Make Your Mark    

You know it’s time for a new blog post when a topic comes up in multiple conversations in the same week. So here’s this week’s theme. I work with heart-centered business people, and many of them struggle to express that side of themselves out loud — especially in the business world. But we all need [...]

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When you’re done writing that perfect blog post or webpage, go back and sprinkle in a few synonyms of your main topic. For example, if you’re writing about “volunteering,” refer to it as “community service” too. Why?

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At a seminar on Web 2.0 for small businesses last week, the first panelist, Chris Amato, started us off by giving a quick (and excellent) overview of the hottest online bells and whistles — from viral videos on YouTube to Twitter and iPhone apps. Widgets, nings, and apps, oh my.

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Even though search engines are robots, their “artificial intelligence” programming is so sophisticated that they know if your web content is written well or not. The better your content reads to a human being, the more “points” you get from search engines.

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The main reason people search online is to look up information, so if your online communications are only about selling or asking for something, you’re missing the boat. The key to effective marketing and communications whether online or offline is to give your audience something they find valuable first. Be helpful. Then offer them the [...]

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