MindValley is a San-Jose based company run by Vishen Lakhiani and Mike Reining. Yesterday, they launched SocialRank, along with 30 niche websites. The websites run the gamut of possible content, from more obvious niches like gadgets (GadgetRoll.com) and celebrity news & gossip (GossipStrip.com) to the more obscure, including MathBloggers.com, ChallengeReligion.com (for atheists), BikingCircle.com, TheLibraryShelf.com (hot […]
Ignore the Social Media Scoreboard
The biggest downfall of anyone getting involved in social media and social networking is the Social Media Scoreboard. The Scoreboard only cares about numbers. The Scoreboard is used to rank us against one another. The Scoreboard provides no actual value. The Scoreboard is a master seducer. It whispers temptingly in your ear, “You need more […]
Bloggers: Are You Ready For Writer’s Block?
Eventually, every blogger runs out of gas. The causes vary – could be writer’s block, or you’re too busy with something else – but the result is always the same: less quality writing, and less participation in the blogging community. What you need is a little inspiration. You need a spark lit under your rear. […]
The 10-Minute Daily Guide to Building Your Social Media Profile
No amount of effort with social media sites and tools like digg, StumbleUpon, MyBlogLog, Propeller, etc. can make up for a bad blog. A lack of focus, poor writing, over-advertising and a lousy design will sink your blog each and every time, regardless of how much effort you put into social networking and social media […]
Do You Ever Have Days Like This?
Some days are just downright exhausting. Tough, emotionally draining. We all have days like that. They’re unavoidable. You feel spent, incapable of going on, angry, frustrated. Maybe you feel victimized, maybe you feel disappointed in yourself. Maybe both. We all have days like that. Bad days. So what do you do? No one said it […]
Blog Tipping and Link Post Writing
Can a blog meme be resurrected after a month or so? Perhaps not in its original format, but we can still extract lots of value from the original initiative. Chris Gray at SEO Ladder tagged me with the Blogging Tip Meme. At the time he had collected a nice list of blog tips. But it’s […]
Don’t Just Linkbait Top Bloggers, Write For Them
You can and should linkbait people. Try and get their attention, and hopefully they’ll link back. Of course, you try that a few times, build up a bit of a relationship, and eventually you get a chance to do some guest writing. With that, I’m very pleased to point people towards my guest post at […]
Is Web 2.0 For Business Dead?
That’s certainly my impression after tracking the TechCrunch40 Conference. Of the 40 companies that presented, there was little in the way of real Business-to-Business (b2b) offerings. There was no shortage of Business-to-Consumer (b2c) plays with no business models… A few of the companies at TechCrunch40 look very interesting: Xobni, Mint, MusicShake, GotStatus and orgoo. And […]
Standout Jobs is Hiring Ruby Developers
Standout Jobs (my startup) is hiring Ruby Developers. In the past we’ve looked for Ruby Gurus, and we still are, but we’re also opening things up a bit and looking for Ruby Devotees. Ruby Devotees are on the path towards being Gurus, but not quite there. So for the mid-level Ruby developer, please get in […]
10 Steps to Building an Online Media Empire
Many bloggers dream of creating media empires. Few of us come even close. Having a popular blog is just one minor step in the process. It’s what you do next that’s critical. Many people start selling advertising or try and build revenues through affiliates. Some create e-books, offer white papers, or branch off into consulting […]
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