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Thursday, October 30, 2008

You guys may have recently noticed the redesign here at ThrillingHeroics.com. My sexy new design is based on the Fresh News theme by WooThemes, with plenty of my own graphics customizations and extended functionality. The fact is, premium themes are the new trend, and if you’re in the market for a new blog, building your [...]

Broadcast Your Blog to Your Professional Network with the New WordPress LinkedIn Application

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

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Today, LinkedIn has joined the application craze and opened their platform for developers to create user add-ons. I’ve got mixed feelings about saturating all the social networks with extras, but it looks like LinkedIn will hopefully try to keep its focus on professional tools. If you’re a WordPress blogger who also happens to use LinkedIn to [...]

An Easy, Free Way to Get Top Search Ranking for Your Small Business

Sunday, October 26, 2008

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I think with the economy in the toilet, business owners are eager to expand their online reach, and they’re trying hard to get creative with advertising and promotions. I’ve been getting a lot of questions from colleagues and friends recently about how to best promote their businesses online, and there are a few things I’ve [...]

Tweet and Grow Rich: 5 Tips to Rock Your Business With Twitter

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

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For newbies out there who don’t quite know how to best put Twitter to use, and for those of you who aren’t using it yet but are wondering if the new web service is worth your time: This Guide is for You! What is Twitter? Twitter is a new social network/instant messaging mashup that’s being referred to [...]

Announcing an Awesome New Community Search Tool for the Blogosphere!

Thursday, July 31, 2008

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Ever since I discovered Google Custom Search, I’ve been using it to pinpoint the exact kind of awesome articles, tips and tricks I’m looking for much quicker, and to increase my efficiency and decrease the time it takes me to find answers or write up blog posts. Personally, I’m a big fan of productivity lists, how-to’s, [...]

How to Finally Link Up Apple iCal, Outlook, and Google Calendar into One Synchronized, Happy Experience!

Thursday, July 31, 2008

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Well the day has finally come… now you can finally synchronize your Google Calendar (gCal) with your own local calendar application on your laptop or desktop machine easily and automatically! Outlook, iCal, Thunderbird, whatever! And without investing in an expensive application to do it for you. At Lifehacker: “As of yesterday’s announcement of CalDAV support [...]

How To Know If You’re Cut Out to Be A Blogger

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

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I had a lengthy conversation today with a mentor who is considering starting a blog. His concerns naturally revolve around whether blogging will pay off in sales and conversions for his firm. It’s always difficult to say what direct and indirect impact a blog may have on someone’s profession or on the amount of business [...]

Thoughts on Working From Home and Starting Out as a Freelance Web Worker

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

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As a follow-up to my post the other day, How to Make Friends with Career Columnists and Influence Mainstream News Organizations, I’d like to share some more of the insights from my conversation with ABCnews.com columnist Michelle Goodman. She asked a number of really great questions, and naturally only a very small part of our [...]