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He Said, She Said – Round 6 | Multi-dimensional blogging

October 9, 2009

Last night we  filmed Round 6 while at the first ever Red Shoe Project Tweetup in Atlanta, Georgia. It was my turn to choose the question, and since we had been to the ATL Bloggers Meetup the night before, I wanted to talk about blogging. We discussed what we think are the benefits of multidimensional [...]

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For my HR blogger friends | The USA HR Blogger Project

October 3, 2009

After attending an amazing blogging conference in Oklahoma called Throw Your Voice, Jessica Miller-Merrell was inspired by Jennifer James of JenX67.com to find an authentic HR blogger in all 50 states. If you are interested in being featured for this project, please email her directly at jessica@xceptionalhr.com with the subject line USA HR Blogger Project. [...]

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Using Hubspot’s Website Grader to learn how to optimize your website

August 29, 2009

Today I ran a report on Hubspot’s Website Grader for Radiant Veracity. Finally, I now have some insight into my blog stats and what I need to do from an SEO (search engine optimization) perspective – and I recommend running this report for your blog so you can learn more too. They also have a [...]

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The Alexa ranking demystified

August 24, 2009

Until a few months ago I’d never heard of Alexa. Since starting my blog I’ve learned from other bloggers and Alexa rankings kept coming up in conversation. I checked out the Alexa website, found their site widget, and installed it. I recently discovered their toolbar and installed that too. I’ve become more and more intrigued with [...]

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So you want to start a blog?

August 13, 2009

Today on Punk Rock HR Laurie Ruettimann asks, “What’s the most successful way to start blogging about HR?” I started to comment then realized that I had much more to say than would be polite write in Laurie’s comments section so I’m responding here instead. When setting up your blog host it yourself. This means [...]

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Recommended reading: My blog got me a new job

August 12, 2009

In an hour I’m going to be a guest on the Recruiting Animal’s weekly radio show. When I spoke to him on Monday regarding what we’d talk about for an hour I said that I’d like to talk about how blogs can help people get a job / grow their business / boost their career. [...]

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Discover and track what’s being said about you online

August 10, 2009

I talk to people every day about the importance of managing their online image / reputation / brand. Whether you are looking for a job or would like to keep the one you have this is critically important for your career. This morning I came across this fantastic blog post on JobMob called 200+ Resources [...]

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How blogs can work for recruiters (and you!)

July 29, 2009

Thanks to Dan Schawbel‘s generosity on Twitter I recently discovered an article on AJC.com, “Here’s how blogs can work for you” by Laura Raines. Raines writes, “Blogs are spreading faster than kudzu in the business world. Why? Because, when done effectively, they are a great marketing, sales and public relations tool for corporations or entrepreneurs,” [...]

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