Become the News You Want to Be
Donna Maria shares clearly and succinctly on the power of using YouTube to get your message across.
Save Time, Blog Fast
Donna Maria shares her Weekly Blogging Schedule to help small business owners save time and blog fast.
One-Way Blogging: Is it Worth It?
dM interviews Lela Barker of Bella Lucce about the benefits of blogging for business, and why she does not allow comments at her blog.
“Post And Go” Blogging
dM interviews Dawn Fitch of Pooka Pure & Simple about the benefits of blogging for business.
What’s It Really Like To Blog For Business?
Donna Maria interviews Kayla Fioravanti of Essential Wholesale about what it’s really like to launch a business blog.
A Beginner Blogger Speaks
Donna Maria interviews Indie Beauty Network member Joanne Tartaglino of Celtic Chairde Creations about her foray into the world of blogging.
Top 10 Reasons Why Your Business Blog Is Dead
Donna Maria shares her tips on keeping a blog alive, exciting and vibrant.
The 1-2-3- Blog Post Method
3 Steps To A Basic Yet Solid Blog Post Blogging can enhance your business, but while it’s easy to consider blogging, it can be more work than it’s worth, especially if you don’t post regularly. There are millions of blogs in the blogosphere, but only a small fraction have fresh content added at least twice…
My Blog Mentors
Each One Teach One I believe in the concept of "each one teach one." If we all commit to teaching at least one person what we know, we will improve ourselves, those we teach and the world. Since joining the blogosphere in 2005, I have learned a lot, and it gives me great pleasure to…
Get Your Jam On
People Jam: A Hip Social Networking Site A few days ago on Indie Business TV, I shared my advice that social network marketing is a smart, efficient and cost effective method of getting the word out about you and your business. So I just had to tell you about a new social site I joined…
Avoid The Blogger’s Kiss Of Death
Bring Something To The Party, Or Else In my Blogging For Business Tutorials, I make it clear that blogging can help Indie Business owners expand and grow their ventures by leaps and bounds. At a minimum, a relevant comment at a blog that links to your blog or site can result in new online traffic…
Indie Business TV Episode 11: Is Social Networking A Waste Of Time?
It Depends On Who You Ask, But Count Me In! Like many people I’ve talked with, I once thought social network marketing was strictly for Generation Y’ers. You know, people born after 1981 with too much time on their hands or who just wanted to find their next date. I was wrong and this segment…
The Whole Hog Business Blog
Going “whole hog” means devoting yourself entirely and completely to something. As Indies, if we’re not going whole hog in business, we’re pretty much not going anywhere, right? And if a blog is added to the mix, the only way to make it worth our time is to go whole hog with that too. Easier…
Beauty And The Blog
All Indie businesses are special, but face it, these days, anyone with a credit card and time on their hands can launch a competing business in no time flat. Suddenly, your golden egg looks like just like the one at a website that launches the next day. What’s an Indie to do? …
Bad Blogger
I used to be a Bad Blogger. I’ll get to that. A lot of people ask me about blogging for business these days. Some are excited to learn a new way to use technology. Others are frustrated because blogging is just one more thing they don’t have time for. I feel both ways depending on…
From Pillar To Post (Blogging For Business: Part IV)
While at the "Moms Love Lucy" taping yesterday, I shared with several women business owners how a blog could enhance their business. Their number one question was, "How do I know what to blog about?" The answer is simple: go from pillar to post. Bur first, a review. We started out…
Blogging Tools: An Overview (Blogging For Business: Part III)
Donna Maria shares an overview of blogging tools, including Wordpress, Typepad, Blogger and Movable Type.
Time Is Money (Blogging For Business: Part II)
Time is money, and Indies don’t have a lot of either so it’s important that we invest our time and money on things that yield a tangible business benefit. Yesterday’s post shared some of the benefits of blogging. Today, we discuss the other side of the coin (pun intended …) …
Big Blog Benefits (Blogging For Business: Part I)
Since I launched Indie Business Blog nearly 4 months ago, I have received many questions from Indies who want to know if blogging can enhance their business, and if so, how to get started. Let’s begin with a high level look at the benefits of blogging for business. 1. Your blog keeps lines of communication…
Trade Show Magic
Last week, I delivered the keynote address at the Conference of Handcrafted Soap Makers in St. Louis. While there, I met with Susan Ryhanen of Saipua in New York. Susan (pictured, left, with Sima Dadamiya of Jumana Handmade Products in the United Kingdom) is a member of the Indie Beauty Network and a savvy trade…