Sales Karate – Learn How to Sell With Social Media

July 8, 2010

How well do you ‘sell’ yourself on the social web? Do you feel ‘icky’ trying to profit from online networks like Twitter? Sales Karate is a new way of thinking about social networking. It’s a way for bloggers and business owners to make money without spamming or misleading their online connections. Sales Sparring with Brian [...]

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How Fresh and Clean is Your Theme?

July 2, 2010

The Thesis Theme for WordPress is what I use here at Social Media Commando and all of my other blogs and websites. One reason for this is because Thesis Theme founder Chris Pearson gives away so many goodies once you buy the premium WordPress design. Now you can make your website or blog look crisp [...]

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iPhone Journalism: How I’d Manage My Life in the Field

June 29, 2010

I’m convinced that iPhone journalism is the future of the reporting and content creation business. You already know about killer apps like iMovie that you can download for five bucks on the app store. Creating and editing your own movies on your phone? That’s wild. But there’s even more awesome tools you can use to [...]

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How to Make Money Online: Just Add Content

June 28, 2010

Does the phrase Make Money Online seem like a total come on? Good. I’m glad you’re skeptical, because my BS detector goes crazy whenever I read a spammy marketing message about getting rich quick or making a million overnight. That’s just clown stuff. All that said, there’s still a simple way to make money online [...]

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I Hate DirecTV: A Lesson in Customer Service and Branding

June 24, 2010

My friend Brian is wicked smart (as we say here in New England). He got into a nasty, drag out fight with DirecTV a few months back. But instead of cowering and cursing, he got creative. Brian is the founder of a “I Hate DirecTV Facebook Page.” With over 200 fans and growing, the page [...]

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2011 Ford Explorer Forgoes The Auto Show For A Facebook Launch

June 22, 2010

You’d expect a new car like the 2011 Ford Explorer to be launched at an international auto show, right? It’s been a point of pride for car companies to show off new models on glossy stages with a few thousand people in attendance. I have fond memories of passing through the doors to Cobo Hall [...]

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The Joe Barton Effect

June 21, 2010

Joe Barton is the congressman infamous for apologizing to BP executive Tony Hayward. Barton lamented the ‘shakedown’ of BP: I’m ashamed of what happened in the White House yesterday. I think it’s a tragedy. As you probably guessed, Mr. Barton is among the largest recipients of oil industry campaign donations. Joe Should Have Laid the [...]

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Ham ‘N Eggs SEO: One Page at a Time

June 17, 2010

Search engine optimization doesn’t happen overnight — in fact, wouldn’t you agree that it involves lots of ‘sweat equity’? That doesn’t mean you can’t build a solid SEO infrastructure in about 30 minutes each day! Seriously, all it takes is a commitment to sit down each morning (or whenever you can make time) to write [...]

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Hello, iPhone 4 – When is it Cool to Steal Someone’s Thunder?

June 16, 2010

The iPhone 4 will be the hottest release of the summer, right? Google is banking on it with a new announcement about the arrival of their latest Android phone. See, Google is one of the biggest tech companies in the world, but they still know how to party like a startup. I have to admire [...]

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Twitter and Facebook: Free Social Media Guide

June 14, 2010

Twitter and Facebook have a lot of unspoken rules for building a larger audience — have you noticed this? I read through hundreds (at least) of tweets each day and wonder why people write the way they do. Lots of the updates that get posted are pretty bland, while others seem hand crafted to grab [...]

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