These days, retirement income just doesn’t go as far as it used to. In fact, many people have watched their retirement savings disappear during the recession. I recently read an article in BusinessWeek about this very subject.
As a result of this, many retirees are realizing they need some kind of supplemental income to cover them [...]
Blogs in the News | brandon | 
January 9, 2010 8:28 am | 
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George Colony of Forrester Research recently blogged about marketing challenges and how to overcome them. Specifically, he writes about the shrinking budgets of many marketing departments. According to a Forrester survey or large companies, marketing budgets are down by 20% this year. The reasons for this curtailed spending are somewhat obvious — namely, the recession.
But [...]
CEO Blogs | brandon | August 31, 2009 5:10 pm | Comments (0)
It seems that bloggers are always jumping on the latest trend for link building, in order to boost their search engine rankings. But in reality, the most effective technique for link building has been around for years — and it will never change. It involves three things: (1) research, (2) content development and (3) an [...]
Blog SEO | brandon | May 31, 2009 10:24 am | Comments (0)
Reader Question:
I’m interested in establishing a blog for the magazine I work for. The magazine deals with local government in Ireland and is sent to people within the relevant sector. I’d like to increase its profile and one way I’m looking at that is by creating a blog relevant to the magazine.
I don’t anticipate any [...]
Blog Strategy | brandon | March 31, 2009 2:32 pm | Comments (0)
Reader Question:
Hey Brandon quick question for you i just started my own website its all sports related called http://www.sportsworldchat.com and i also started a blog thru wordpress which appears at www.sportsworldchat.com/blog however i wanted the blog to appear on the front page of my normal website page not a separate page, any idea how [...]
Technical Matters | brandon | March 20, 2009 10:01 am | Comments (0)
In this article, I’ll explain why search engine optimization is important for business blogs. Then I’ll give you a list of proven techniques you can use to optimize your blog for better search engine visibility.
You spend many hours each month publishing new content to your blog. You put your heart and soul into it. You [...]
Blog SEO | brandon | February 26, 2009 8:01 am | Comments (0)
During a recent blog consultation phone call, a curious client asked how many blogs I publish and how often I post new information. I told her that I currently average about 42 blog posts per week, across eight different blogs (this one is on the weekly rotation, by the way).
I didn’t think this was anything [...]
Blog Writing | brandon | February 18, 2009 12:19 pm | Comments (0)
I know some bloggers who, over time, have learned the benefits of business blogging firsthand. But they complain that they’ve run out of blog content ideas and have nothing left to write about.
“The tank is empty. I’ve got nothing left. I want to keep blogging, but there’s simply nothing left for me to write about.”
Now, [...]
Blog Writing | brandon | February 3, 2009 10:13 am | Comments (0)
Every business blogger can benefit from good search engine visibility. Whether you use your blog for public relations or direct sales, you need to understand the basics of search engine optimization (SEO).
So in this lesson, I’m going to tell you how to optimize your blog content for better rankings in the major search engines.
In order [...]
Blog SEO | brandon | January 30, 2009 3:56 pm | Comments (0)
Summary: In this “blogtorial” I’ll explain why the title tags on your blog posts are important for search engine visibility, and I’ll show you how to tweak your WordPress template in order to optimize your title tags for better rankings.
Note: Before we go any further, I should specify that this blogtorial is intended for people [...]
Technical Matters | brandon | January 25, 2009 11:44 am | Comments (0)