A faulty hard disk is frustrating
Updates have been slow on this blog lately, and I really apologise for that. My computer is giving me really weird problems - and as I am typing this, the other partition in my hard disk where I store all my data, is lost again. Its happened the 5th time (or 6th?) since [...]
Where are you on the Blogging Content Matrix?
Daniel from Daily Blog Tips shared the concept of the Blogging Content Matrix, illustrating 4 possible types of content.
Content is valuable and timeless
Content is valuable and time bound
Content does not have value and is timeless
Content does not have value and is time-bound
(Thanks Daniel for allowing the use of the graphic! )
I (I hope) that [...]
The use of blog marketing for business
I was having a discussion with my mentor about my upcoming plans for my workshops and blogs, and frankly, I came to realise again (not that I haven’t realised it before) that this whole world is about marketing and sales. Business is about marketing and sales. Period.
It is unfortunate but true, that a [...]
Practical Blog Marketing 0207 - Thanks to all participants and friends
Wow! Time flies when we get busy, doesn’t it? Its been three days since my last update, and this time it not a blogger burnout, but just that I’m getting busy doing something else, hoping to bring the best value for my participants of the workshop.
So since my last post, things have happened, [...]
Blog Marketing for Beginners - Wonderful!
True to my “blogging addict” self, I am back up blogging in the middle of the night - it is 1am now, but I’m still feeling so excited about what has just happened over the last 5 hours.
It wasn’t my first ever presentation about blogging. In fact, I’ve done it a few times before, [...]
3 reasons why you should inject humor in your blog posts
I think one very powerful way to make your content interesting to read is to really inject humor in your blog posts - and here are 3 great reasons why you should do that!
Reason #1: Humor lets your personality show
We’ve heard so much about being authentic and transparent in blog posts. I think every [...]
Bookmark Explosion for 21 January 2007
Some links to share for the week:
When you start to develop your products or services, consider these 7 As of Marketing by Walter
WebproNews is saying that search marketing is getting tougher. Top 10 is not enough. You need to be Top 5!
Why use blogs instead of websites? Lee Odden shares some SEO [...]
If you had 10 minutes of Internet access left
Last Friday, I didn’t leave a message before I left for Malaysia to facilitate the seminar, because I was expecting that I would have time and Internet access over the weekend to continue to update my blog. However what happened was that the Wi-Fi access was not very good, and I had little time.
In [...]
The SEO practitioner’s key to optimizing Blogger templates
Yesterday, I spent some time out and I met up with my friend, coach and mentor - Patrick, so we could discuss on the things that I have done up for his blog. I’m currently working with him to help him optimize his blog about Designing Your Life and Making Good Decisions.
Here was his [...]
Bookmarks Explosion for 15 January 2007
I was out of town for the past two days, and the Internet access was not too good. Although I could log in and reply to comments, and I had this post composed over the weekend (this was supposed to be up on Saturday), I was unable to post it!
Anyway, here are [...]
Tan Kian Ann is blog marketer based in Singapore. He now works with individuals and small businesses reach out to the world using blogs. 


