Do Business Blogs Need Help Pages?

By Greg Balanko-Dickson I was wondering what might happen if a blog or website had a set of help pages? We expect help pages when using a software or web application. We see About pages and FAQ on blogs but how often do we see a set of “Help” pages on a business blog? Never? […]

Nine Years Writing: How I Generate Writing Concepts, Tools, and Strategies I Use

By Greg Balanko-Dickson Lorelle mentioned in an email today, “I’ve been asked by many readers that they would love to crawl inside your head and find out how you write content.” I have long thought about sharing my approach. Lorelle’s email got my attention today and I decided that it would be as good a […]

Observations on The Economics of the Blogosphere

By Greg Balanko-Dickson I came across an essay titled Economics of the Blogosphere, authored by David S. Evans who is co-author of the book Catalyst Code: The Strategies Behind the World’s Most Dynamic Companies. The blogosphere is one of the biggest and most influential global industries created in the last decade. Technorati tracks almost 100 […]

How to Avoid Mental Gymnastics While Writing Your Blog

By Greg Balanko-Dickson A reminder to keep it simple. While awaiting the arrival of Lorelle’s blogging book, I flipped open What No One Ever Tells You About Blogging and Podcasting by Ted Demopoulos. In writing his book, Ted Demopoulos interviewed a bunch of people about blogging. These gems come courtesy Guy Kawasaki: Evangelizing your blog […]

Top 10 List: Just Say No To SEO

By Greg Balanko-Dickson Courtesy Tadeusz Szewczyk of onReact.com by way of GoogleBlogoscoped, ProBlogger tipped me off to Tadeusz post titled 10 Steps to Success on the ’Net Without SEO: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) as we know and detest it is obsolete in this day and age. When some while ago Philipp asked me to write […]

If I was to start writing & blogging today I would…

By Greg Balanko-Dickson I have been writing online daily since 1998 and only converted to blogging in 2005. In the last two years things have changed considerably and I would do things differently. This all started with reading a post courtesy Steve @ Micro Persuasion: …the world now tuns faster. The blogosphere has transformed from […]

Business Blogging Strategy: Build Trust and Rapport

By Greg Balanko-Dickson, Professional Business Coach Own a business? Have a blog? As a business owner, you are writing and blogging as part of your marketing and online promotion. There was a time when a blogging purest might have said that business and blogging should never mix. Today, blogging and business go hand in hand. […]

Relationship Geeks Building a Relationship 2.0 Network

By Greg Balanko-Dickson  I am not a 'relationship geek' but I have been thinking a lot about how a 'information geek' can build relationships online and in the process identified a trend that is growing. Sunday I posted my thoughts and observations in Relationship 2.0 and Why Link Love is Dying and judging by the […]

When was the last time you read your own blog?

By Greg Balanko-Dickson Often forgotten when writing for your blog is getting the word out and promoting it. Phil Gerbyshak (via Make It Great!) makes five points and states you should: Post Often. Join a Blog Network. Sign your posts in the blog network Comment on other's blogs using your URL and a valid email. […]

Prevent Blog Pollution

By Special Guest Greg Balanko-Dickson – Remote Control CEO Sometimes we pollute our blogs, albeit unknowingly. I originally got the idea for this article over at Newsome.org, where Ken writes about The Real Reason Blogging is Hard and he states: “And just like any other upward climb, it’s not just about moving up the hill. […]

True Confessions of Early Adopter Turned Blogger

By Special Guest Greg Balanko-Dickson – Remote Control CEO I have been a business coach since 1991, I started surfing the world wide web in 1993 and built my first website in 1997. Then I transformed it into a small business portal where for five years I wrote a daily ‘business tip’. I had between […]

Writing a Blog and Engaging Readers

By Special Guest Greg Balanko-Dickson – Remote Control CEO I have been writing online since 1998 I can tell you that blogging transformed the way people interact with a website. But there is far more to it than just technology, it is about: Solving a Problem, Your Readers Do Not Care About You Know Who […]