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Seth Godin Clip: No One Cares About You»
Time for another (nearly) regular Seth Godin feature video. This one is short and simple, and addresses a really important concept for bloggers (and really, all business owners) to understand:…
Waiting for the Small Business Fairy to Bless Your Small Business»
Fairy tales were fun when we were little. The dastardly, selfish, and conniving were always punished. Meanwhile, handsome, brave, pure-hearted princes or tailors hooked up with beautiful, pure-hearted princesses (or…
Business Blogging, Part 2: Your Content Has Issues»
If you’re like a lot of bloggers, you may have started blogging before you’d thought beyond a couple of posts. If it’s a choice between starting before you know what…
Seth Godin: Why tribes, not money or factories, will change the world»
A great 17-minute presentation by Seth Godin at the TED conference about why and how tribes will change the world. Find other ideas worth spreading at the TED website.
Interview: Talking to the Small Business Fairy about How to Succeed»
Recently, a post by Mike Dougherty of Network Solutions alerted me to the existence of the Small Business Fairy. Actually, he said she doesn’t exist, but we tracked her down…
Business Blogging, Part 1: How to Set Up a Blog»
There’s no shortage of advice about how to approach business blogs, and there’s a lot of variation in the advice you can find. Much of the advice is contradictory, and…
A Business Lesson from Riding a Motorcycle»
Almost every motorcyclist who’s been riding for a while knows that being either too bold or too cautious can get them killed. On a bike, surviving or thriving in traffic…
On Being Stuck and Getting Unstuck»
Right now, one of the biggest problems business people have is not knowing what to do. Businesses have to maintain motion or momentum, or they die. Uncertainty creates paralysis, which…
Video: Blogging for Small Business»
In this short video, Seth Godin, Sean Parker and Jimmy Wales talk about how blogging and social networking have changed small business. Another video about the value of blogging for…
Why Your Primary Business Email Account Should be Gmail»
The world of email has changed dramatically in the last few years. Gmail has left Earthlink-like email services so far behind that I don’t understand how or why people continue…
