In a recent interview with Dan Schawbel at the Personal Branding Blog, Darren Rowse, the original Pro Blogger and co-author with Chris Garrett of the new book ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to A Six-Figure Income, talks about how he uses blogs and social media to connect with his audience and build a globally-recognized brand: “I see my blogging [...]

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, and life hacks, so [...]

Update: The guys just sent out a message that the program has been filled to capacity a day and a half early! So disregard this post. If you’re interested in this awesome training course, you’ll have to wait until early 2009 when they open their doors to new members again, with more, updated content. I’ll keep you updated. Brian Clark, [...]

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Sudeep D’Souza wrote a useful little post recently at ProBlogger that details some lessons he’s learned that will help bloggers get their start on the right foot. The list of nine tips includes many practical pointers, but I also really appreciate when he says Expect to Ride an Emotional Roller Coaster and Research, Read, Reflect: Every post is a brand [...]

I’ve put together a primer on my media and entertainment consumption as part of the Media Diet internet meme. It’s a big post, but I highly recommend each and every one of the useful links contained here, and if you take just five minutes to read through this, I’ve included a few little gems on how I handle information overload. [...]