Easy Blogging For Busy People
This is Part 3 Of the Fascinate Series inspired by Sally Hogshead’s sensational book “Fascinate”
It’s the art of agitation.
Fidgeting, nail-biting, tension that crawls under your skin and puts you on edge. You feel it when you have a problem that you can’t solve. It’s the stress that grinds on you when there’s a chance you will miss something important.
Sometimes it scares you. Most times it’s a dull ache that reminds you to take action. [Read more...]
A quiet launch has just taken place for Darren Rowse’s Copywriting Scorecard for Bloggers. Normally I ignore ebook launches but Darren’s new guide caught my eye. Check out why I believe his book is perhaps one of the best investments you can make this year.
UPDATE: The book’s price has gone up to $29.97 but includes some extra goodies now. Still one of the best investments this year.
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I have mixed emotions about the 10,000 Hour Rule explained (brilliantly) in Malcom Gladwell’s book Outliers.
A quick refresher just in case you haven’t heard about the 10,000 hour rule. Over the last 20 years, scientists have been trying to measure how important talent really is. After testing and evaluating virtuosos in dozens of fields they discovered that “The Best of the Best” have invested 10,000 hours of deliberate practice in their field. Even geniuses with innate talent must put in their 10,000 hours too.
On one hand, I’m thrilled that hard work still means something.. But there’s a small problem…10,000 hours is a lot of time.
After all, where on God’s green earth will you find time to practice 10,000 hours at anything?
It gets even more aggravating when it comes to being an authority blogger. If you need 10,000 hours – then this requirement is impossible for most….
Or is it?
On Tuesday, I joined #techchat the newest (and one of the best) tweetchats organized by Ann Handley at MarketingProfs. That night, Guy Kawasaki was co-hosting and provoking the crowd with some zingers…
One question about how to use Twitter prompted me to peck out…
“Twitter finally made sense when I realized I was a ‘beat reporter’ for my readers.”
