Darren Rowse of Problogger did a ‘Best of 2007′ post. Technosailor followed with one of his own. And seeing them both do it, I was tempted
Money.Power.Wisdom launched in July 2007. I started taking it seriously only in November. So there isn’t a whole lot to boast about - yet.
Still, […]

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At first, I wasn’t going to make one - because very rarely do they get ‘kept’.
Then, I wasn’t going to make them public - because I feel embarrassed when they don’t get done… and everyone knows!
But Marina Martin changed all that - because she’s going to be blogging about some of her friends’ […]

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On November 20th, I went through an exercise to measure this blog’s ’success’.
This is an update of that analysis, for the month that has passed.
#1 - Raw Author Contribution:
41 posts since Nov.20th, 2007
Words in Posts 30,528
So, the (Number of Posts / Number of Months Blogging) value is: 41
And the (Number of Words In Post / […]

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1. Chris Brogan - he has incredible insights about the exciting new arena of social media marketing.
2. Guy Kawasaki - he inspires me to keep trying to change the world.
3. Seth Godin - he called me a ‘Purple Cow’ and sparked off a chain of events, then channeled my marketing thinking in the right direction.
4. […]

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Chris Brogan posts this on Twitter.
30 minutes later, I’ve made a change - and posted this.
And 10 more minutes after that, I read this.
Is THIS influence?
Sure is.
Chris Brogan and others like CC_chapman wield it.
This PEA-vatar thing is to draw attention to Susan Reynolds’ fight against breast cancer. Learn more about it and show your […]

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Strident shouting from the roof-tops gets you a certain kind of attention. People look to see who’s making such a ruckus.
Often, such attention is short lasting. Rarely does it lead to influence.
And then, there is the silent, subliminal kind of influence that creeps up on you. It is earned […]

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As a medical professional, I view terms like ‘authority‘ or ‘specialist‘ or ‘expert‘ in a different light than seems to be the norm on the Web today.
An expert or specialist, in medical parlance, would be someone who has devoted a significant period of time and effort to the systematic study, and then mastery, of a […]

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Linkbait is often outrageous. Or irrelevant. I mean, what has gender got to do with blogging?
And this collection is no less than others.
The reason it struck a nerve is that it’s nearing the first anniversary of my father’s passing - and the past 12 months have given me deep perspective into just how […]

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A couple of weeks back, I ordered a boxed set of DVDs by Seth Godin.  They arrived yesterday.  I’ve been watching them every spare minute.  My brain is on fire, with many great ideas running through them.
But that’s not what this post is about.  It’s about the 2 ways to blog with influence I learned […]

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There are many things I might like to be known as, or for.
“#1 Most Influential Blogger” may be one.  “Richest Internet Infopreneur” could be another.  “World’s Best Dad” surely is a title I’d love.
But when it comes to your personal brand, you have little choice or control over how your audience perceives you.  So, the […]

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