There is a weird thought that people have about the Internet. I hear the whispers of it all the time, the ghost voice from that Field of Dreams Movie… You know the line “Build it and they will come“. But if you build an Ice Cream Shop on difficult to travel road, up the side […]
Who should you send your press release to?
Trying to find the correct journalists and bloggers to write about your services/product? Well, hopefully, MediaSync is gonna make it much easier to know who writes about your industry or subject matter. Today, I came across a Press Release announcing a free service called MediaSync by a company called mBLAST. The MediaSync site has this […]
Befriending Grandma: Social Media’s Newest Demographic
A new study shows that the largest growing demographic on Facebook is… grandma and grandpa. Today, an article, entitled “Older Adults Nearly Double Social Media Presence [STATS]” appeared in Mashable & stated: A new study from Pew Internet found that between April 2009 and May 2010, social networking site usage grew 88% among Internet users […]
Getting Started: Walking the Talk
Recently, it became clear to me that I was not walking the talk. That as a marketer, I was using excuses like: “I spend my days marketing others” and “I am very fortunate that I get so many referrals, so I don’t need to be marketing myself.” But then, it occurred to me I couldn’t […]
Can Every Biz Benefit from a blog?
Editor’s Note: The video of the Blogging for Biz panel is now available at WordPress.TV – it is also added to the end of this post. I had a great time at WordCamp Boulder. Beth J. Hayden – of BloggingWithBeth.com – and Jim Turner – of OneByOneMedia.com – shared the Blogging for Business Panel with […]
A taste of what makes a good restaurant website
I was checking out this article on WebDesignLedger.com called “40 Tasty Restaurant Websites to Inspire You” and two things immediately occurred to me. I was really really hungry looking at all the amazing food on these sites’ home pages – great job on most of them to really highlight their food well in a very […]
University of Colorado partners with UniqueThink
University of Colorado at Boulder’s Marketing and Creative Services department has partnered with Bethany Siegler of UniqueThink, to offer her WordPress: Managing Content training to select clients. The department will continue its focus on communications planning, web site design, development and usability, while utilizing Bethany’s experience for training clients to maintain content on their sites […]
WordPress Happenings in November 2009
OK, this is not by any means a complete list, but figured I’d mention some of the WordPress related events happening in and around Boulder, Colorado this November. Wednesday, November 4th, 2009, 6-7:30 p.m. WORDPRESS WEBSITES: How to get a cost-effective, easy to maintain website Westminster Public Library, College Hill Click here to read my […]
Free Workshop: WordPress Websites: How to get a cost-effective, easy to maintain website
Update 10/28/099: This class has been rescheduled, due to snow. It is now being held on Wed, November 4th. Same time, same place. I am doing a Free Workshop (lecture style) on Why to Use WordPress.ORG to build your complete website. WORDPRESS WEBSITES: How to get a cost-effective, easy to maintain website NEW DATE: Wednesday, […]
Simple Low or No Cost Marketing Ideas for Restaurants
UPDATE June 29th, 2013: I’ve added a quick update to the top of this post, about one of the most recent and important low or no cost marketing ideas for restaurants. This article (though still valuable) was originally written in 2009, and a lot has changed. So, I wanted to give you some fresh ideas […]