25.6.10 - How To Stop Procrastinating
This is a three-part feature written to cover different angles of Procrastination and how to stop / prevent it.
You’ll read about how forcing yourself is the wrong option when it comes to fighting procrastination and that you can go much further by being nice to yourself. You’ll also read about how expectations attached to tasks [...]
24.6.10 - Risk-taking bloggers make more money
Yesterday I talked about competence and excellence – it’s a theme you’ll be hearing a lot in the next dozen or so articles from me. The basic idea is that “good enough” is never satisfactory – to be successful and to keep moving forward, you have to give it your best shot every single time.
Sometimes [...]
24.6.10 - If you’re stuck for blogging ideas, write the (killer) headline first
When faced with blogger’s block, the only way to beat it is to buckle down, force yourself to write and push through the rough patches (actions produce motivation). However when you run out of ideas (or if your ideas aren’t clear enough), then here’s an effective technique to focus your mind and let your blog [...]
1.6.10 - 21 ways to build a better blogger
When we talk about ‘creating’ better blogs, there’s an underlying assumption that it’s only the blog that needs improving.
The reality is, us bloggers could use a huge kick up the ass once in a while as well. We get sloppy, we sometimes let our standards slide and worst of all, when it comes to making [...]
1.6.10 - How to make your boring website popular on Digg
As social media marketers, one of the most common questions we get about linkbaiting and social media promotion is this:
My niche is boring and / or non-technical – how do I turn it into something popular and linkable?
Last week I stumbled across a Wikipedia article that was, despite its dry (and boring) subject matter, doing [...]
1.6.10 - Ten ways to get more done in less time
Web entrepreneurs, especially those who work outside the confines of the traditional workspace, often have trouble managing their time.
This article proves 10 time-tested methods to get more work done than before AND free up the time we tend to ‘borrow’ from outside our work schedule.
These suggestions are work well for bloggers, entrepreneurs and especially anyone [...]
1.6.10 - Quality vs Success: What is more important for you?
On one hand, you have the burning desire to create something remarkable, memorable, and of sheer quality. It takes time, love and hard work, and you run the risk that it will go unappreciated, for after all you are pandering to your own notion of what needs to be said and done. After all, to [...]
1.6.10 - Three steps for writing good blog posts
Thord (he of Swedish descent and bearing a reputation for ‘crack’ design skills) writes about the two most important skills a blogger can have.
#2 is knowing how to blow your own horn (‘toot’ is so politically correct it gives me a shiver). Thord discusses it in some detail, and I like this part best:
Some of [...]
1.6.10 - Three ways to immediately improve your networking skills
Promoting websites online, just like in the offline world, is about finding the right people with the right resources and having them help you get the word out. By yourself, you are nowhere near as effective as when you have a network of contacts and friends working together to help you promote your new venture.
How [...]
1.6.10 - Ten networking tips for non-US bloggers
As a blogger residing in a third world country, networking opportunities are limited for me. Logistical problems mean that it is bloody hard to hop over to the US for conferences – and in many cases, us non-US bloggers are at a disadvantage in terms of real networking opportunities.
However, if you’re a non-US blogger (or [...]
