Don’t Comment On This Post

stop

Really, don’t. I’m sure you have better things to do. To be honest, you probably shouldn’t even be reading this because you’re taking your billable hours away from something else that will make you money. So stop right now. You’re still reading it seems. Why? We’ve already decided that you’re not going to comment and [...]

Writing By The Board

Flashcards

All gerat writing tells stories. Storytelling is actually the basis for many of the most envied positions in the world: actors, directors, authors, etc. If you want to be a great blogger, then, it goes to reason that you should be trained in telling stories just as well as those professions. With that in mind, [...]

It’s The End Of The World As We Know It And I Blog Fine

Doomsday

I hate to be the one to tell you this, but we were wrong about the end of the world. I know we all know that this year, on December 21, the world as we know it will cease to exist. Nostradamus predicted it and he has never been wrong, as indicated by the recent increase [...]

The Difference Between Cats & Dogs and Why You Should Give A Damn

cat vs dog

Did you hear the one about cats and dogs being different?  What’s the deal with that? I’m a cat person, yet I’m married to a dog person, so we made a compromise.  We own one of both.  Jaxton Bartholomew Westinmere, Esq. (Jax for short) is our cat (I bet you can’t guess which one of [...]

The Difference Between Cats & Dogs and Why You Should Give A Damn

cat vs dog

Did you hear the one about cats and dogs being different?  What’s the deal with that? I’m a cat person, yet I’m married to a dog person, so we made a compromise.  We own one of both.  Jaxton Bartholomew Westinmere, Esq. (Jax for short) is our cat (I bet you can’t guess which one of [...]

Give Your Blog A Cold Shower

Shower Head

When I was in high school I had a bad habit of biting off more than I could chew. In a normal semester I would be on the wrestling team, keeping up with football offseason training, touring on weekends with my band, keeping class grades up, having a social life. And I’d usually be in [...]

Let’s Talk About Blogging Creativity 101

Rocket Draw

A question I get asked a lot by my students is “How can I be more creative?” Creativity is a hard thing to nail down, mainly because it appears in so many different ways for so many different people. Both Van Gogh and Christopher Nolan are creative, but in very different ways. Do you think their [...]

The Blogging Hippocratic Oath

Oath

I SWEAR in the presence of the Almighty Brogan, Godin, my mentors and peers that according to my ability and judgement I will keep this Oath and Stipulation. TO HOLD all who have taught me this art equally dear as my parents and in the same spirit and dedication to impart a knowledge of the [...]

Warning: This Blog Contains Me

Kitten sees lion in mirror

Who are you? – Roger Daltrey When it comes to blogging, there are two fundamental things that must be known: We must know who you are; and, YOU must know who you are. Whereas the first one in the list is very important (SEO, content marketing and all that jazz), I’d like to focus on [...]