The last few weeks I’ve taken a blogging hiatus. It wasn’t entirely intentional. My work schedule has been such that keeping up has been interesting to say the least. There have been fascinating new business consulting clients, speaking engagements, travel, new platforms from vendors to explore… In short, I just haven’t made the time for [...]
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Tag Archive: Blog
What Some Bloggers Are Doing Wrong with Their Email Feeds
Do you subscribe to blogs? You know, sign up to be emailed when the blog author posts a new article? I have a whole heap of blogs articles that get delivered to me on a daily basis. They’re a great way to keep current on what’s going on in my field, and it comes right [...]
What I Learned from a Post I Should Have Been More Careful in Writing
As many of you know, I attended BlogWorld in NY last week. There were some incredible sessions I attended, and I’ll be sharing some great takeaways with you this week. I also wrote a post last Friday about my concerns related to my perception of a few instances of objectification of women at the conference. [...]
Stop Blogging Ads
Nothing drives me crazier than direct sales blogs that are nothing but a series of product ads. And the reason it bugs me so much is because the direct seller writing the blog has obviously put a lot of time into something that won’t work. Why not? Think about what happens with a healthy blog. [...]
Live Blogging: Benefits and Tools for Direct Sellers
Last Friday I “live blogged” the DSEF-sponsored Learn & Earn Direct Selling Fair in Vero Beach, FL. In addition to speaking at the event, I also brought along my Flip cam and took some video footage of interviews with participants, along with an overview of the room. And I got some questions about live blogging [...]
Simple Ways to Improve Your Google Ranking
A few weeks ago, I received a call from a very large direct selling company about my social media consulting and training services. “You were easy to find,” the gal who called me said. “If you Google “direct sales social media” you’re the first thing that comes up.” I went and checked, and she was [...]
In Defense of Common Sense
As part of my job, I provide online monitoring services for direct selling companies. We have tools that allow us to monitor the internet 24×7, and provide regular reports to companies on what is being said about the brand online. But what continues to surprise me are some of the consultant posts we find. Blogs [...]
Spelling and Grammar Matter
How are your spelling and grammar skills? That’s a serious question. If you plan to communicate in social media, you need to be able to communicate in a way that represents your business well. It can be very easy to fall into “text speak.” We get so used to our abbreviations and shortened versions. And [...]
