CategoryMiscellaneous Blog Tips

Today I spent a little more time reading Darby Checkett’s ‘Leverage‘ (aff) and was drawn to a chapter titled ‘The Best Investment You’ll Ever Make’. Darby’s book is about how to achieve ‘tipping points’ through different leverages and this chapter focusses upon Relationships as one of those leverages. Early in ...more

September has arrived at last and entrepreneurial bloggers and web-masters everywhere are rejoicing! Why? I’ll give you a hint…. Yesterday I was in one of my city’s big department stores and I saw something that shocked me a little – they’d begun putting up their Christmas decorations! Traditionally August is ...more

This Sunday is Fathers Day here in Australia and to celebrate my first one as a Dad I thought I’d do a little post on why having a blog is like having a baby. Disclaimer – yes I know having a blog is nothing like having a baby – for ...more

‘When the Wind Stops Blowing, Start Rowing’ – Darby Checkett, “Leverage” Have you ever felt like the wind in your blogging ‘sails’ disappeared? Perhaps it’s time to start ‘rowing’. Wind in Your Blogging Sails Over my three years of blogging there have been many times where it felt like the ...more

One of the things that I enjoy about blogs is how random they can be. Within the blogging medium it’s quite acceptable to bring together a collection of seemingly unrelated ideas over the course of a week or more. I guess this comes partly out of the personal blogging scene ...more

Heads Up!There is a phishing scam hitting many job boards that is hard for us to detect. We're doing our best to moderate and spot them, but the scam starts once you contact them and usually involves a request for a Skype interview, to download a zip file with their ...more

Last week I spoke on the topic of Business Blogging at a Melbourne gathering of the Australian Interactive Media Association with Cameron and Ben. I enjoyed the presentation times but particularly enjoyed a number of the interactions I had afterwards over drinks. Three of those that I chatted to for ...more

A couple of weeks ago when I published my Essential Books for bloggers I asked a number of other bloggers for their recommendations on what they considered to be excellent resources in the different aspects of blogging. Since then a number of others have suggested books including one of my ...more

“Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” – Mario Andretti The last step in the process to writing a persuasive blog post is ...more