly never-ending stack of notes I came across a word I haven’t seen in years. “Technorati.” I was taken aback and somewhat shocked! If you’ve […]
Why Your Long-Term Goals are Worthless
In 2008 on the campus of Stanford University, Evan Spiegel meets Reggie Brown. They are both young freshman on the sprawling campus and are settling into the college life. Soon after, they meet Bobby Murphy who is a software developer. Fast forward a few years to 2011 and Spiegel and Brown are about to complete their junior year […]
3 Ways the Be-Everywhere Strategy Leads You Nowhere
This column was originally published on Entrepreneur.com on June 6, 2016. LINK When you first begin your journey as an online entrepreneur, you are quickly introduced to a number of experts, gurus and even a few ninjas. All of them offering actionable advice for those trying to succeed in their quest of pursuing the work […]
A Simple Strategy to Help You Figure Out Where Your Blog is Really Headed
Get a firm grasp on your blog’s true potential by revisiting your current situation In my day job, I serve as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for a small government consulting firm. I ascended to this role after years of working for large Systems Integrators in the trenches, delivering innovative technical solutions for government clients.
Stop Your Blog From Spiraling Out of Control
There’s a popular saying that is typically attributed to Abraham Lincoln and it goes a little something like this: “If I had 4 hours to chop down a tree I’d spend the first two hours sharpening the axe.” – Abraham Lincoln Now, there is a lot of muddiness around this quote and many question whether […]
5 Ways to Get Back on Track With Your Blogging, Number 2 is Everything
Do you like to work out? Do you like to hit the gym and feel all swoll? Of course, you do. Nothing feels better than walking out of the gym knowing you just put in work. Your spirit is awake, your mind feels clear, and your body…well, your body might be hurting a bit but […]
4 Mistakes You’re Making as a New Blogger
Avoid These Common Blogging Mistakes and You’ll Soon Hit Your Stride Everyone makes mistakes when first starting out with a new endeavor in life, and bloggers are no different. As you come down from your initial high of rolling out your new blog it is important to take stock of your situation and to understand […]