Blogging is where we came from. We’ve built our careers and a substantial audience by blogging alone. So let’s uncork the stopper and let our best advice pour out. In this episode and the next (are you a subscriber?) we each share our top 10 biggest pieces of advice for bloggers.
There are massively successful websites out there that look like crap. And then there are beautiful sites that fail because their message doesn't resonate with anyone.
Andy Perdue stands over his desk, looking at 29-years' worth of paraphernalia from his career in journalism. As he looks from item to item, memories flash across his mind. His first article published in print. His first day covering wine as his day job. The internet changing everything for newspapers.
No matter who you are you’ve been stuck. In fact, we’ve noticed there are a few stages where lots of people building websites and businesses get stuck. In this episode we address each of those stages with some advice on next steps for each. Enjoy!
A thousand words down and you finish writing another post. You're about to hit publish, but hold on a second. You forgot to title it.
Twitter announced (somewhat quietly) recently that Twitter Analytics are now open to everyone. This simple tool makes Twitter much more valuable to people who create and publish things online. Here’s how.
How do you keep an eye on the business stuff while in the throws of a new creative endeavor? That’s one of 4 listener questions we get into in this episode. Our thanks to Myke, Greg, Nick and Tom for sending in your questions. Enjoy!
Towards the end of last year, I started mentally toying with the idea of doing a podcast. I regularly listened to various shows and had always enjoyed podcasts but for whatever reason, I had never really given any thought to doing my own.
There’s a fine line between preparing too little and preparing too much. The former leads to failure. The latter, to nowhere. Listener of the show, Adam, has an idea he really believes in. He’s worried about walking that line. What’s the right amount of prep before he launches?
As I write this I’m completely directionless. I’m trying to dream up a content strategy for Fizzle. That’s the site you’re on here. We write and podcast for indie entrepreneurs.