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I Want to Make You A Rockstar!

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

This economy sucks, and it has a lot of people down, but it's an opportunity to take your reputation, and your career, into your own hands. Help me empower as many people as I can this year to start a business, build awesome online presence, and live a remarkable lifestyle!

Personal Branding Guru Dan Schawbel Never Ceases to Impress!

Thursday, October 30, 2008

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My Gen-Y colleague Dan Schawbel has strategically positioned himself as a personal branding expert over the last few years, and he continues to impress me on nearly a monthly basis. Among his many projects, Dan founded an online magazine called, fittingly, Personal Branding Magazine, and their new quarterly issue is out on November 1st. From the [...]

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 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 [...]

The 10 Best Books For WordPress Bloggers

Saturday, June 28, 2008

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I’ve had a few great guidebooks on my shelf ever since I started fiddling around with blog templates years ago, but when Michelle Goodman recently asked me a few questions for ABCnews.com, it brought my attention to the fact that many of the resources I recommend are aimed at readers with more XHTML, CSS, and [...]

Why You Should Start A Business Blog

Monday, June 16, 2008

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There are many benefits to leveraging a blog for your business or even for your personal use. When many people hear the word “blog,” what immediately comes to mind are things like MySpace, teenagers sharing stories of heartbreak, love poems, emo photos, and so on… But chances are, if you access the web multiple times [...]

ThrillingHeroics.com: The Best Posts of 2007

Sunday, December 30, 2007

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Happy Holidays everybody. I wish you all the best and hope that you get a chance to spend some quality time with family and loved ones. If you haven’t heard yet, I am traveling in Spain for the holidays with some good friends, but I wanted to be sure to share my 2007 year-end wrap-up [...]