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  • Be Smart About How You Spend Money: Outsource

    This is really a life tip, but I’m going to write about it focusing on building your business or brand online. Recently, at work, instead of outsourcing a data entry task, three people in my office split up the work to get it done. The task was simple, copy data from a PDF into an Read more

  • Tips for Speaking at a Conference

    I have spoken at a few conferences now and each time is slightly different, but in speaking, I have learned a few simple things that you can do to make the best of your speaking opportunities. If you aren’t trying to speak at conferences and events to promote your expertise and personal brand, then maybe Read more

  • Raven Tools Review

    Raven Tools bills itself as a powerful Internet marketing platform for agencies and professionals. I have been using Raven Tools for nearly three years now for various projects and have always been impressed by what I could do with the service, and I’m probably not even using it to half of its full potential. What Read more

  • New Blog: Upranked

    So, for a while now, I’ve been trying to get over my anxiety about writing online in a way that allows me to share what I’ve learned and continue to learn about blogging, WordPress and marketing online. Since my burnout over two years ago, the only blog I’ve been able to really maintain is my Read more

  • Can You Make a Living From Blogging?

    A question I get asked quite often is about how much money I made as a professional blogger. I used to like to avoid the answer because I was making enough to pay the bills, but not enough to be able to buy luxury items on a whim. Simply put, blogging was my full time Read more

  • WordPress.com: Does it Suck?

    A long time ago, when WordPress.com first came out, I was very split on my thoughts of the service. On one hand, I was happy to see it as an easy to use, free service that opened up less tech savvy people to the advantages of WordPress as a publishing system, but I felt as Read more

  • Blogworld & New Media Expo New York 2012

    For those interested in blogging and new media as a business endeavour, Blogworld and New Media Expo back in New York for the second time and registration is live. I would suggest buying early, as hotels will probably fill up fast. Who attends this important event? Content creators, broadcasters, forward-thinking brands, and best-in-class online publishing Read more

  • Busy And Not Just Because of Work

    So, as you may have noticed, I haven’t been writing on here much lately. I’ve been super busy and it hasn’t been all about work for once. Work has been keeping me busy, but since I last posted, I’ve taken a trip to Cuba with my roommate, Montreal with Tom, and of course Kingston to Read more

  • Selling Ads on Your Blog: Perception is Value

    One of my favourite stories to tell people looking to make money from selling ads on their website is an experience I had in doing the same. It was in the middle of my professional blogging career when I was tasked to help sell some advertising inventory on some sites. Their traffic was good, and Read more

  • Casale Media: Advertising Network Review

    Opening its doors in 2003, Casale Media is one of a large number of companies managing the advertising inventory for a wide number of websites. Casale works with popular sites like eBay Canada to fill their open advertising spots. Casale works with a network of 3,000 sites, and is able to target advertising based on Read more

  • Focus on the Meaning Not the Spelling

    While I’ll admit that I’ve become a bit strict when it comes to my younger cousins and their ability to spell, I still believe that there is too much focus and attention directed towards proper spelling and grammar online. Yes, it would be ideal if everything was perfect and correct, but it is increasingly rare Read more

  • Cool WordPress Links – Feb 8, 2012

    I am a huge WordPress fan, and as I browse the web, I’m constantly seeing cool things, and I hope to share those with you as I come across them. Though these posts are just as much about letting me have an archive of potentially useful links. Advanced Tutorial – Creating a Filterable Portfolio with Read more