Jason Yormark

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

In an effort to spark more ideas to blog about, I thought it was time I started a blogging “series” and the idea that came to mind was sharing my experiences (successes and failures) around how my blog has matured over the years and what I’ve learned. If so, leave a comment as I’d love to hear what has worked for you.

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Jason Yormark

AUGUST 9, 2010

The great news is that these days, even a great looking, unique blog doesn’t have to come with a hefty price tag. I’ve been toying around with WordPress for years, and the formula for launching a professional grade blog is not as difficult or expensive as you would think. Get yourself a shared hosting account.

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Jason Yormark

MARCH 29, 2012

Yesterday was the day I broke my long standing one day traffic record on my blog. At the very least, it’s an interesting look into the steps I take when I typically post to my blog, and I thought it would be a useful post to share. Back in May of 2009 before I took my blogging seriously, I was laid off of Microsoft.

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Jason Yormark

OCTOBER 20, 2009

jasonyormark.com Home About Me My Videos My Resume Contact Me Browse > Home / Wordpress / Mobilize Your Wordpress Blog! Subcribe via RSS Mobilize Your WordPress Blog! So is your WordPress blog mobilized? If you are using a hosted blog on WordPress.com, you’re already set. Mobelize Your Wordpress Blog!

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Jason Yormark

AUGUST 25, 2010

Like many bloggers, I’ve gone in and out of writing, and that doesn’t help with maintaining a consistent flow of traffic to your blog. At the end of the day, driving eyeballs to my blog isn’t really the ultimate goal, writing useful and appreciated content is. 9 of my top 10 blog articles are social media related.

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Jason Yormark

JUNE 2, 2010

Back From The Dead: Updates From The Blog Grave | Subcribe via RSS Back From The Dead: Updates From The Blog Grave June 2nd, 2010 Posted in Microsoft , Misc. Tweet Share Oh man have I neglected my blog. I hope to get back on the blogging wagon, and share my insights on social media, community building etc. More to come!

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Jason Yormark

JUNE 2, 2010

Back From The Dead: Updates From The Blog Grave | Subcribe via RSS Back From The Dead: Updates From The Blog Grave June 2nd, 2010 Posted in Microsoft , Misc. Tweet Share Oh man have I neglected my blog. I hope to get back on the blogging wagon, and share my insights on social media, community building etc. More to come!

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Jason Yormark

DECEMBER 18, 2014

I’ve been meaning to write a blog post about this infuriating article from Mashable a few months ago basically condemning the use of certain “buzz words” The article is chock full of “experts” I’m sure Mashable selected from a survey about what words they felt were overused. Who can beat me in the comments?

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Jason Yormark

JULY 13, 2011

I’ve written on my blog for quite some time, and I’ve had a mild amount of success with it depending on how you define success. I feel that I write fairly useful and/or entertaining blog posts that most seem to find interesting or helpful. But somewhere I’m missing the boat on getting those blog posts referenced more often.

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Jason Yormark

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Looking back, I probably would have been better off not announcing it on my blog, but I’ve always been transparent with my actions, and simply thought it would be useful to others to document what I would be experiencing. Let’s recap some of the backlash that’s actually good reading: A handful of comments on the blog article announcement.

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Jason Yormark

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Looking back, I probably would have been better off not announcing it on my blog, but I’ve always been transparent with my actions, and simply thought it would be useful to others to document what I would be experiencing. Let’s recap some of the backlash that’s actually good reading: A handful of comments on the blog article announcement.

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Jason Yormark

OCTOBER 6, 2009

These add ons turn what essentially is a blogging platform, into just about any type of site you want from community to content management systems to storefronts. If you are running a hosted WordPress blog you should definitely check these out. It truly is amazing. A unique design, simple to use, and…well sexy. Very cool stuff.

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Jason Yormark

MARCH 30, 2010

However rather then pull this blog post, I still think it raises some good points around the importance of social media awareness and protecting your brand. I was so irritated by my recent experience with Olive Garden on Facebook , that I just had to blog about it. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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Jason Yormark

JULY 5, 2011

I’ve had a hell of a time writing regularly on my blog, and I finally decided to get a little help in the matter by subscribing to Chris Brogan’s Blog Topics. I definitely recommend you to give it a try yourself and if you do, leave your link in the comments so I can take a look. That being said, here we go!

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Jason Yormark

JANUARY 11, 2012

Leave a comment on this post so that I may personally thank you for your support. As an added incentive and to make it more fun, leave a comment with your best embarrassing (but family friendly!) As an added incentive and to make it more fun, leave a comment with your best embarrassing (but family friendly!) Fair response.

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Jason Yormark

OCTOBER 25, 2011

It goes without saying that without a mildly successful blog, social network, or career, you might have a hard time joining the speaking circuit. Just make sure you have a well contributed, commented on, blog, and an active social audience. For those of you on the speaking trails, would love your tips as well in the comments.

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Jason Yormark

AUGUST 31, 2010

August 31st, 2010 Posted in Social Media , Software Tweet Share As a thank you to those that visit and contribute to my blog, I’ve wanted to do some sort of giveaway for awhile, but wanted it to be somewhat relevant to what I do and write about. Not too shabby for a personal blog giveaway eh? As for blogs, I really like [link].

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Jason Yormark

OCTOBER 25, 2011

It goes without saying that without a mildly successful blog, social network, or career, you might have a hard time joining the speaking circuit. Just make sure you have a well contributed, commented on, blog, and an active social audience. For those of you on the speaking trails, would love your tips as well in the comments.

