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Photo by Coneee (license) If you've been following along with me so far, you know that content is more important than design and that the way you judge a website's content is by its purpose. So now it's time to start translating that purpose into great content. Here …

Photo by a VeCeS Veo… (license) Last week I talked about how a website's content is more important than its design. The point of a design is to support the website's content. But how can you tell if the content itself is doing it's job? You have to know what …

Hey guys! I hope you've been having a great week. Here are some of the best posts that I've read recently. AnyWired–Middlebrook Make Money Online Challenge: The Beginning Mark at My Tropical Escape has started an online money-making challenge. And Jarkko Laine …

I made more progress toward my goals this month than last month, but still not quite as much as I would have liked. Here's how it breaks down. March Goals 1. Review my goals and progress each Monday morning I was successful in achieving this goal, and it was helpful in …

Last week, I put together a giant collection of links about blogging. It may look like it was a lot of work, but it actually only took about ten minutes. Want to find out how? Keep reading. 1. Find quality links This is the most important part of creating the links post. But for …

Wishful Thinking » Is it Better to Be a Creative Generalist or a Specialist? A really interesting post comparing the benefits of specializing in one thing versus having wide ranging knowledge. Personally, I think a balance of the two works out pretty well. You …

Yes, I know. The blogosphere is filled with lists. What makes this one different? First, I found the post interesting and informative. Second, I decided to bookmark it for my own future reference. Third, I went through my collection of bookmarks on blogging and eliminated those that …

The Wrong Way To Think About Your Goals (And How To Fix It) : Million Dollar Leverage Dave Navarro suggests an alternate way to think about goals if you actually want to accomplish them. Unclutterer » Archive » Creating a minimalist workspace — from Zen …

First, if you haven't seen it, I have a guest post up at Daily Blog Tips called Become a Blogging Wizard – 6 Lessons from Harry Potter. And now here is another collection of great links from around the blogosphere. Conversations with an Underground Text Link …

Screenshot from gordasm Well, it's time for my monthly progress review. Unfortunately, I didn't accomplish as many of my goals as I wanted. But let's take a look at each goal individually. February Goals 1. Add 60 more RSS subscribers to my blog Rather than …

Even though I'm a solo entrepreneur, I've always been fascinated with the thought of having a partner. Having someone who can complement both my strengths and weaknesses is quite appealing. As is having work get done even when I'm not the one working. :-) But since I …

Here is my latest collection of links that I found interesting and useful. Getting Creative With Your Content – Men with Pens James is tired of formulaic content and attempts to make readers jump through hoops. » The FourFourNiner: The Pilot » The …

Jonathan Fields And The Art Of Building Many Businesses At Once — Jarkko Laine – Insanely interested A very interesting interview about juggling many ventures at one time. How I've Been Holding Myself Back And How to Avoid Stagnation In Your Business Time …

Photo by Peter Smith (license) I've mentioned before that I think marketing myself is one of my weak points, so I've started to pay more attention to the marketing that other people are doing. And since the biggest marketing campaign going on right now is political, here …

For a couple of months now, I've been considering writing monthly goals for myself, but never quite seemed to get around to it. So when Eric offered me the opportunity to write a guest post for theAdmin.org and suggested starting my own progress reports I jumped at the …