One of the most effective ways to achieve an accelerated level of success is working with a mentor. Someone that has "been there, done that" and can show you the ropes. But if that pesky mentor of yours is making you work too hard or expecting too much from you, here are a couple of things that you can do to piss him or her off. Read More
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. The battle cry of the complacent and the one thing stopping you from crossing over from good to great. Nothing will steal your dream quicker than that comfortable feeling you get when things are good. If Steve Jobs and Apple marched to the beat of that drum there would be no iPhone 5 coming out soon because the Read More
Your life doesn’t suck. You do. Well, let me rephrase that. Your version of your life sucks. That convoluted scrap heap of 5 dollar words you call your biography might have gotten you a gold star and a pat on the head in your Business 101 class but not in the real world and certainly not online. It's time for you to throw out everything you Read More
Two months ago I set out to change the Internet with nothing more than a bunch of neat ideas and the uncanny ability to sleep with my eyes open while typing. So far, so good. When I started, I committed to publishing a new blog post every day in order to build up a library of my content and calm the voices in my head. So far, I think I've done Read More
We all know that Snuggies are pretty awesome but that's not really what this post is about. It's about seeing things a little different than everyone else. While the rest of us saw a blanket, Snuggles McSnuggleworth saw an opportunity. Yeah, in case you haven't figured it out, I have no idea who invented this thing and really couldn't justify Read More
Letting go of my career as a professional musician was probably one of the hardest things I have ever done. Even though I had not played professionally in over ten years, I couldn't get myself to do it. What would my family think of me if I just gave up on being a musician? How do I explain to my friends that I just quit? How will other musicians Read More
I'll be the first to admit that there are a lot of things wrong with the SEO industry. It's an unregulated industry with no tangible product or clear solution to a problem that is judged by the companies (Google, Yahoo!, Bing) that make and regularly change the rules without telling anyone what they are. Now, before you work yourself up into a Read More
If I hear one more person (including myself) pronounce to the world via blog, social media, morse code, smoke signal or any other form of mass communication that "Content is King" I am going to...ehhh, who am I kidding, I'm probably not going to do anything about it. Let's face it, this is one of those phrases that is drilled into our heads over Read More
Purely by coincidence, my favorite posts this week are all about numbers, which is a bit ironic when you read through the last post. This is now the second week I am writing about my 5 favorite posts of the week. I got such great feedback from the authors and readers last week that unless I hear otherwise, I'd really like to keep doing this once a Read More
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Stacey Ford
Thanks for an amazing presentation to the Board and all of the excellent feedback you provided! It was truly a pleasure having you join us for the day, hear your stories and learn from your experiences. We hope that you took away just as much as we did from your visit to Rackspace.
You and Your Blog Suck: 7 Steps to Responding to Negative Comments
I don't care how good of a writer you are. I don't care how well you plan your posts. I don't even care how fair and balanced you think you are. If you have written more than 5 blog posts on any given subject, you have likely pissed someone off at some point...and if you really pissed them off, they let you know it by leaving a negative comment on Read More