Posted by mobile phone:Jim Long is a guy I would love to follow around and experience life as he sees it. His job as an NBC cameraman gives him a unique opportunity to experience life as it happens. Jim chooses to share some of his experiences with his friends on Twitter. I'm lucky to be one of those friends.The other day Jim flew with President Bush to San Diego and he gave us a behind the scenes look at how it was going. But one tweet caught my eye and I'm not sure anyone really caught it. Her is what he said right after...
Friday, October 26, 2007
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Get Your Blog Readers Involved, Hold A Contest
Build A Better Blog Day 23An easy and inexpensive way to get your readers involved in your blog is to hold a contest. This doesn't have to be elaborate or time consuming, in fact, the readers need to do all the work. Here is an example of what you could write in your contest blog post:This months contest is a reader self portrait, with a twist. Write a blog post about a picture you take or was taken of you, standing next to your favorite car. Come back to this post and write a comment with a link back to your post. I'll pick...
Utah Geek/Blogger Dinner Tonight
Hey everyone, tonight there is a Geek/Blogger dinner in Sandy, Utah. Get all the details here. Have fun without me.Time and PlaceDate: Thursday, October 25, 2007Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pmLocation: Hometown BuffetStreet: 10390 S State StCity/Town: Sandy City, UTGcal linkFacebook li...
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Create Catchy Blog Titles That Beg To Be Read
Build A Better Blog Day 22You've heard the old adage don't judge a book by it's cover? Well, your blog has a cover, and its your blog posts. By now you should have a well functioning RSS feed that is syndicated with several blog directory services. When someone has a number of feeds in a reader, they scan for interesting headlines, just like a news...
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Use Your Site Stats To Write A Better Blog
Build A Better Blog Day 21Today's tip is to use your blogs stats to help you decide whats popular with your readers, and write more about that. It's a proven fact people will use a search engine to find your blog more than any other way. Your blog stats can tell you exactly what words they are using to find you and what blog posts they are landing on.Over a year ago I wrote a blog post on removing sharpie ink from a white board. Its a very common problem in offices everywhere. I had inherited a white board that had a considerable...
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