From time to time, in addition to regular articles on helping others craft their Internet presence, I like to provide insights into the ways I use technology to improve my efficiency and make my own presence known.
Computers are meant to be more than really expensive solitaire games, communication devices or digital media organizers. They […]
Archive for January, 2008
11 Ways to Stay Positive When Trying to Improve Your Blogging
Critics on the Internet can be harsh. I’ve recently started to see a sharp increase in my readership. Most of the feedback and criticism I’ve received has been constructive and well formed. However, as I’m sure is always the case, there have been a few folks that have resorted to irrational negativity […]
How Twitter Got Me Published Without My Even Knowing
The Story
I’m a huge fan of Twitter the micro-blogging platform brought to you by the likes of Biz Stone and Evan Williams, a few of the original creators of Blogger. I’ve been a member and addict since it first launched. Last year Twitter teamed up with SMITH Magazine to promote the Six-Word Memoir Contest.
According to […]
10 Tips for Getting Your Writing Critiqued and Remembering What You Learned
I’m working to build the “habit of writing”. I’m a huge fan of Leo Babauta and his Zen Habits and Write to Done blogs. Developing the writing habit was the subject of a recent post of his and it struck a chord with me. The concept is rather simple. To get better at writing you […]
6 Things Regular People Aren’t Doing on the Internet
I consider myself a pretty well rounded guy. I know I’m a geek and consider it a term of endearment. On the other hand I’ve got a fairly eclectic set of friends, family and co-workers that possess varying degrees of technical savvy.
It’s occurred to me recently however, that even though I work in […]
Readers Please Identify Yourselves
To become a better blogger one must work to understand their audience. To that end, I’d like to ask anyone currently reading this blog on a semi-regular basis to come out of the shadows and identify themselves.
On any given day I currently get around 150 unique visitors and have an average of around 20 […]