Is it better to be the consumer? Or the creator of the consumed? Are truly successful bloggers both? … [Read more...] about Blogging blogs, and the blogging bloggers that make them
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General Baron Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord said
General Baron Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord said “I divide officers into four classes — the clever, the lazy, the stupid and the industrious. Each officer possesses at least two of these qualities. Those who are clever and industrious are fitted for the high staff appointments. Use can be made of those who are stupid and lazy. The man who is clever and lazy is fit for the very … [Read more...] about General Baron Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord said
Getting the Blogging Mojo Back
For one reason or another I stopped blogging, stopped writing. Which is a shame as I really like the process and it's something I do well (haven't the time to be modest this morning). Most of the problem is simple distraction, too much going on, too many possibilities, even too much success. Sometimes you have to reduce. Simplify. Not use the, "but it has to be perfect … [Read more...] about Getting the Blogging Mojo Back
What Dan Raine Taught me about SEO Agencies
I was watching a Dan Raine presentation in the wee small hours of the morning. And I realised what seo agencies are about. Or rather what they are not about. It's something that has been niggling me for a while and I probably haven't raised it because a lot of my clients are seo agencies. SEO agencies don't do cutting edge. I think I've been to all the seo conferences in … [Read more...] about What Dan Raine Taught me about SEO Agencies
Before you create Linkbait content you have to Ingest your Niche
Linkbait by it's nature has to be exceptional. It has to be remarkable to attract the links. This of course is relative, it's relative to the other content which is being produced in the niche you are targeting. As this is the World Wide Web we are talking about, most content is utter garbage. Sure, some niches are more rich and competitive but most of the time the majority of … [Read more...] about Before you create Linkbait content you have to Ingest your Niche
Hosting Problems
It's always the same, on the eve of a product launch the server decides to get all emotional. The chaps at Dreamhost are working on it, although nothing is obviously wrong. It sounds like an errant script is deciding to loop and hogging the data. Server management is always one of those things that I dread, probably because I don't understand it and always think the techy … [Read more...] about Hosting Problems