10 Miles Per Hour

Creating a strong personal brand through tactics such as blogging, volunteering, and speaking is a good idea, but creating a strong personal brand by following your dreams is a much better idea. A few weeks ago I got an email from Hunter Weeks that read:
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Do you ever wonder why some entrepreneurs strike it rich, while others don’t? Sure, some it is luck and timing... but that’s not the main reason companies like TechCrunch get acquired for $30 million. So what is it?

It’s execution!

One of the things TechCrunch executed very well on is marketing. Internally they weren’t too familiar with online marketing, but with my marketing expertise and their content writing abilities, we were able to drastically increase their traffic without even spending a dollar.

Here is how I grew TechCrunch’s traffic by 30% through SEO. [click to continue…]

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A few months ago on Ads of the World and Pronet Advertising, the difference between marketing, PR, advertising, and branding was discussed through pictures.

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I was skimming Marshall Kirkpatrick’s blog the other day and noticed that he had a video on his consulting page that outlined why people should be paying him for his consulting services.

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speaking spot

You already know that speaking at conferences is great for branding, but how do you really get those great speaker spots? If you are famous or know someone who can just hand you a speaker spot, you probably don’t need to read this. However, if you have never spoken at a conference before and want to, here is what you should do: [click to continue…]

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help others

Have you noticed that some people only do things if it benefits them some way or another? There is actually nothing wrong with this and it is natural for you to do what is in your best interest. This might sound bad, but when you are helping someone you gain more benefit for yourself compared to the individual you are helping. [click to continue…]

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