Debbie Weil

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Not a Full-Length Book? Write a Kindle Single Instead

Debbie Weil

I’ve been wrestling with whether the topic of Friending Over 50 (aka baby boomers and social media) is a book idea - or just a fascinating phenomenon (links to Pew Internet report on Older Adults and Social Media ) as well as a great subject for a five-minute Ignite talk. At least for me. Here’s why.

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Do You Know Your Social Media Sweet Spot?

Debbie Weil

Your sweet spot is where what YOU want to achieve using social media coincides with what your audience wants. While they may get "Liked" a lot (which requires only a click), their social media content is not prompting fans to take a specific action or provide more substantive feedback.

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10 Years Ago Today! My 1st Article About Blogging

Debbie Weil

The Corporate Bloggging Book was released exactly five years ago, in August 2006. It wouldn’t be a proper anniversary, however, without a heartfelt thanks to the many, many colleagues and clients whom I have interacted with through my work as a social media and blogging consultant. It was exactly 10 years ago today, Aug.

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10 Years Ago Today! My 1st Article About Blogging

Debbie Weil

The Corporate Bloggging Book was released exactly five years ago, in August 2006. It wouldn’t be a proper anniversary, however, without a heartfelt thanks to the many, many colleagues and clients whom I have interacted with through my work as a social media and blogging consultant. It was exactly 10 years ago today, Aug.

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Why I Attend Seth Godin’s Live Events

Debbie Weil

Today’s was dubbed a practicum on the future of book publishing. It was great to reconnect with Pamela Redmond Satran (we hadn’t seen each other in over 30 years), Elizabeth Marshall of Author Teleseminars and John Moore of Brand Autopsy (he called The Corporate Blogging Book the Best Business Blogging Book ).

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How to prepare an Ignite or TED talk: Q & A with Jill Foster

Debbie Weil

I knew I wanted to talk about the phenomenon of baby boomers’ rapid adoption of social media. Nancy Duarte said in her book Resonate : speakers are mentors to the audience about a particular idea. The talk can’t be a shapeless topic; it has to be a story with a beginning, middle and end. But what was the story? -

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Why Writing a Corporate Blog Can Be Fun (and Profitable Too)

Debbie Weil

Many will guest-post for free – to promote their new book or their organization, while others looking to make a living (not easy in the gardening world) need to be paid, and we offer $100 per post - a bargain price for a whole lotta impact, and buzz. More Coaxing of Guest Posts. Susan Harris. Wanna guest post on this blog?

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