blogging 101: Competitive Business Identifier- Crazy Taxi Moments - 01/13/07 07:33 PM
If you are really looking for a great ride in New York to get the adrenaline pumping, the next time you get off the plane- take an extra $20 and tell the cab driver to get you there as fast as possible. This is an adventure, and not for the weak
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blogging 101: Learning to use Flaws as Merits. - 01/03/07 10:15 PM
One of the things I often get credit for is relying on my one true addiction- coffee.I can thank the universe that I have such an addiction. It gives me the perfect invitation to sit down with a new soul and learn about what they do.I do not need to know
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blogging 101: Psycho Blogging - 12/27/06 08:52 PM
It reminds me of the shower scene from Psycho. A youthful blogger is relaxing at the keyboard as they patiently sip a warm cup of coffee. The computer beeps, letting them know some new mail is in their inbox. Outside the window, a brisk night wind ever so
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blogging 101: Research links for Realty Blogging - 12/26/06 02:07 PM
One of the great things about being a blogger is all of the information available to us. When my co-workers and friends Richard and Paul wrote Realty Blogging, they used a lot of different sources for information and they qouted a good number of online authors on where this "blogging" thing
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blogging 101: Christmas Blogging, everyone needs a laugh. - 12/24/06 09:21 PM
This is what happens when Barry is left at his keyboard without proper supervision. I had to spread a little Christmas humor and practice some of those poetry skills. Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the net Not a reader was stirring, as no one was ready to
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blogging 101: Food for thought - 12/15/06 10:27 PM
What do I need to know about the online world? You need to know how to get your name out there. You need to realize that your personal brand is one of the key reasons clients choose to do business with you. By developing a visible presence on the internet
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blogging 101: We must be doing something right. - 12/12/06 12:43 PM
Full Disclosure- This is nothing but a big pat on our back here at Blogging Systems. We've been working hard to create a worthwhile service for our clients and today I'm going to share some of the love we've been receiving. *************************************************************** I woke up to an e-mail saying “Web video is
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blogging 101: Developing Good Ideas for Blogging - 12/12/06 01:29 AM
It used to happen everyday of my life. I would turn on my computer, jump over to my favorite site, and read something that was perfectly mind-numbing. I would think to myself “another sixty seconds of my life is gone.” That was a serious problem. Article after article would produce
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blogging 101: Blog Outside the Box - 12/11/06 02:50 AM
There are three fundamental ideas that support great blogging- Great bloggers write “differently” Insightful viewpoints justify reasonable risk taking Creativity is not risk taking, it is expected These three points build a foundation for a blogger to write truly inspired articles that express not only who they are, but also
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blogging 101: "legalized small print that makes it worthless" - 12/05/06 12:39 PM
Being in the business development field, I touch on different aspects of marketing and partnerships on various levels. I look at what the industry is doing, I review competitors, and I try to understand the market place and help tailor our solutions to provide a real benefit to our clients. Every
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blogging 101: Why blogging and being a kid are nearly identical - 11/20/06 06:51 PM
At some point, we all realize that we have no clue. We are kids that don't even know how to play. Yet then we pick up the ball, bounce it a few times, and fairly soon we are making new friends. I’m sure we are all experts in various things-
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blogging 101: What makes a blogger worthwhile? - 11/20/06 01:09 AM
I get a lot of inquiries regarding how to write effectively in a variety of markets. Blogging is a different beast from periodical or printed media- it lives and breathes. Once you let the cat out of the box, it can run around on it's own accord and never come back
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blogging 101: Just Ask Barry- What is Technorati? - 11/06/06 02:21 PM
As part of my Just Ask Barry articles- “I've heard a lot about Technorati, but - what does it do, why should we use it, and then HOW do we use it?” Sharon Simms. What is Technorati? Technorati is a search engine that indexes blogs. When you
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blogging 101: Writing Tips: I’ve got Writer’s Block, Now What? - 11/06/06 12:12 AM
Typical Causes of Writer’s Block- Most of us have great ideas trapped in our heads. Yet we want everything we write to have a “perfect” quality to it. In normal talking, we have built up the experience to talk through our fumbles and errors while trying to keep ourselves at
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blogging 101: Absolute Tech for the Busy Office - 11/05/06 09:12 PM
In searching for nifty tools to use with my office cohorts, I came across two little browser plugins that offer a great feature- the ability to share notes and information on websites that I visit. The first one is www.trailfire.com. It allows you to add notes, pictures, and video to any
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blogging 101: Just Ask Barry- What is link popularity? - 11/05/06 09:01 PM
As part of my Just Ask Barry line of answers- I shortened the question from a friendly reader here on AR. Link Popularity is the metric of quality AND quality of web sites linking to your site. The number and quality of sites has a good amount of significance in determining
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blogging 101: Blogging 101- Historical Conversation - 11/05/06 08:37 PM
In a radio interview I recently did, I briefly touched on one of the real benefits of blogging- historical conversation. What is historical conversation? Historical conversation is what happens when an article is taken from a blog and indexed by the major search engines. Very popular phrases and search terms
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blogging 101: Great blog site to learn about Tech... TechCrunch - 11/05/06 12:13 AM
As most of my friends here are not techy blogger geeks like I am, I would like to take a moment and point you over to TechCrunch. According to TechCrunch itself- "is a weblog dedicated to obsessively profiling and reviewing new Internet products and companies. In addition to new companies, we
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blogging 101: Blogging Just- Just Ask Barry - 11/05/06 12:03 AM
I was thinking for awhile about what I could offer the ActiveRain community in terms of strange skills and professional outlook. Could I be superman and leap tall buildings? Probably not. Could I sing a Podcast for the ActiveRain slogan song? Probably, but you'd all turn me off and send me
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