We’re here in Vegas for BlogWorld. The flight out here was sheer craziness – passengers singing songs over the intercom, toilet paper races, and our whole flight said hello to BlogWorld. I kid you not, I couldn’t make this stuff up.
Half of the Sparkplugging team is here, the rest are coming in today. Besure to [...]

On Sunday at BlogWorld, I am moderating a panel on How to Sell Direct Advertising on Your Blog. My panelists are a fantastic group that even I am excited about learning from:
Steve Hall – AdRants
David Peralty – Xfep
Dave Taylor – AskDaveTaylor
Lynn Truong – Wise Bread
Our session will address the step-by-step process of making a direct [...]

I am super excited – elated, even – to announce that not only will I be at the BlogWorld Expo in Vegas later this month, but ELEVEN of my Sparkplugging staff are joining me! Epson is sponsoring our trip as they launch two new products this fall (more on that later!).
The good news for you [...]

Next week I have the pleasure of keynote speaking at a fantastic conference here in Chicago (woo hoo – no plane trip for your aero-phobic blogger!). This one day workshop will be at the Millennium Knickerbocker in Chicago on Tuesday September 9, 8AM – 1PM. It’s the Online Marketing for Women Entrepreneurs conference – and [...]

I do not consider myself a natural born leader.
In fact, I’m the exact opposite – I was a natural born follower. I spent my childhood and teenage years doing what everyone else was doing, and believing and behaving as I thought people expected of me. By the time I was 18 years old, I had [...]

Early bird registration for the BlogWorld Expo is ending this Friday June 20th – three months before the event on September 20-21. This is one of my favorite conferences of the year – and I’ll be in Vegas with bells on, speaking about a super-secret-squirrel topic.
I’ve talked in the past about the great [...]

Last night I threw together an informal meeting of friends I’ve met via Twitter, blogging, & local tech events. We held our “Tweetup” at a great pizza place in the far west suburbs of Chicago.

I could go on and on about how important (and fun!) it is to take online relationships offline, but suffice it [...]