Posts Tagged ‘beginners’



Common Mistakes In Starting A Blog

November 24th, 2008 | basics, Blogging | Matt | 21 Comments

So you’ve decided to start a blog? Awesome. You deserve a hug, pat on the back, or at least one of those 80′s freeze-frame jumping high fives. But wait. It might not be all sunshine and roses right away. There’s a few simple mistakes that a lot of us make in the very beginning that [...]



Twitter Principles: Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun

November 21st, 2008 | basics, twitter | Matt | 8 Comments

Note: This is a continuation of my “Twitter Principles” series. So, last week we talked about the importance of being patient when building a Twitter profile. This week we’re going to work on letting people know who you are. This week’s Twitter Principle is: Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun. Besides the follower/following numbers, the first [...]



Twitter Principles: Patience Grasshopper

November 12th, 2008 | basics, twitter | Matt | 4 Comments

Alan Wolk recently wrote about how we (the current user base) need to “let go” of Twitter and embrace all the new users that will invariably come flooding in. I agree with Alan that just because we’re doing something a certain way now doesn’t mean it’s the “right way”, but I do think there are [...]