Mack Collier has an idea for turning Technorati’s ranking methodology on its head. His take is that Technorati doesn’t adequately measure the value/importance of a blog because it focuses primarily on links. Well, it does need something to measure importance by, and links are a reasonable measurement of success in the blogosphere, but there are […]
Archives for December 2006
Join the Group Writing Project Starting Next Monday!
Another quick reminder about the group writing project I’m launching on December 18, 2006. It’ll last a week, during which time you can write 1 or more posts answering this question: What Did You Learn in 2006? It’s broad, open-ended and leaves tons of possibilities for blogging. I hope you’ll participate. Write your post, link […]
Are You Overwhelmed With Everything You Need to Track?
We all lead crazy lives. If we could magically add an hour to the day, most of us would add two just so we could get a little more done. And if you’re like me you work from several places – an office, at home, in the bathroom, while driving, while sleeping… The more projects […]
Group Writing Project Adds 2 More Prizes – What Did You Learn This Year?
For the final group writing project at Instigator Blog in 2006 we’re asking the question, “What did you learn this year?” That should spark a wide range of ideas and blog posts from people, and hopefully inspire a little creativity and fun. The group writing project starts Monday December 18th and you’ve got 1 week […]
Get Your Fix of Entrepreneurial Genius at The Carnival of Entrepreneurs
Check out the first Carnival of Entrepreneurs hosted at Startup Spark. I received a ton of great submissions in a wide range of topics. I may have gone a bit overboard with my summaries of each post, but I’m really hoping to help people find something worthwhile; not just be a link farm. So if […]
5 Questions You Must Ask Before Getting Into Bed With a Business Partner
Before hopping into the proverbial sack with a new business partner, you need to ask these questions: What’s our exit strategy? How will we handle/moderate conflict? How much equity will we each own? What are the roles each of us will play? What are each other’s expectations for ourselves and for one another? If you […]
What Did You Learn This Year? A Final Group Writing Project for 2006
One of my goals from Thanksgiving to Christmas was to run one last group writing project. I thought about a few ideas, but decided to look back in time and ask the question, “What did you learn this year?” I’m not the type to overly reflect on the past but given how much I’ve learned […]
Achieve Your Goals With 3 Types of Visualization
Last week a good friend and I were chatting about where I see my business life going in the next year or so. I’ve got plenty of goals after all, including starting a couple of new businesses. I can’t remember the exact conversation but at one point I said something to the effect of, “I’ve […]
Small Business Owners Do Wear Every Hat, Even Security Guard
Everyone’s heard the phrase, “Small business owners wear a lot of hats.” True, but security guard? Last night my business partner called me around 11pm, just as I was getting ready to call it a day. The alarm company had just contacted him; the alarm in our office had gone off and they had dispatched […]
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Me
Leah Maclean at Working Solo has tagged me with a meme that’s been rolling through the blogosphere. It asks people to post about 5 things our blog communities don’t know about us. I was happy to get tagged, cause it’s fun, and I like doing similar things with group writing projects I’ve created, but the […]