by Nicole Ouellette | Feb 22, 2013 | Blogging
‘How do I make money at blogging?’ It’s probably the most frequent question I get. Think of blogging as being a musician. At first, you play a lot of free or really really cheap gigs. With experience, you get paid. Some people reach the elite...
by Nicole Ouellette | Feb 20, 2013 | Social Media
One of my colleagues is Jim LeClair, who runs the Maine Coast Welcome Center. He’s a mapping specialist who gets businesses listed in GPS units, etc. I got a call from him last week, asking if I’d mind looking at his Facebook stats. Because they seemed...
by Nicole Ouellette | Feb 18, 2013 | This Week In Business
The last conference I went to had a record number of women… 23%. This was a statistic that people were impressed with (as in ‘Wow, there’s a lot of women here!’) but, as even the author has acknowledged, we have a long way to go. It’s...
by Nicole Ouellette | Feb 15, 2013 | Blogging
What’s one of the best ways to get more traffic to your blog and get better at blogging faster? Being friends with other bloggers. Blogger friends you know in real life can be a great resource. But let’s say you don’t know any bloggers or, more...
by Nicole Ouellette | Feb 13, 2013 | About Us
So I think it’s really important to read things other than industry books, which is what I’ve believed from the beginning of starting a business and blog. First of all, everyone needs some relaxation time and secondly, looking at sort of...