RSS subscribers are the golden ticket for bloggers. People who subscribe via RSS are making a commitment. It doesn’t mean they’ll read your blog everyday, buy lots of things from you, and make you rich and famous, but they’re still engaging and giving you a piece of their precious attention. And, they are customers. You […]
Archives for February 2007
PodPress Has Buggered My Feed Formatting
Looks like PodPress 7.3 (and 7.2) has buggered my feed formatting so that all HTML/links/images are stripped out. This is very disappointing because I know a lot of you read Instigator Blog via feeds, and it’s hard to when you can’t even see a simple paragraph break. I’m working to fix the issue. If there’s […]
What Are You Passionate About? Your Passion Podcast Is Live!
Today is Valentine’s Day. Love is in the air. We’re falling head over heels to buy chocolates, flowers and other assorted goodies. No problems there… But what are you really passionate about? Seems to me like a good time to launch my little podcasting project called Your Passion Podcast. A confluence of events leads me […]
5 Things to Avoid in WordPress Themes
Picking the best WordPress theme for your blog or website is hard. There are hundreds of themes available and more popping up every single day. Not all WordPress themes are created equal. And while most are decent and manageable, there are some things you should watch out for and be wary of before selecting a […]
Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Meetup a Success
A couple weeks ago I announced the first ever Montreal Technology Entrepreneur Breakfast Meetup, spurred on by Julien Smith, Hugh McGuire and others. It was easy to do and I had no real expectations on turn out. Well, people came. 30 or so people showed up and it was amazing. We took over half the […]
Master the Art and Science of Buzz Marketing
Buzz marketing works. Creating buzz works. Providing people with a reason to spread your gospel and your story works. My 3-Week Buzz Marketing Challenge hammered home a few important points; lessons learned and steps you can take to master the art and science of buzz marketing. The Science Start Simple. Pick 3 or 4 of […]
A Few Final Buzz Marketing Efforts Undertaken
My 3-Week Buzz Marketing Challenge is over. I completed a good number of the challenges but certainly not all of them. Getting on a board of directors isn’t easy! (But I did try!) I didn’t post about every buzz marketing challenge I took on. Some of them I was doing beforehand as well. These last […]
Breakfast Tomorrow With Montreal Tech Entrepreneurs
A quick reminder to my fellow Montreal technology entrepreneurs — tomorrow (February 13th) we’ll be having breakfast at Cafeteria, starting at 8am. You can read about how this came together and keep track of attendees at Upcoming.org. That won’t be the full list (I hope!) but it’s nice to see people planning on attending and […]
You Don’t Even Have To Go An Extra Mile
Forget the extra mile. How about an extra inch? That’s all it takes to provide customers with a great experience and win them over. And it’s so darn easy, it’s amazing more people don’t go…that…one…extra…inch. A couple of days ago I went to a store to purchase a gift. The cashier wouldn’t have really known […]
The Essense of Being an Irrepressible Entrepreneur
Greg Balanko-Dickson is writing a new book about the irrepressible entrepreneur. In his brief book overview he asks for people to participate – and one way is for Greg to do an interview with you via phone or email. I asked Greg to send me the questions so I could take a crack at them. […]