Most useful online marketing posts of 2009

I wish I could say I’d written a bunch of these, but I didn’t. Nonetheless, Who’s Blogging What, a newsletter that rounds up the best in online marketing, has a great list of online marketing posts. There are 25 posts in each of five categories – social media, search marketing, user experience, email marketing and [...]

Links Worth Reading – Sept. 27, 2009, edition

Here are some of the best links, blog posts and resources I’ve come across in the last week. Note: Many, but not all, of these I first published via Twitter. Please follow me there if you’re not already. Top 10 Blogs for Writers 2009 How to Create Reader Profiles/Personas to Inspire and Inform Your Blogging [...]

Eleven types of posts to boost your blog

I’ve been blogging in one form or another for more than eight years now, and one of the things I’ve learned is that you can classify most blog posts into one of a limited number of categories, or genres. Why is this a useful? If you’re running a blog and trying to generate ideas for [...]

Thesis theme discounted for Black Friday – limited time

If you’ve been thinking about getting the flexible, search-engine optimized Thesis theme, now is the time to do so. The creator, Chris Pearson, is holding a Black Friday sale that is limited to the first 150 people who enter the following code: 20D03977D0 Click on this link to get the theme, and enter the code [...]

Do you keep a clean browser?

Do you keep a clean browser? Do you know why you should? Let me explain. The web browser that you use the most — whether it’s Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari or something else — is probably not clean. It’s filled, at least metaphorically speaking, with your browsing history, cached files and cookies. For the most [...]

Eight tips to fine-tune your online life

Here are a few tips that I’ve found useful for living online. Get more out of your web surfing Use delicious or a similar utility for your bookmarks. Then you have them available to you at any computer – with the power of tagging. Use delicious to tag what you intend to do with a [...]

Eight links on marketing, social media, blogging and more

I’ve got a whole bunch of good links for your mid-week browsing. Here we go: 1. Blogging: Add TwitterCounter to your blog to display how many people are following you on Twitter. I’ve added it over on the left, under the “Connect to Me” section. 2. Marketing: Price vs. customer service, which is more important? [...]

Lionsgate and Google deal, a nascent social media directory

A couple of overdue posts: I am was one of guests on Bob Knorpp’s BeanCast podcast, where we discuss all things marketing. This week’s show included discussion of Lionsgate deal with Google to allow its content on YouTube, the InBev-Budweiser merger, data about the changing U.S. consumer, and more. Please check it out. Over at [...]

4 tips on online branding from Julia Allison

Wired magazine’s cover story this month is about Julia Allison, an Internet celebrity who is famous for, well, umm … being famous, at least online. And one of the bedrock truths in our modern, media-saturated economy is that fame has a dollar value. Source: NonSociety.com, Julia photos (http://juliaallisonphotos.tumblr.com/) So, if you’re seeking fame, you might [...]

Is email the new blogging?

Is email the new blogging? I’m serious. For all the hype about email being dead, the vast majority of people online are still using email, using it as much or more than ever, and will continue to use it. Which brings me to my question: Is email the new blogging? Three examples When Jason Calacanis [...]