Are you about to launch a new blog? If so do you have an action plan? I absolutely love the plan Small Business Trends put together talking about this very item. It’s critical to have a game plan before you launch your blog so that you can maximize your blog right from the start. Here are some important things to keep in mind: –Before you start do lots of homework on other blogs in you...

Things happen. In fact, sometimes things go wrong in a very bad way and in a hurry. All around us today we see examples of people and companies that flat out mess up and everyone knows they messed up. Examples include several of the large banks that scammed people out of money through the housing mortgage fiasco. If you’re a baseball fan you see examples of this in the steroid allegations, w...

Starting your own blog doesn’t have to be as intimidating as you think. Like many types of new marketing (email, social media, et al), it’s easy to feel like you’re the only one who’s not blogging. But with a little help, you’ll soon find yourself giving others some advice. I’ve had a great experience with Wordpress and setting up this blog/website (www.understa...