January 2012
2 posts
Midnight in Paris
Movie #2 of the year for me is Midnight in Paris. I’ve wanted to see this Woody Allen flick for a while now and I’m glad I did.
Like most good Woody Allen films it has you smiling, laughing, nodding your head, shaking your head, feeling optimistic, feeling pessimistic, and feeling uncomfortable at various points throughout the film.
A great cast and a movie well worth seeing.
Margin Call
My goal this year is to see at least 52 movies that I have not seen.
First up is Margin Call with Kevin Spacey, Stanley Tucci, Demi Moore, Simon Baker and others.
I’ve seen this movie advertised quite a bit and have wanted to see it for a while. I got to enjoy it yesterday on the plane from MCO to DIA and it was great.
If you still don’t quite grasp what happened on Wall St. a few...
November 2011
1 post
The Copywriter by Robert Bruce →
Really great piece. Connected with me on several levels.
October 2011
17 posts
Amazon Rewrites the Rules of Book Publishing -... →
eBook Sales Up 105% in July - eBookNewser →
MARK CUBAN: "Tax The Hell Out Of Wall Street And... →
I don’t always agree with him, but I like what he’s on to here.
Pro Bono Bootcamp: How To Work For Free, Without... →
Some good things to remember when it comes to doing work pro bono.
So What Are You Waiting For? →
Some really great points in this motivational post from Michael Hyatt.
12 Tips For Using Press Releases In Local Online... →
The Steve Jobs I Knew - Walt Mossberg - Mossblog -... →
An open letter from The Pancreatic Cancer Action... →
20 Ways to Make More Money from Your Blog →
Pulled a couple good ideas out of this post.
Book Marketing Disappointment →
Authors need to put as much focus on building their platform/tribe/audience as they put into writing their books.
As Seth said today, Selling to strangers is getting harder and harder every day
How to Create the Ultimate Online Media Kit |... →
Awesome tips for authors and publishers…even artists could use some of these ideas.
A Social Media Marketing Case Study: Uncertainty... →
September 2011
2 posts
With Kindle, Publishers Give Away E-Books to Spur... →
Why Netflix is splitting itself in two - The... →
August 2011
7 posts
Hurricane Irene effects at high tide
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Breakfast at the pier
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Now THAT'S a beach cruiser!
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Dusk at the beach
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Double Rainbow
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One happy panda man
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Juno headed to Jupiter
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July 2011
5 posts
Winnie the poo
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Can't wait til my son's a teenager and I can wake...
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Father and son at shuttle's start and end
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Aducation
Aducation is defined by the Urban Dictionary as:
An education derived from TV, Magazine, and Bill Board advertisements.
It’s a concept (an art, perhaps) that I think you’ll be exposed to and see a lot more of in the future. Teaching sells. Not only does it sell, but it spreads too. You’re more inclined to pass along an ad to your friends that teaches them something cool, more...
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How NOT to Use QR Codes
A few weeks ago I got an email from the place where I get my oil changed. This place is huge on coupons. They put them in the Sunday paper, if you live within a certain number of miles you receive them by mail, and now that I’m on their email list I get them by email.
Despite the fact that I get so many coupons from them, I never seem to be able to scrounge one up when I’m thousands...
April 2011
1 post
Power breakfast. Life is good.
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March 2011
2 posts
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Little League Thinking
When I was 5 years old I started playing Little League baseball.
The sport consumed me. Whether it was baseball season or not, I could be found practicing my hitting, throwing balls onto the roof and catching them as they rolled off, or pitching to my mom or dad in the backyard. If I wasn’t playing baseball, I was watching it, following the Braves in the days of Bob Horner and Dale Murphy....
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Monetizing Niche Sites With Lead Generation
I was inspired to write this post after reading Pat Flynn’s February 2011 Monthly Income Report in which he detailed some of the struggles he’s experienced securing private advertisers for his niche site. I’ve been there before too, and hopefully this post helps him and you to think about a different approach to niche site monetization: lead generation.
Lead generation is an...
January 2011
3 posts
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Looking For Spare Parts
The time I spend online reading other websites, blogs, and news is not wasted time, even though some people might view it as such.
I’m really looking for spare parts.
What I mean by that is I’m looking for ideas, tools, and concepts that I can combine with my own ideas, tools, and concepts to create the next BIG idea, tool, or concept.
In Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural...
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A Look at Amazon.com Author Central's New Tools
One frustration I had when I published Florida for Boomers back in 2007 is that I could never tell how well the book was really doing until my publisher posted book sales for the previous month. This was (and still is) done on a delay of about 30-60 days. For example, I wouldn’t know until the end of February how many books were sold in January.
This kinda sucked and thats why I took over...
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What's Your Bat Signal?
This post from Seth Godin from a few weeks back generated some discussion at my office about the best ways to communicate with clients and potential customers.
We have so many options today when communicating with others. Landline phone, cell phone, online chat, text message, Twitter, Facebook … and the list goes on.
In many cases, the situation will dictate the means of communication. If...
October 2010
1 post
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How To Write 24 500-word SEO’d Articles in 48...
Step 1: Ask for an extension. (I kid. I kid)
Alright so no extensions, you’ve got to get these articles done. I know the feeling. A few days ago I was under the gun and had to write 24 articles including Title tags, meta descriptions and headlines for a client and only had 48 hours to do it. Here’s how I got the job done.
Clear all distractions
This one might be easier for me than...
August 2010
1 post
Can you spot the Gosling's?
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July 2010
2 posts
Putt putt golf!
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QUOTE: If you have no critics, you’ll likely have...
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June 2010
3 posts
No power... How awesome is our night. Drink up!
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Greatest place on earth
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Delivering Happiness To Your Fans →
If you are in the business of sports, then you are really in the business of “happiness”. No matter what role you have within the organization, at the end of the day, win or lose, one…
May 2010
4 posts
Nobody beats me at air hockey... Nobody!
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View from our balcony at kadani lodge
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3 strollers...2 kids. Makes sense right?
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