Not every author has time to write amazing books and have time to blog. So, for those of you who don’t have the time or don’t understand how this works, here are some tips.

If you're wondering how you can move from no audience to a large fan based community, here's the 6 steps to follow that will get you on your way.

Even though Twitter has been around since 2006 it can still be be baffling to a lot of people when they first try it out.

"What can I say in 140 characters?"

"Do people actually read this?"

"Why do so many people think pictures of their food is interesting?" (ok, that one is mine)

But the truth is that Twitter can be very powerful in building your following and connecting directly with your community. It is the most filter-free mass communication tool available. There's no editors. There's no public relations. Just your words directly to your audience.

It is the easiest digital means of having direct contact with your fans.

If you’re going to spend time watching videos online, skip YouTube and head to TED.com for the most inspiring, knowledgeable and mind blowing presentations I’ve ever seen.  Below are my 10 favorites:

Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity – Great argument for how are school systems are setup to destroy the very skills we need to [...]

We had the opportunity to re-design the Alltop blog at blog.alltop.com.
Share your thoughts in the comments if you like.

We recently launched Campaignforhopegardens.org, a non-profit in Southern California that provides a safe haven for homeless women and children living in Los Angeles. We wanted to talk a little about it here.
Visit the site to check it out.
Our Role
Working very closely with the Portnoy Media group, we saw this project through from beginning to end. [...]

I recently came across Penelope Trunk’s blog and promptly lost a couple hours of my life reading through the archives. While she is known for her career advice and authoring Brazen Careerist, I found her personal openness on topics such as divorce and postpartum depression to be extremely refreshing.
From her site:
Penelope is the founder [...]

I am not, nor have I ever been, excellent at any one thing. This used to bother me. I had friends who were talented artists, or musicians, or terrific athletes, but not me. In being a singer, guitar player, and designer, I always knew I would never be the best, nor ever reach fame and [...]

We all struggle with bad habits in our life. Some are dark and scary and some are merely frustrating.
You’ll be offered lots of advice from other places:

Figure out the triggers – While we can do plenty to keep stress out of our life, there will always be triggers in our life in the forms [...]

We use Basecamp to manage all of our projects, both client and in house. Hell, I even have a project setup for converting my Atari 2600 to an entertainment system.
One of the greatest features is the ability to give your client their own login so you can have all of your communications in the [...]