Posts Tagged ‘media’

Picking That Perfect Wordpress Theme

By Patricia Mayo • May 3rd, 2008 • Category: Blogging, Pillars of a Great Blog

by Patricia Mayo

A couple days ago a good buddy, Mike Davis, said to me, “Trisha, my blog sucks. My blogging sucks. I look at yours and it’s all so cool. How can I be more like you?

Trapped by your blog
Photo by Dave Dyet

What you see now on GlobalCitizenExperiment.com is the product of about 6 hours of lighthearted work. I didn’t bother taking a “before” screenshot - trust me, it was a real eyesore. There’s still more to do, but we’re already pretty close to that “pretty ‘n pro” look.



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The Liars Have Been Marketing Online Since 1996

By Patricia Mayo • Apr 29th, 2008 • Category: Persuasion

by Patricia Mayo

Here’s a news flash - the quicker information can spread on a medium, the faster that medium evolves. Online marketers who have been successful since the 90’s don’t know jack.

You\'re doing it wrong.

Ok, maybe that’s a little too broad stroke, but if they’re touting techniques that catapulted them to success way back in the 90’s - those techniques won’t work quite as wildly well today. Don’t drink their kool-aid.

Or at least, don’t drink their kool-aid plain.