Business Blogging - How to Build A Better Blog

7 Social Media Tools - Audio Replay on Biz Tips Blog

The audio replay from the conversation we had with Leesa Barnes on 7 Social Media Tools is posted on Biz Tips Blog. This was a preview call for the Social Media TeleSummit that begins next week, on February 20.

Working Resources Blog Launched by Dr. Maynard Brusman

I've known Dr. Maynard Brusman for at least seven or eight years. We both have doctorates in psychology and when I first met him, like myself, he was exploring the field of coaching as a means to help people grow and develop. I've since retired from the field, but Maynard has continued to develop his extensive skills working with leaders in organizations.

Jeffrey Auerbach, president of the College of Executive Coaching, says "Maynard Brusman is one of the foremost coaches in the United States."

So I was certain that with his vast knowledge, he'd be able to write great blog posts if he ever decided to start blogging. This month, Denise and I had the pleasure of working with him to set up his blog, and the results are fantastic.

Working Resources Blog already has a variety of great posts about leadership development, emotional intelligence, and executive coaching.

Maynard is using excerpts of his newsletter content and rewriting them by adding examples and experiences of his work with clients. This is a great way to turn existing articles into blog posts. We invite you to visit Maynard's new blog.

Video Landing Page Class with Tom Antion

Bloggers, tomorrow, February 7, our mentor, Tom Antion is hosting a teleseminar on how to create video landing pages. He's presenting this timely program with Mike Stewart The Audio Video Guy. You always get more than you pay for on Tom's classes and I'm sure this will be no exception. You also get a free CD of the class when you register so if you can't make the live event, you won't miss a thing.  I'll definitely be there since video continues to be all the rage and it's a medium we're working on mastering.

If you want to see a really great example of a speaker using video to promote himself, check out David Meerman Scott's video.

Here are some of The Blog Squad's videos on YouTube.

And, some details from Tom about the Video Landing Page Secrets class. . .

Blog Commenting: A Testimonial that it Works!

Recently Tim Wright completed our Law of Action mentoring program. He was kind enough to share some of his blogging success with us...

YOU ROCK!

I've followed as much of your advice as time (and the rest of my business and life) allows. Most significant, thus far, has been that I've relentlessly posted comments on blogs comparable to mine.

I'm having separate phone conversations w/ the two bloggers I admire most, of those whose blogs I've left comments. I see all sorts of interview, shared article, blog cross-fertilization, and teleseminar possibilities in our future.

Did I already say YOU ROCK?

Both conversations went divinely. We shared common interests, compared and contrasted our expertises, and ventured into the how-can-we-help-one-another-be-more-successful area. I already foresee tele-interviews to increase our mutual visibility and credibility and probably to initiate shared product.

Additionally, I've been, thanks to my blog and the 3-posts-a-week advice, invited into a strong and getting stronger subject area community that will substantially increase my blog's visibility.

Tim Wright, Culture to Engage Blog

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Smart Blogging Means Looking at the Facts

One of our beloved clients conferred with us last week about their blog: why aren't we getting more traffic, more comments, more business?

I asked about their Site Meter stats. After we did a tour of their stats, they had a better understanding of where they needed to put their efforts.

You have to look at the facts. Where are visitors coming from? What keywords pull in the most?  What can you write about that will attract the most interest based on what people are looking at now?

Blink & Trust: 2 Reasons Your Blog Design is Crucial

Not all fashion is attractive, as this little dog surely must know. That's why you shouldn't just jump on the Widget-of-the-Month bandwagon and start putting things on your blog that don't "go together."

Many professionals don't think about how important their blog design actually is. Remember Malcolm Gladwell's book, Blink? That's right, it applies to your blog as well. First time visitors to your blog will size it up in seconds, and if your blog doesn't look like a good fit for them, they move on...they are outta-there.