In: Blogging Help

How to Make a Living From Your Hobby Website

Many people are wondering if they can make any money with a blog online.  Brandon Cornett says you can — and that you can make a living at it.  I think he’s right, but you have to think like a publisher, become a pro at SEO, and be disciplined.  Here, Mr. Cornett presents an excellent [...]

In: Blogging Help, WordPress CMS Help

WordPress, Drupal, Joomla Winning the CMS Game?

by Scott Frangos
Have you ever noticed how many Open Source Content Management programs there are out there? CMSMatrix.org that tracks and compare them, currently lists over 750. But of that number, only a handful have risen to the top of the heap, and a new study, The Open Source CMS Market Share report from Water [...]

In: Web Help

Top Tips To Inject Personality Into Your Copywriting

Is your personality in your blog posts? It should be. Most successful bloggers put in more than a small dose of “tude” in their writing. And most could also learn a lot from professional writers, so we’re pleased to present the thoughts of one such professional on how to weave your personality [...]

In: Blogging Help, Twitter

The Secret to Harnessing the Power of Social Media

By Daniel A Addington
I think advertising is going crazy at the moment over SMO using guerrilla tactics, fancy viral videos, flash games, and a multitude of other fickle engagement strategies to get people talking or thinking about their brand online. There is a false perception, I believe, that if you can get a lot of [...]

In: Blogging Help, Twitter

Social Media and Full Court Marketing

By Scott Lindsay

Above, the homepage for TalentDatabase.com is well thought out, and well designed. Each section (I looked at Comedy and Magic) has a well designed section graphic, and is populated already by a number of listings. [Ed.]
It would seem that the marketing potential of social media sites is a fairly open book. I [...]

In: Blogging Help, Copy Writing, Copywriting Matters

How to Write a Press Release

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Here’s another article in a series on how to write better. How do you write a Press Release? Did you know there is a standard format for them? This P.R. pro does, and she’ll tell you how to write one — template included. There are debates online about the effectiveness of sending releases. Our quick take