Blog 101

How to Make a Blog in 5 Easy Steps

Kyra — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:55:28 +0000

Making a blog is far easier than most people think. It doesn’t require programming skills, a big budget or long lead times. In fact, I set up this blog in under ten minutes for FREE! How To Make a Blog in 5 Easy Steps: Choose a blog platform You have two choices when it comes to [...]

How to Choose a Blog Platform

Kyra — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:14:02 +0000

What is a Blog Platform? A blog platform is the type of software you will be using to publish your content to the web. There are several excellent platforms to choose from. Your choice will depend on your publishing needs, size of your budget and your understanding of HTML and source code. There are [...]

How to Write a Blog Post

Kyra — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:57:37 +0000

The biggest challenge about taking on a blog is filling it with content that is fresh, timely and relevant - on a regular basis. I struggle with it and so do many of my clients. After several lengthy discussions with my fellow bloggers and hours of soul-searching, I’ve got a few ideas [...]

Blog 101 gets some love from the blogosphere

Kyra — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:34:10 +0000

Blog 101 has been getting some favorable mentions. Granted, some are from dear friends who would support me even if I published a book about paper bags. But it is sure nice to know that a Google search on the book returns such nice remarks. Check out what these blogs have to say about Blog 101: Mike [...]

Blogs: Building Community

Kyra — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:35:25 +0000

As I’ve discussed in Blog 101: Why YOU Need a Blog and How to Make it Successful, the two most important factors to a successful blog are: 1. Building a community 2. Offering them something of value Both require an understanding of your niche and your audience. It may take some time to discover what you [...]

Author Teleseminars featuring Seth Godin

Kyra — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:08:00 +0000

For the last two days I have had my morning tea with marketing guru Seth Godin and fellow marketing authors like Debbie Weil and Keith Ferrazzi. Okay, so it was over the phone, I was muted and part of an audience of 1,800 listeners from around the world. Nonetheless, it was a total [...]

BLOG 101 ON SALE TODAY!

Kyra — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:31:19 +0000

Today is Super Tuesday here in California. Did you VOTE yet? Not only did I VOTE today, but I finished my book, BLOG 101, and put it up for purchase! This will not be a day I soon forget. It has been a long road to completing this project and I am so thrilled with the [...]

article: 50 widgets for your blog

Kyra — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:09:32 +0000

The folks at Mashable, a blog about social networking, put together a list of 50 widgets for your blog. They include widgets that give the current price of gas and videos that are relevant to the context of your blog or post. My favorite is the Giftbox that allows your friends and family [...]

Blog 101 Book: Radical Transparency

Kyra — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:55:44 +0000

Radical Transparency is a management method where nearly all decision making is carried out publicly. A form of this has existed in national parliaments for decades. It is now taking hold of the imaginations of CEO’s as a way to deal with the open information sharing taking place on the Internet. [...]

Blog 101 Book: What is a Blog?

Kyra — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:00:39 +0000

What is a Blog? The term blog is derived from a combination of the words ‘Web’ and ‘Log’. A Blog is a website that contains entries in dated order, similar to a personal diary. The entries are then stored in archives for future use. Blogs are easy to update and can support text, [...]