Easier blogging through simple blogging

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You probably noticed my lack of posts in prior months. I would love to blame the hiatus on starting a new role in March, on moving into a new apartment or on any number of other things, but that’s not why I didn’t update. I think the main reason I slowed my blogging down to a halt was that I wasn’t excited to blog anymore. Blogging was a production chore that I no longer wanted to partake in. Here’s what I did to get back into the swing of things.

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Terrible Financial Advice for Mark Zuckerberg

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With all the talk about Facebook’s $100 billion valuation, I really started to wonder to myself: what in the name of all that is sacred would should Mark Zuckerberg do with that kind of money? I thought long and hard about this, and I really worry for good old ‘Zuck regarding the task ahead of him. I mean, you don’t want him to go blow cash on just any old accessory and / country, so I compiled a little buyers guide for Mark, just to help him with three choices he might run into.

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Taking a blog, off-road

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In keeping with my New Year’s resolution to become a more consistent blogger: I have this lovely post where I take the bus off a cliff and somehow land it safely. Goggles and safety gear are recommended.

So, your blog stalled because you ran out of ideas or simply stopped posting. It’s OK! Your community will support you through the whole thing. Right? Well, not really. Just take a look at what happened to Homestar Runner when they stopped kicking out content: Oh dear, that can’t be good…

I love that site, and for all the appreciation that I have for the Brothers Chapps, I still pulled them from my RSS reader because they missed the mark when it comes to fresh content. Key takeaway here is: do NOT stop producing content. So, what can you, a blogger / business owner / local band, do when you run out of content? Don’t fret; I think I have a really bad idea that just might work. Continue reading →

Effective Sales Requires Understanding Marketing

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Recently at @HubSpot, we have been switching employee roles in the off hours. Our sales people are developing in PHP, and our developers are, slowly, getting closer to the phones to talk directly to unsold prospects. It is an enlightening moment for all of us; but as one big corporate family, we are making it through. As I work toward the publication of the first e-book I have ever worked on, I look directly at the work that the marketers I work with every day complete.