September 7, 2015
You know what they say about the barefoot nature of the cobbler’s children, right? Well, that’s how I’ve been feeling about WickedWriter. That website — the […]
November 16, 2008
A friend contacted me last night with a quandary… He wanted to learn to write with a bit more passion. He felt his style was more […]
November 6, 2008
With the market like it is right now, you may want to take the time to build up marketing impact when the daily work of real […]
August 17, 2008
While putting the polishing touches on my brand new website, I played with the cool wordcloud tool over at Wordle.net. If you want a “search engine” […]
January 10, 2008
Some words are difficult to differentiate. For those with who struggle with how to use “ensure” vs. “assure” vs. “insure,” I offer the following information: To […]
November 11, 2007
I was asked (by colleague and nature writer JJ Murphy) this weekend if a blog chain was good for marketing. She asked me several questions: 1. […]
November 10, 2007
More cool blogs and useful websites for your viewing pleasure. Today’s selection is for those creative types who design and personalize their own websites and those […]
November 3, 2007
If you are building your first independently hosted blog for your real estate business and you have decided to go with WordPress, you have already made […]
August 30, 2007
I’ve been reading quite a bit lately about how to make sure websites are mobile-friendly and, in particular, how to make them iPhone friendly. Sure, there […]
August 14, 2007
I have a client, a Realtor, with a particularly hairy situation. This genuinely nice individual has managed to become entrenched in the mire with a unethical […]
July 20, 2007
WordPress is extremely user-friendly. If you have ever hand-coded or altered or edited any HTML, it’s a snap. If you haven’t — you really need the […]
June 23, 2007
If you have a website, you need a custom 404 page. Why? Because there is nothing LESS “sticky” than a standard 404 page and you want […]
June 19, 2007
It’s been awhile since I’ve really “dug in” where SEO is concerned. Basically, I’ve been working under the assumption (a fairly good one, IMHO and in […]
March 16, 2007
Bear with me over the next few days as I work on the appearance of WickedBlog.com. Yes, it’s still the same wicked blog, and you are […]
December 6, 2005
Well, it's finally started to happen. I've been telling my clients for many, MANY months to be more careful with their use of gratuitous links and spamming the search engines (in particular Google) through these methods. I've been expecting the blast to happen in the last three or four rounds of algorithm changes for Google, and I'm honestly disappointed that it hasn't happened sooner. But, that tide is now turning, finally.
November 3, 2005
It's interesting that the author of the cover story for Forbes Magazine this month should claim that bloggers are dangerously opinionated. I find it even more interesting that this writer entitles his article (in a fair and even-handed tone) "Attack of the Blogs!" which is illustrated with an (equally non-judgemental) image of a man being punched out by his computer monitor .
The author, Daniel Lyons, states, "Blogs started a few years ago as a simple way for people to keep online diaries. Suddenly they are the ultimate vehicle for brand-bashing, personal attacks, political extremism and smear campaigns." Hmmm... Now THAT's a fair, even-handed, and balanced and position, wouldn't you agree?
This article is, in essence, Lyon's own "smear campaign" against bloggers. So, is this yet another case of "do as I say, not as I do?" Methinks so. I didn't warm up to that approach in my youth and I'm even less likely to warm up to it at my current more...