No new blogger knows how to connect with your readers. You and I think we know what it takes to connect as beginners. But we usually want readers to buy something then hit the road. Connection is not in the mind. We want transactions not connections. I thought this way … Read more
Some budget travelers are genuine. Genuine ones paint a realistic picture of circling the globe and enjoying the experience as you save dough. Some budget travelers suffer quite a bit or are less than genuine. Can you circle the globe on almost no money? No. I can verify this. I tried … Read more
Compassion. Seeing things through the eyes of others makes it easy to solve their problems. Solving their problems accelerates your online success. Bloggers only struggle when bloggers attempt to solve their problems without carefully considering the needs of their readers. For example, blogging mainly to make money for yourself never ends well. Other … Read more
Waiting. Watching. Waiting to see stats increase. Watching to see metrics expand. How are you doing with your blog? Publish. Wait. Watch. Pump the blogging brakes. Stop creating. Stop connecting. Look at your numbers. Pay close attention. Stare at the numbers. Sit tight for like, say, 10 minutes. Look. Stare. Compare … Read more
“It’s bloody Dexter!” The drunk as a skunk Brit expat lady shrieked at me. She had a large boa constrictor draped around her neck, dangling in the cool breeze of Phuket. I saw her at Nikita’s, a popular restaurant near the southern tip of the island. Thailand sports a massive expat population. … Read more
What is the great blogging debate? What wins in the short form vs long form content contest? Seth Godin gets away with tweets basically. Neil Patel publishes titanic guides. Some blogging buddies rank less beefy content. Other blogging buddies only rank highly-detailed blog posts. Google loves to keep you guessing. The Big … Read more