I have a little secret. No one else in the world knows this secret, but I am going to tell you today. So lean in, folks. Here goes: I have been writing a list of things that make me happy for over 25 years. My list is called “The Good Things in Life,” and it currently
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When I speak to large groups about blogging, someone in the audience inevitably asks: “How long do my blog posts have to be?” The answer to this question is complicated – just like the answer to the previous blogging FAQ, “How Often Should I Publish Posts on My Blog?” Different popular bloggers have used a
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On July 23rd of this year, I deleted over 2,000 names from my email list. It wasn’t an accident. I didn’t get hacked, and it wasn’t a glitch. I did it intentionally. Why would I do such an insane thing, you ask? I deleted those contacts because I made a conscious choice to get rid
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One of the most common questions people ask me during speaking engagements and webinars is: How often do I have to publish blog posts on my site?” There is often a hidden question within this query, though. Sometimes I get the feeling people are really asking, “What is the absolute bare minimum I need to
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In early June, I wrote a blog post voicing a strong (and somewhat controversial) opinion about Facebook Pages. The post was called Please, Please Don’t Ask Me to Like Your Facebook Page, and it was probably the most opinionated piece I’ve ever published. I published it because I wanted to teach you, my faithful reader,
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I was talking to my friend Anne Samoilov the other day. She told me she’s trying to get a finish a webinar presentation, and asked me if I had any tips for getting it done quickly. “When do you need to have it completed?” I asked. “Pretty much…yesterday,” she said. I told her I have
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Last week, I received four automated email invitations asking me to Like someone’s Page on Facebook. These invitations came straight into my email inbox, and I deleted all of them immediately. The 200 invitations I got before that? They all got deleted, too. Want to know how many Pages I have “Liked” because someone sent
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It was 1998. I was 23 years old, and I was staring at an airport gate at the Baltimore Washington International Airport. I had my carry-on bag, trashy magazines, and salty snacks. I was ready to travel. But there was a problem. A gigantic plane, headed to Boulder, Colorado, was boarding 15 feet from me –
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Note: This post is part of my 4-part series answering the biggest questions people have about webinars. You can read the first three posts here: What the Heck is a Webinar? Why Webinars Might Be the Best Thing You’ll Ever Do for Your Business 41 Ways to Build Your List, Bond with Your Readers and Make
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This post is part of my 4-part series answering the biggest questions people have about webinars. You can read the first two posts here: What the Heck is a Webinar? Why Webinars Might Be the Best Thing You’ll Ever Do for Your Business Webinars are hot stuff these days. Everywhere you turn, you’re probably seeing
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