Why Your Business Needs To Blog

I’ve been waiting for many years for the small business community to see the benefits of blogging. One of the first reactions to any suggestion of blogging was met with “isn’t that something kids do?”
No, it’s not. I spoke last week to the Association of Bridal Consultants in San Diego about using social networking, especially [...]

Social Networking For Your Business

If you don’t have a Facebook profile for your business, it’s something to consider. Especially if you’re looking to market your business online. However, for as much buzz as Facebook is getting, the heart of social networking is your blog. It’s the RSS feed that pumps your message to the masses on the Internet.
I have [...]

Cross The Digital Divide, Syndicating Your Content

I just finished my online radio show on syndicating your content.  Here is a list of the websites I refered to on the show.

Article Marketing
http://www.ezinearticles.com/

Directory of Articles
http://www.arcanaweb.com/resources/article-directories.html

Ultimate Article Directory
http://ultimatearticledirectory.com

 Submit Your Articles
http://www.submityourarticles.com

Blogging – posting regularly – use your articles, or [...]

Introduction To Blogging Video

Last Friday I held the Free Friday webinar and introducted blogs to the participants. Blogs, and more particularly the RSS feeds are core to the social networking trend we are experiencing right now.
If you have a passionate message you feel compelled to share, blogging is the tool of choice. You’d be amazed at how you [...]

The San Diego Special Edition Just Posted

The San Diego Special Edition is a collection of posts from San Diego Bloggers. Visiting the site, you’ll find posts on business (my interview with Sheila McDonnell), the economy, lifestyle…some great St. Patrick’s Day posts, and of course, sports.
Carol Lane published the Special Edition the 15th of each month. If you are a San Diego [...]

Business Blogs, Do I Need One

This is the audio from the webinar held Monday, March 10th in my virtual conference room. This was the first of a two part series on business blogs. In this audio I discussed what a blog is and how it’s different from a traditional html website. I also showed different ways of incorporating blogs into [...]

Business Blogging, Is It Right For You?

Do You Need A Business Blog?
Find out Monday, March 10th at 6pm PT / 9pm ET.
Are you asking yourself these questions about your online visibility, your web presence?

Do you want to improve your search engine rankings?
Would you like to be recognized as an expert in your industry?

Did you answer yes to any of those questions? [...]

Debra Simpson, Magic In Blogging, Named Woman Blogger to Watch in 2008

Wow, what an honor to be named one of 25 Women Bloggers To Watch In 2008. I can’t thank Heidi enough for this honor. I’ve worked for three years to bring blogging to the business community.
Blogging is now becoming a vital tool for any solopreneur wanting to raise your online visibility. If you aren’t [...]

Women Bloggers to Watch in 2008

I had the distinct pleasure of being named one of the Women Bloggers to Watch in 2008. It’s always nice to be recognized by your peers. I’ve been touting blogging since February of 2005, when I started my first blog over at Blogger. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen eyes glaze over [...]

Episode #25, Finding Blogging Content

Show Notes
GeekSpeak To English, 101 introduces tips for finding different types of content to use on your blog. Discussed were the sites listed below, as well as strategies for participating in your niche market’s blogosphere.
Part Three, Tagging and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) For Your Blog, will take place Wednesday, September 12th, 6pm PT/9pm ET.
Links [...]

Episode #24, Introduction to Blogs and Blogging

Show Notes
GeekSpeak To English, 101 introduces blogs and blogging to the North San Diego Business Community. This is part one of a four part blogging webinar series.
Part Two, Finding Content For Your Blog, will take place Wednesday, August 22nd, 6pm PT/9pm ET.
Some of the attendees tonight were:
Myrna, Myrna’s List
Andrea Glass, Writer’s Way and Writer’s Way [...]

Spreading a little link love!

Last night at the GeekSpeak To English, 101 webinar on blogging, I challenged the attendees to start spreading a little “link love” around the blogosphere.
True to form Myrna, my cyberbuddy from New York started the ball rolling with her post at Myrna’s List about Diane Mandle, Sound and Energy Healing and her Tibetan Singing Bowls.
Search [...]

GeekSpeak To English, 101 Blogging Series

Wednesday, August 8, 2007 6pm PT/9pm ET
Blogs, An Intro
If you can’t change the content regularly on your website, you are, in effect, dead in the water. You need the changing content to “feed the spiders”, search engine spiders that is! The time is past for plain old html sites. Today there are more options and [...]

Blog Carnival

I’m participating in a Blog Carnival about why I’m a WAHM (Work At Home Mom). I really don’t refer to myself that way. I used to be a work at home mom in the late ’80s and early ’90s. I cherished the time I was able to work from home while raising my daughter.
I [...]

The Blog Squad

Ok, I’m totally stoked (gives away my generation, right)!! I’m the special guest on The Blog Squad’s Blogging and Beyond Podcast.
We’ll be talking about using multimedia to raise your website’s visibility, your own credibility and your business profitability through podcasting and webinars.
The Blog Squad specializes in working with bloggers to make their blogs stand out [...]