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Monthly Archives: October 2009

The Tao of Blog Conferences

Watch the blog conference survival video on the blog if you don’t see it below. My advice for surviving big blog conferences? Flow like water. Here’s some of the story of what happened at BlogWorld Expo ’09 and how I managed it. People mentioned: Grant Griffiths, Naomi Dunford, Christine O’Kelly, and Joel Williams.

How to Use the Secret Desires of Your Customers

What are Your Secret Desires? No, no, not those kind of secret desires. As a business owner, you have daydreams of what success looks like to you. You probably don’t go around talking about these publicly, because they feel private and personal to you. You’d likely be a little embarrassed to lay them bare before…

Why You Are Not A Service Provider

This post was inspired from a conversation I had with Chris Brogan at BlogWorld Expo 2009. Chris is so damn productive, I have given him a nickname. Henceforth, he is “The Broganator,” but that is beside the point. We were standing around in a little circle with a couple other people after a session Chris had…

More Photos from BlogWorld Expo 2009

For many of these, you’ll need to click on the pic to see it at full width. Me and The Broganater. Me and Derek Halpern of Prevential. Proof that the A-listers are, in fact, demonspawn. Sonia Simone, Brian Clark, Darren Rowse, and Chris Brogan. Me and Shama Hyder. More later! I’m squeezing these in between…

Photos from Blog World Expo 2009

Me and Sean Platt of Writer Dad, Collective Inkwell, and Ghostwriter Dad. Me and Darren Rowse, who needs no introduction. Me and my business partner, Grant Griffiths. Together, we do Headway Themes and the forthcoming 56k Media. Me and Chris Garrett, whom I met for the first time at SobCon ’08.

Attract Customers Like Magic to Your Business Blog

Business blogs are often described as a way to reach customers, but it’s not true. Blogging does not help your business reach new customers. It is the exact opposite which is true. A business blog is a way for your customers reach you. This is much more than a clever switching around of words. We have…

Next Round of Group Blog Coaching Opens Up (SOLD OUT)

Group Blog Coaching Now Available UPDATE: Sorry, SOLD OUT! The reason why this is already partly sold out even though this is the first I’ve posted about it is because there was a wait list, and naturally, they got first dibs. The response was so immediate and strong for the last group, it kind of…

Unstick a Stuck Business Blog with This One Amazing Tip

Breathe new life into your business blog by focusing on your customer in a very powerful, interesting way that makes him identify with your existing customers and want those benefits for himself!

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