I am not yet an expert, but I am trying to learn to be an expert in my area.  This is why I read experts.  I pay attention to what they are doing and I learn from them. If I listen and store away what they are providing me I garner wisdom.  I read people [...]

I always make fun of drinking from the "social media firehose." People always ask how I can possible follow nearly 8,000 people on Twitter, and read 10,000 RSS feeds a week, and on and on. I have developed the skill over time.  Being here in Hawaii is a lot like drinking from the Paradise Firehose.
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It’s no secret that Jim and I are huge fans of FeedBurner.  It’s also no secret that I am a web metrics wonk.  I’ve been paying for FB’s Total Stats Pro since it came out.  I love the (nearly) real-time data, dashboard views, and level of detail.  It’s all just right for my day-to-day stats [...]

Are you using FeedBurner to republish your blog’s RSS feed?  Yes?  Awesome!  Now are you using their FeedFlare service/feature?  No?  Well you should, not because it’s cool (okay it is, but that’s not why), but because FeedFlares give both your feed and blog posts added boosts that can help promote your blog, make it easier [...]

This week’s radio show that Tris and I did at Blog Talk Radio had a topic that was dear to our hearts. Content in blogging is king, but it is not the only thing there is to blogging. Many people believe that you can set up a blog start putting content on [...]