A couple of weeks ago, inspired by Darren Rowse’s group writing project I ran a “How To” Week here at Instigator Blog. It was fun, but challenging, to focus on one style of post for the entire week and make sure I wasn’t cheating myself (or you!) into writing something that was less than a […]

blogtipping: verb. “On the first day of each month, write a blog post about 3 blogs in which you list 3 things you like about each. And, provide each with 1 tip.” Sounds good to me…let’s get crackin’! Blog #1: Andrew Garrett’s Mutation Andrew ties most, if not all, of his blog posts into his […]

Blog About 5 Things Week is coming… It starts in 2 days — Monday, October 2nd. Are you ready?

Blog About 5 Things Week is coming soon… Next week in fact…are you ready?

My good friend Warren Wilansky runs a great web design/dev shop in Montreal called Plank Multimedia, Inc. Warren’s very much a “for the people” kind of guy, so I know he’s particularly excited about one of Plank’s latest projects — Citizen Voices. Citizen Voices is a site run by the Governor General of Canada, Michaelle […]

Every so often Darren Rowse at ProBlogger runs a group writing project. Lately, he’s been getting some very nice prizes donated from people. This week’s group writing project is all about “how to” blog posts — posts that provide instructions, advice and step-by-step help. The posts can be on any topic, so it’s flexible enough […]

* You’re the person companies aren’t talking about enough. * You’re the person companies are scared of, but really shouldn’t be. * You’re the elephant in the room. While I think the brouhaha over Snakes on a Plane borders on the absurd it should be a huge eye opener for businesses. It showed us that […]

My son, Sam, will turn 2 in early September. The “terrible twos” have already started. Thank you for your support. His two favorite words at the moment are “No” and “Mine.” He might even use them in a sentence, “No, mine.” Sam likes to repeat himself. A lot. “No. No. No. Mine. No. Mine. Mine. […]