Solo and solo plus communication consultants are often involved in client content production from developing the strategy to writing and amplifying the content. Our goal is to ensure that client produced content aligns with their branding and resonates with their...
blogging
A Style for Every Blogger
Today we can create our own broadcasts from a smartphone, tell visual stories with the click of a button and catch Pokemon wherever we go. This may lead us to wonder if good old blogging still has a place. Amid video, emojis and text speak, the written word remains a...
5 Reasons Blog Comments Are Still Important
Whither the blog comment? Recently, popular blog Copyblogger announced they were removing the comment section from their blog, and encouraged readers to instead write their own posts in response, or comment on Google+ and Twitter. Mark Schaefer shared his thoughts on...
Blogging, Difficult Clients, & More
During the February 13 #solopr Twitter chat, independent PR pros discussed blogging and working with difficult clients. In addition to the downloadable transcript in PDF, the following highlights some of the most popular tweets from the chat: #SoloPR Chat Highlights...
Facebook Timeline for Pages, Blog Commenting Systems, & More
During the February 29 #solopr Twitter chat, independent PR pros discussed Facebook's Timeline feature for brand pages, the best (and worst) blog commenting systems, and what solo PR pros are doing this year to leap forward. In addition to the downloadable transcript...
Does It Make Sense to Blog If No One Is Reading It?
Many of the Solo PR Pros I meet express intimidation around the idea of blogging: “What will I say? I’m not known enough to get much traffic, so what’s the point?” I recently attended an excellent presentation by Mark W Schaefer on “Why you should blog, even if no one...
Why You Need a Little Google Analytics in Your Life
This is a guest post by Fabiola Fleuranvil of Blueprint Creative Group. Let's face it. There's so much for a Solo PR pro to be concerned about- business development, marketing, client management, networking, social media, and the list goes on. And now, you can add...
Do You Need a Blog?
There are many people who suggest that all business professionals should be blogging. But what does Mack Collier, founder of the hugely popular #Blogchat and long-time blogger at MackCollier.com (previously The Viral Garden), think? I had a chance to interview Mack...