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Jason Yormark

AUGUST 31, 2010

August 31st, 2010 Posted in Social Media , Software Tweet Share As a thank you to those that visit and contribute to my blog, I’ve wanted to do some sort of giveaway for awhile, but wanted it to be somewhat relevant to what I do and write about. Not too shabby for a personal blog giveaway eh? As for blogs, I really like [link].

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Jason Yormark

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

I’ve always been quite entrepreneurial in nature and constantly am thinking about new ideas for websites, blogs or businesses. Leave your suggestions in the comments section and I’ll update this blog post with the best user submissions. Great search tools. What tools have you used that you’ve found useful?

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Jason Yormark

JULY 27, 2010

Tweets, blog posts, and articles are peppered with how to-s, trends, and best practices. Have A Blog – This may seem obvious, but many individuals or businesses still don’t have a blog. On top of that, by self hosting, you have the ability to create multiple sites/blogs at no additional hosting cost.

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Jason Yormark

JULY 27, 2010

Tweets, blog posts, and articles are peppered with how to-s, trends, and best practices. Have A Blog – This may seem obvious, but many individuals or businesses still don’t have a blog. On top of that, by self hosting, you have the ability to create multiple sites/blogs at no additional hosting cost.

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Jason Yormark

MARCH 30, 2010

However rather then pull this blog post, I still think it raises some good points around the importance of social media awareness and protecting your brand. I was so irritated by my recent experience with Olive Garden on Facebook , that I just had to blog about it. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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Jason Yormark

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

First off, thank you to everyone that left a comment on the site. I knew running a contest would give my blog a traffic and engagement boost, but I was definitely curious to see how much exactly. Here’s the raw data: -31 Comments (6 times the norm). -30 Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Related Posts.

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Jason Yormark

OCTOBER 20, 2010

If you are an up and coming blogger, it’s always a good idea to to consider distributing your content to relevant channels and guest blogging to build your awareness and influence. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Social Media Friendly Blogging. Social Media-ize Your Blog. Tags: Blogging Social Media.

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Jason Yormark

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

For awhile I’ve been wanting to leverage the blog I’ve built up to recognize folks I come across that for whatever are reason, are awesome in who they are or what they do. Cheryl Couris – Designer Extraordinaire Blog Twitter. Would love to hear in the comments. Cheryl is the best plain and simple.

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Jason Yormark

AUGUST 9, 2011

Feel free to post your own questions in the comments and I’ll be more then happy to answer them as well! for anyone who can identity the movie quote in the comments). Well, I don’t in conversation, but oh…right there at the top of my bloggy blog, I do. Let us begin. Test Results: Passed. I’m not a fighter…I’m a lover!

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Jason Yormark

JANUARY 26, 2012

Regardless of the circumstances, algorithms, or opinions, I’m flattered and it’s just another feel good moment knowing that the time I spend on my blog means something to others. So many great names on that list that I respect and enjoy and to be included with them is awesome.

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Jason Yormark

JANUARY 28, 2011

Some other exciting news is my blog is currently being redesigned and I look forward to having a brand new look and feel in the next few weeks. With all the newness going on, I felt it was time for a change on the blog front. Subscribe to the comments for this post? More to come! Tweet This! Share this on Facebook.

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Jason Yormark

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

First off, thank you to everyone that left a comment on the site. I knew running a contest would give my blog a traffic and engagement boost, but I was definitely curious to see how much exactly. Here’s the raw data: -31 Comments (6 times the norm) -30 Tweets (30-40% higher then average) -8.1/10

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Jason Yormark

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Despite working hard to build a better blog, I’ve been turned down again by the Ad Age Power 150. For those that don’t, the Ad Age Power 150 is a list of the top ranking English language marketing blogs in the world. For that reason, cracking this list has kind of been a goal of mine, and definitely a motivator in my blogging.

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Jason Yormark

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

I don’t really blog with the app, but monitoring comments is very useful on the fly. Synchs with Google Reader seamlessly, and I can easily stay up to date on my fav blogs. Leave a Reply blog comments powered by Disqus 105 SUBSCRIBERS 50161 FOLLOWERS Home About Me My Videos My Resume Contact Me

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Jason Yormark

APRIL 8, 2011

Below is the list that I use regularly that cover using Twitter, Facebook, blogging, news consumption and social/web stats. WordPress (free) – Invaluable app to manage your WordPress blog to manage posts, comments and pages. Pulse (free) – I really love the UI for this newsreader.

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Jason Yormark

AUGUST 19, 2009

It wasn’t until recently however that I realized the potential of utilizing Linked In Groups to drive blog traffic. Ever since doing so, roughly 20% of my blog traffic comes from Linked In. For those of you not using Linked In Groups, here are the steps to take that will immediately give your blog or website a traffic boost.

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Jason Yormark

APRIL 6, 2011

I wrestled with the idea of creating a Facebook Page for my blog vs. just utilizing my Facebook Profile to promote. If you have a personal blog that you contribute to regularly, you should seriously consider the benefits of a Facebook Page of which some are: No Limits – Facebook profiles can only have 5,000 friends.

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Jason Yormark

APRIL 1, 2010

An invitation from those that you’ve never met, to share your deepest, darkest secrets and happenings (I know, sentence fragment, but it’s my blog!). I don't necessarily think my blog post will change anyone's behavior, I'm small fries, but I like to think that maybe a few lost souls will change their ways!

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Jason Yormark

APRIL 1, 2010

An invitation from those that you’ve never met, to share your deepest, darkest secrets and happenings (I know, sentence fragment, but it’s my blog!). I don't necessarily think my blog post will change anyone's behavior, I'm small fries, but I like to think that maybe a few lost souls will change their ways!

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