I like press releases. I really do. I love hearing new news about cool products and services that can help small business owners. I even created a Press Release Primer for Small Business Owners to help others use publicity as part of their marketing plan. And I’ve given away and recommended the book 6 Steps to Free Publicity to countless small business owners.

But what I don’t like is receiving press releases that are just more junk in my mailbox. Those press releases go directly to the trash folder. The sample below is just what I’m talking about. Click here to continue reading… »

There are very few people who are an overnight success. And some successes take forever to happen. One thing’s for sure, success takes focus, goal setting and more than likely some sacrifice on your part. Small business owner Chris Brogan has worked very hard to achieve his success by making sure he stays on target with his goals. He says it very well in this video. Take a look. Click here to continue reading… »

If you’re like most small business owners, you create more ideas than you could ever implement. That’s good, but it can be distracting. Here’s a cartoon from Andertoons that says it all for me.  Click here to continue reading… »

Here’s a presentation from Blog World Expo on the state of the blogosphere from one of the top dogs — Technorati. Enjoy! Click here to continue reading… »

I was at Blog World Expo 2009 last week and had a really great time meeting new folks, putting real live faces to people I’ve known online for years and snagging a few new tips about how to improve my content and online interaction. I thought you might enjoy the closing keynote of the conference – kind of like eating dessert first as I will be posting other highlights later. Enjoy! Click here to continue reading… »