I started blogging several years ago. As is the case with many bloggers, my initial blog was basically just a personal journal. I'd write about whatever happened to be of interest to me at the time. One day I'd write a post about web design or graphic design. Then a few days later, I'd write  a post about my favorite band. I was just having fun documenting and sharing my thoughts in this way. After a while, however, my life seemed to be … [Read more...]

Towards the end of December of 2009, I was getting ready to write down and commit to a few new years resolutions for 2010 and beyond. December 31st came and went and yet I had not written down or committed myself to any of the resolutions I had been contemplating. One such resolution was to begin blogging on a much more frequent basis. Well, simply look at my last blog post (July 2009) and you will see that I haven't begun to live up to that … [Read more...]

The 4th of July holiday has now passed. It was a busy, but very good one. We spent time at the family cabin as well as in my hometown of Prior Lake, MN where we went to enjoy the fireworks display. We had a great time at the cabin. One of the highlights had to be playing with my sister-in-law's and brother-in-law's pet dog, Bella.  Bella has always been a playful dog. Over the past few years, she's grown a huge affinity for swimming and … [Read more...]

As I've mentioned before, I am currently working on a personal website project. While I am not ready to share any real specific information about the project, I do want to discuss the basic premise of the project which is to create an online community for a specific niche that I am passionate about. I've been doing some research on online communities and thought that it would be a great topic for a blog post. In addition to sharing my thoughts on … [Read more...]

To say that I am a writer would definitely be an overstatement. Writing is a craft that I have never been very good at. Words just do not seem to flow out of me as they do others. I've worked with several extremely talented writers over the course of my career and have always been in awe of how easy writing came to them. As I've become more and more interested in blogging over the course of the last several months, I have a renewed interest in … [Read more...]

Over the past several months, I've noticed an interesting phenomenon. Well, it's maybe not so much a phenomenon as it is an occurrence I've been noticing. With the extremely rapid growth of social media over the last few years, I've noticed many people claiming to be "experts" in this field. I also see many managers claiming to or acting as if they "get" interactive marketing and social media. When in reality, I don't believe they do "get it" at … [Read more...]

Blogging has grown to become a hobby for many web enthusiasts throughout the world. For many, blogging has actually become a way to earn a full-time income. While the vast majority of bloggers do not set out to earn money through blogging, it has become increasingly realistic for dedicated bloggers to make some decent money through their blogging efforts. Choose a topic that you are passionate about and share your thoughts, ideas, and knowledge … [Read more...]