Blogs become more main stream, but not Mainstream
One of the great things about blogs is that there appears to be as many different interpretations and definitions as to what they are as there are bloggers producing them. We could all sit down and throw out a few ideas as to what a blog contains or standards it [...]
Accidental Link Building Through Blogging
At last week’s Next Generation Marketing Conference (which was a second cousin twice removed from exceptional – get yourself to Martinsburg June 12th) I heard something spouted from one of the attendees early on that I haven’t read or heard for a good three or four years. Somebody actually said [...]
Blogging Marvellous
Maybe a picture paints a thousand words, but in this case it paints millions upon millions of blogs interlinked and connected: Sketch of the blogosphere Paul WoodhousePaul looks after the SEO side of things here at Direct Online Marketing as well as trying to work out the best social media [...]
The Perfect Meal for Women: Chocolate Covered Blogs
This cracked me up when I received notice of it in my inbox this morning (courtesy of mediapost) and I’m not sure why. According to a new survey, the fairer sex really likes blogging: 53% of online women across age groups read blogs 37% comment 28% write posts And when [...]
Blog Your Way to a Footloose and Fancy-Free Flashdance
I’ve no idea what my dearly beloved’s blood alcohol level needs to reach before she hits social critical mass, but she always manages to reach it. Never in our illustrious history of being together have we ever been to a bar and she not turn into the evening’s social conduit. [...]
Steering Clear of Clueless Cliches and Bizarre Buzzwords
It intrigues my why we use cliches. The most preposterous cliché users tend to be sportsmen, politicians, and business types of every persuasion. It’s a way for us to cover up what we mean or talk about things about which we have little idea. Every day you’ll hear nonsense from [...]
Hey Big Spender!
I have a buddy back in Blighty who is married to the daughter of the former chief clerk of our local council. Now the chief clerk of the council holds all the purse strings when it comes to whys and what for’s of local public spending. For example, they get [...]
Could You Sleep Without Google?
Would somebody be so kind to inform me as to whether one is not only over the hill but quickly hurtling down the other side of it if the highlight of one’s weekend is purchasing a new bed? At what point in your life does this kind of thing become [...]
Blogging: Disciplined Intuition
There’s no denying that blogging can be be slightly difficult. Not difficult in the sense of finger-numbing, mind-numbing or soul-destroying hard work – just in the sense that trying to throw out your better than average guff on a regular basis can be a bit of a struggle after the [...]
From Irate to Loyal Supporter
Father’s Day came around whenever it was. I have trouble keeping it straight without a calendar because it’s not accompanied with as much fanfare as Mother’s Day. I was greeted in the morning with a card from my wife and kids (they just scribbled with a pen and I think [...]
Online Marketing: Innovations That Work Conference
We’re currently in the process of organizing the Online Marketing: Innovations That Work Conference that’s taking place on August 16, Paul WoodhousePaul looks after the SEO side of things here at Direct Online Marketing as well as trying to work out the best social media strategies for our clients.
Paul Woodhouse Joins Direct Online Marketing
Alright, drum roll. I am very pleased to announce that Paul Woodhouse has joined us. Paul’s first post will follow shortly, but being a modest bloke (that means he’s from England), I wanted to give you a little background information. Justin SeibertJustin Seibert is the President of Direct Online Marketing. [...]
The Iceman Cometh to my Municipal Water Pipes
You know what I like? Running water. Turns out I’m a big fan. Oh sure, I never had a poster of the Department of Water & Power hanging next to Mario Lemieux on my wall, but maybe I would now if my wife let me decorate anything in our house. [...]
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