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Guest Post: How I Got 11,000 Likes on My Facebook Page in Six Months

August 18, 2013

One World Likes “I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world.” ~ E. B. White What do Trinidad and Tobago, Namibia, Saint Lucia, Sierra Leone, the Solomon Islands, Uganda, Singapore, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Sudan, Vanuatu, Barbados, …

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Guest Post: How I added 8,000 Facebook fans in 5 months

July 22, 2013

Tim Emerson is a graduate of my Niching for Hippies course and someone I did a case study on a while ago. He’s also a big believer in the power of slow marketing. When Tim told me that he had over 8,000 fans on his facebook page whereas I only have a half of that, …

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obama’s ad makes his case

September 27, 2012

President Obama recently released an ad (you can watch it at the bottom) I thought was worth commenting on – all politics aside. First of all, it reminds me how far the world has come that now video marketing and social media has become so ubiquitous in both politics and business. Here’s where I think …

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51 examples of content for blogs, social media and newsletters

August 2, 2011

When I do my workshops, I often get people to brainstorm the types of content they might use to stay in touch with the people on their lists. And people come up with great ones. So, here’s the harvest from my past few workshops. I hope it inspires you with ideas. Notice how many of …

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six marketing lessons from a recent facebook note

July 1, 2011

I just wrote a facebook note that got a school two new perfect (and much needed) teachers in less than two weeks. And it reminded me about some important marketing principles. A couple of months ago, I got to reconnect over drinks with two old school mates Rachael and Netta (pictured right). We went to …

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backstage pass: how i write blog posts

June 6, 2011

Just had a chat with my pal and colleague Jaime Almond (pictured below) about the behind the scenes of how I write a blog post and thought you might find it interesting. JaimeI just had an idea for a blog post for you meoooh Jaimeyou know how we were talking about how you turn everything …

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kyle mcneil talks facebook and blogs

May 24, 2011

I met Kyle McNeil a few years back through various entrepreneurship circles. He invited me to connect a few times but I was so busy and didn’t know him well enough to prioritize things. And then we ended up attending a weekend workshop together and had a three hour drive of bro time back to …

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Fifty Two Kick Ass Blogs to Inspire Your Blogging

April 28, 2011

Sometimes people ask me ‘what’s a blog?’ or they feel stuck and uninspired in thinking a blog has to done in only ONE way. Well, here are fifty blogs I’ve collected from friends. I asked them all: “What is the most kick ass blog you know of. Not one that’s ‘okay’ or ‘cool’. One you …

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how do YOU use blogging and social media to create the Know, Like and Trust Factor?

March 10, 2011

Today I’m being interviewed by my colleague Bill Baren about how I use social media and blogging to build the Know, Like and Trust Factor in my business. And it had me wondering – what do YOU do? What kinds of things do you post in your blog or on facebook? Have you come up with …

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