self publishing

The core benefit of content marketing is that it enables you to show people that you are an expert. You do this by sharing your knowledge and insight. Thanks to the Internet, we have countless ways – blogs, Twitter, email, etc. – to show that expertise. It also gives us access to audiences at an […]

Does this blog make my content look old?

by Carl Natale on May 2, 2011

I am writing this post Monday morning. May 2. 2011. This must be pretty important information because Martyn Chamberlin says the date is one of the six biggest problems with our blogs: Early on, I decided to remove every single date on my blog, including the comments. As a result, when folks read something I […]

Four lessons about creating content

by Carl Natale on April 26, 2011

There are a few more points from Friday’s Social Media Breakfast that are worth recapping. Create content that solves problems This is something that has been said here before. When I say to write instruction manuals for your customers, I’m parroting C.C. Chapman’s advice to “Solve, share but not shill.” It’s about knowing what questions […]

Learning about content marketing from Teddy Roosevelt

by Carl Natale on January 10, 2011

Theodore Roosevelt was very media savvy and would have recognized social media and blogging as great tools to tell his story

How unicorns and rainbows can sabotage your blog

by Carl Natale on December 10, 2010

The number of followers is not proof you’re an expert or guru, but it’s probably a good indicator that x amount of people believe the claim of authority you made.

Creating content creates control

by Carl Natale on December 7, 2010

The goal is to expose your business name to as many people and search bots as possible. The more content you control, the less impact the negative content will have.

Why you should have gone to Social Media FTW

by Carl Natale on September 23, 2010

I’m recovering from my hangover this morning from Wednesday’s Social Media FTW conference. No I didn’t drink too many beers during the post-conference networking. But I brought home a head full of takeaways, questions and regrets. So bear with me as I work through them in this post Regret: I’m sorry Coach Deb When Deb […]

The Social Media FTW conference is scheduled for Sept. 22, and the organizers are trying to create the agenda of speakers and agenda. I sent them my pitch for a presentation on blogging. Basically, I hope to answer these three questions: What do I blog about? How often should I blog? How long should the […]