3 Easy Tips To Make Your Blog Shine
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How To Develop A Branded Content Strategy
Donna Maria shares top 3 things holding you back from developing your own branded content, and what you can do about it.
Some of My Best Blogging Advice
Donna Maria shares some tips to help you improve your blog, and, in the process, your life.
4 Types of Blog Content That Get Results
Donna Maria shares Derek Halpern’s #SocialFresh tips for using your blog to get more leads.
Video: Family Business TV: Episode 1: Using A Blog To Achieve Personal and Professional Goals
Donna Maria shares Family Business TV: Episode 1: Using A Blog To Achieve Personal and Professional Goals.
How To: Introduce Young Children To Social Media
Donna Maria shares how she is introducing her children to social media, with tips and ideas for you to consider.
Small Business Success Notes To A Young Lady
Donna Maria shares details from her impromptu in-flight mentoring session of an aspiring woman entrepreneur.
Indie Mini-Cast No. 1: Tips For Opening A DIY Studio
Donna Maria interviews Lori Nova of The Nova Studio about tips to start a do it yourself (DIY), “how to” studio.
Quote of the Week: I Must Not Fear
At Blogging While Brown this past weekend, I met comedian and political commentator Baratunde Thurston. Along with beauty blogger Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik and cultural blogger Anil Dash, Bartunde was a participant on the “Breakthrough Bloggers” panel. He shared many valuable tips for ‘breaking through” with your blog, but the most memorable part of the…
10 Things That Make A Blog Stink
Some things make a blog great while other things make a blog stink. Luckily, the things that make a blog stink are not only easy to recognize, but also easy to fix. While I wouldn’t go so far as to say my blog is great, I am pretty sure it doesn’t stink. But it used…
The Sale Is Made Before People Get To Your Website
I talk to many people who are investing a lot of resources in their websites. Since you cannot sell anything without a good website, this is a good thing. What many people don’t embrace, however, is the fact that e-commerce at a website happens after a sale is made. In other words, a sale is…
Should You Reorganize The Categories At Your Blog?
Donna Maria shares simple tips for organizing the categories at your blog.
An Invitation to Write for My Blog!
Donna Maria extends an invitation to write for INDIE Business Blog!
How “Comment Blogging” Expands Your Sphere of Influence
Publishing comments at influential blogs in your field can help expand your sphere of influence efficiently and effectively. I call this “comment blogging” (I think I made up that phrase?), and I do it regularly. If done over a period of time, comment blogging can result in new client prospects, exciting collaborations and valuable features…
4 Ways Your Email Newsletter Can Drive Traffic to Your Blog, FaceBook and Twitter Pages
Donna Maria shares tips on integrating different media outlets for maximum engagement with your customers, clients and friends.
My 3 Blogs
I am often asked what I do. While I am involved in lots of business activities, my initial answer is always the same: I lead the Indie Beauty Network (IBN), a trade organization that provides business and advocacy services to small companies that make health, beauty and lifestyle products, and also to the companies that…
Six Strategies For Being An Effective Media Outlet For Your Small Business
In order to be an effective media outlet for your business, you should abide by some basic journalistic principles. While the technologies that support journalistic endeavors are constantly changing, the basic tenets of good journalism have remained constant for hundreds of years. The challenge for you is to use those principles to establish the branded…
3 Reasons Why I Still Publish An Email Newsletter
There is no shortage of expert commentary and analysis on whether or not email is dead when it comes to business communications tools. On October 12, Jessica Vascellaro of the Wall Street Journal said email is dead. On the same day, Kit Eaton of Fast Company said email is alive and kicking. Because I have…
[VIDEO] Did You Panic When Twitter and FaceBook Went Down Today?
The importance of branded media.
How I Use Google Reader
Donna Maria shares how Google Reader makes life more fun and interesting.
How Blogging Has Enhanced My Life
Donna Maria shares how blogging has enhanced her life personally and professionally.