After facilitating an enlightening panel on podcasting with audio and video, I got to pick the brain of Jim Kukral a bit more and get some great tips on how to get started with video blogging.
Jim points out that online video is really not that difficult. He uses a $150 Flip Video Camcorder and a [...]

I caught up with Timothy Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich, after the SEO session at Blog World Expo and asked him what the key motivating factor was that catalyzed his pursuit of the 4-hour work week.
Tim also points out that excessive action is a form [...]

I asked Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, at the end of our interview on how to use social media to promote your eCommerce business the following question - “If you had it to do all over again, what would you do different?”
His answer might surprise you!

In just 2-minutes, JB Glossinger, creator of MorningCoach.com shares a couple of powerful tips for home-business owners. Check out this video where he talks about the power of persistence and positive energy!

I recently had the pleasure of spending a good chunk of time with Sparkplugging’s eCommerce writer and On-line Biz Consulting’s, Kristie McDonald at BlogWorld 08. Not only is Kristie a delightful member of our SparkPlugging team, but Wow - what a wealth of internet marketing brilliance!

Meeting the other Sparkplugging authors was a great experience. Great [...]

Of the soon to launch deal-a-day site for moms, Daily Grommet.  If you’re familiar with Woot.com, then you’ll totally get what Daily Grommet is all about.  The founders of Daily Grommet choose one item every day from an up and coming business and tell a story about it.  Moms will enjoy finding out about products [...]

A little over two years ago, I heard a recording of a guy talking about how to start a small business blog.  It sounded interesting, and a couple weeks later I started my first blog, “Organize.Simplify.Transform”.  That guy was Rich Brooks, and I had a chance to catch up with him at BlogWorld this year.  [...]

Business Coaching and Blogging Evangelist, Des Walsh agrees that making the time to blog is burdensome for some business owners. In this video he suggests reframing the problem to find the solution. Blogging can offer substantial increases in business if you see it as an investment of time. Des also offers advice for the weary [...]

It was my first time at the BlogWorldExpo and I learned all sorts of new things. But I was very curious what Erin Kotecki Vest, a veteran blogger and journalist, was learning this year at the conference, since compared to me she knows everything! (Erin Kotecki Vest is the Political Director and Election 08 [...]

John Andrews, Walmart’s Senior Marketing Manager Emerging Media talks about meeting the Mommy Bloggers at BlogWorldExpo and some of the exhibitors that he found compelling.
His latest project for Walmart is the ElevenMoms campaign.  With a YouTube branded channel, Walmart has enlisted the help of Mommy Bloggers to kick off their campaign where 10 lucky winners [...]