OH at WordCamp Chicago 2010: “This one time, at WordCamp…”

My new geeky Wordpress swag from Wordcamp Chicago 2010

I can't remember which speaker opened with this joke (developer track day 1), but seriously, I am still chuckling about it! Thanks to all of the speakers at WordCamp Chicago 2010, and especially to the organizers @bgardner (StudioPress), @lisasabinwilson (E.Webscapes), and @LindseyAtTizzy (Tizzy Consulting) for an AMAZING weekend of learning, collaborating, networking, and just plain ol' having fun. The remainder of this post has been moved to ActonWeb.us. Click the link below to be taken to the full post, and thank you for your patience! OH at WordCamp Chicago 2010: “This one time, … [Read more...]

My Evolving Blog Strategy

For the 20 of you that currently subscribe to this blog - bless you! I don't know what I did to deserve your click to my RSS icon, but I do appreciate it. However, you probably have no clue what I'm trying to do with this blog, and would shoot me a silly face if I told you that I aspire to be a problogger. Well that's about to change. After a few months of using this blog as my playground while I figure out which facet of the Web world is truly my niche, I'm ready to Let It All Hang Out in multiple places on the Web. I'm going to be breaking this blog into pieces and launching several … [Read more...]

Taking “Community” to the Next Level – It Starts With You

I've been reading through all of the comments on ProBlogger's recent post on blogging-related New Year's Resolutions, and wasn't necessarily surprised to see repeating resolutions related to creating more content, more useful content, increasing subscribers, increasing ad revenue, and such. What's Wrong With That? While I don't think these are bad resolutions to have (I'd call them "goals", but that's just me), I still feel like the blogging community majority is still missing the point. Yes, blogging is based on creating solid useful content, and some of us have aspirations to make a living, … [Read more...]