These days, everyone seems to think that adding you to their “newsletter” is a type of gift to you. I don’t mind being invited to receive a newsletter, but I’m finding that many times I give my card out, I get automatically added to a newsletter.
Thank goodness for “unsubscribe”, although if you have an [...]
There are three ways you can allow people to follow your site – each has their pros and cons.
The video below demonstrates each of them. Here’s a short synopsis:
Email Marketing Service (example: Constant Contact) – Great if you are sending over 100 emails a month – it gets around the spam filters. [...]
I hate cleaning up my office in order to make webcam shots. I hate cleaning in general. I was making this elaborate back drop for my camera out of some spare curtains, a curtain rod just behind my chair…. Yikes. What an ordeal just to hide my mess. You’d think it would have been easier [...]
I gave a presentation recently where I explained some seemingly confusing concepts in technology to a non-technical crowd. Sure, I’m a geek, but I empathize with the non-tech crowd, because it seems daily when technology makes me feel inadequate. This stuff is intimidating — not just to you, to me too! I hope you learn [...]
I’m a geek, not a cool guy with a fast car, so you should expect this to be nothing more then a metaphor. Maybe one day I’ll have a car that can go over 60, but until then, I’ll write about business and technology.
I recently decided to deliver webinars to compliment my Professional Speaking, and let me tell you – it is nothing like Professional Speaking as I knew it. When your speaking in front of an audience (at least for me), it’s all about improv. I have my topic and a solid understanding of the material, but I feed off the audience. I look for facial queues (like the audience falling asleep), or audio queues (snoring), and adjust accordingly. It’s like dancing with the audience, and working real hard to count in my head while not stepping on toes. Keep an eye on the toes, and no problem.
Online Webinar and Conference Call
‘Social Networking 101’
With Jim Carrillo and Ian Griffin
Wednesday, July 29 5pm PT
Make sense of Social Networking, with practical tips you can implement today. Join Jim Carrillo and Ian Griffin as they outline a roadmap to the most useful Social Networking tools: Blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and podcasting. Learn how an [...]
I was asked to produce an event for a new grass roots community organization, “South County Independent Business Alliance”. In addition to producing and promoting the event, I was also a presenter. In this presentation I explained the benefits of a buy local campaign.
I used to be in awe of those new TV shows that were selected. The Apprentice, Survivor, and on and on. I always wondered what it would take to get that opportunity. I found out that all it takes is action.
(that’s a funny play on words if you look at it from a director’s stand [...]
The internet is an extension of our lives – everyone should be represented.
In this 60 minute online presentation you’ll learn how to:
Take the Fear out of the Internet – Learn about websites, blogs, podcasts, and why you should have one.
Create your own website in the time it takes you to read this flyer, for your [...]
I decided to create a website for the members of my organization, a speakers association. I wanted the site to be for the members, not just a site that the members would join.
Why would this be necessary? What I’ve found is that even though it’s extremely easy to create a WordPress site, there are some intrinsic problems that every techno-phobe faces.
First, the mere installation process, no matter how simple, is enough to cause paralysis. The second is the pressure of maintaining (and updating) an entire site by oneself. And finally, adding advanced features, like podcasting, is too daunting for many.
I thought WordPress could be reduced to the extreme basics for the members, and they can all contribute to the site, and leverage off it’s success. I describe how I did this, and the features I included in this post.
