Ari Herzog

Top 29 Social Media Managers on Twitter

February 21, 2012

Partially inspired by my Twitter list of social builders, and empowered by web startup list.ly that enables anyone to create a list with any web data and to share that list with the world to be rated and liked, here is a list of the top 29 social media managers on Twitter. This list is [...]

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Interview with Storyteller Susan Murphy: Monday Muse #3

February 20, 2012

From her blog to her tweets, there is a down-to-earth quality that attracts me to Susan Murphy. I discovered her about two years ago and haven’t looked back. Her motto of creating, sharing, learning, and being brilliant — is amazing. Maybe it’s the storyteller in her, an aspect she elaborates further down this Monday Muse [...]

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Introducing Stephen Tiano: Monday Muse #2

February 13, 2012

Stephen Tiano, a freelance book designer, page compositor, and layout artist, wrote a guest blog post here in February 2009 about his blogging and tweeting and how both contributed to his economic success. I introduced Mitch Joel last week and debuted the Monday Muse column. Here is Stephen for the second week. What is your [...]

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Looking for Guest Bloggers

February 10, 2012

Photo by earl53. In his expose on why bloggers should write guest articles for other bloggers, Christopher Roberts opines the advertorial aspect: When you guest post on a popular blog, people get to know you. People look out for you in the comments. People follow your links and check out your other work. Some bloggers [...]

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From Internet Fake to Real Fame

February 7, 2012

Fake currency by jdurham. Fake Twitter accounts are nothing new. An entrepreneurial soul creates one, tweets content in contradiction to whatever is being parodied, and gains followers. Look at @NotZuckerberg and @BettyFckinWhite for instance, parodies of the Facebook founder and actress, respectively. Or @Jesus_M_Christ for a different perspective. You know they’re not real — and [...]

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Introducing Mitch Joel: Monday Muse #1

February 6, 2012

Ask bloggers to list other bloggers they respect and Mitch Joel’s name usually comes up. He’s the president of digital marketing agency Twist Image, and the author of Six Pixels of Separation, the name of his book, podcast, and blog. I confess never listening to his podcast, but his blog is in my RSS reader [...]

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Why You Write Blog Comments

February 2, 2012

Photo by taliesin. I love reading your comments. But I’m not vain. I know you’re not writing for me. I know you don’t care whether or not I see it and whether or not I reply. I know you’re writing for you. Your personal brand and your wanting to share that social identity with the [...]

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How Commentluv Premium Promotes Your Blog

January 24, 2012

Photo by Edumigue. Every blogger wants people to visit, read, and comment. Visiting is the easy part. Type in a URL or click a link and voila. Reading is also easy, especially if the content flows smoothly and is not long. Commenting has a stigma of being hard. While it’s easy for you to comment, [...]

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