by Cathy Miller | Mar 2, 2011
Last year I participated in a 30-day blog challenge. A recent post at About Freelance Writing on comments is receiving a lot of, well, comments. One of my most visited posts during the 30-day challenge was on the same topic. So, that got me thinking – always a...
by Cathy Miller | Mar 1, 2011
A previous post talked about simple solutions for guest posts. The best solution is – Hook up with a great blogger. Today, I did just that. When I started my own business in 2008, Jennifer (Jenn) Mattern was someone I found to be a great resource for learning about a...
by Cathy Miller | Feb 28, 2011
If you are a regular follower of this blog, you know I am a fan of LinkedIn®. Like anything in life, it’s not perfect, but, here is what I do like – It has a more professional feel than other social media platforms It helps showcase your work It builds...
by Cathy Miller | Feb 24, 2011
BUMP markets itself as a “safety, marketing, membership and communucation platform.” After watching its YourTube video, it had me wondering how safe. Here is how it works. Users connect online, using unique identifiers The identifiers include license...
by Cathy Miller | Feb 23, 2011
We had this discussion before. Why do creators of social media platforms think they know what you want better than you do? Is it job security for programmers? Is that why the changes never stop? Or is it innovation on crack? Once again, Facebook made some major...
by Cathy Miller | Feb 21, 2011
Recently, a wave of email spam got me thinking. Now, that’s a first – thought-provoking spam. The latest spam attack has to do with newsletter subscriptions. Here’s how it works — You receive an email asking you to confirm your sign-up for the latest...