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@Danny Brown You inspired me to switch back to Genesis which I did last night. I'm now promising myself I won't change designs for at least 6 months... Is there such a thing as DIY Web Design Anonymous?

1 month, 2 weeks ago on Facebook Looks to the Past to Present Its Future

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@Danny Brown I didn't realize that... Sneaky buggers. Thanks Danny. I'm digging the new theme.  

1 month, 2 weeks ago on Facebook Looks to the Past to Present Its Future

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Danny,

I understood what they were doing until the $999 price tag. You can only use Facebook?

Why wouldn't I buy a MacBook or Chromebook and use everything for the same price or less? Seems crazy to me.  Additionally does The Facebook give them the ability to put ads anywhere they want all the time in my Facebook experience?

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Hanley

1 month, 2 weeks ago on Facebook Looks to the Past to Present Its Future

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It's amazing how much trouble a little bit of curiosity can get you in... Like when Redbull wondered why you couldn't have a dude jump out of a spaceship or when someone asked what comes between Brooke Shields and her Calvins...

 

Appreciate the article Gini.

 

Hanley

3 months, 2 weeks ago on Creativity in PR: Three Ways to Feed the Inner Beast

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My personal brand is changing the way Independent Insurance Agencies tell their story and deliver value to consumers...

 

Great thoughts @ginidietrich ... I firmly believe in the personal brand in addition to the business brand.

 

We still do business with people first.

 

Hanley

3 months, 3 weeks ago on Two Reasons a Personal Brand is Imperative to Business Growth

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I love the idea of ending spin, but to think that it will be archaic in 5 years seems like a stretch to me.  That being said I do think that there will be clear delineation between the transparent organizations providing honest information and the media outlets still spinning.

 

Great thoughts!!

 

Ryan Hanley

3 months, 3 weeks ago on The End of Spin as We Know it?

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 @ginidietrich ,

 

The sites have to be completely different?  Could you use sub-domains or some sort of deliniated tagging or categorization through archives that gives each Category area a different feel based on the state but ultimately keep the authority with the same domain?

 

Obviously I don't know the rules for the Industry you're working with but it would seem like there'd have to be a creative solution to keep max authority.

 

Thanks

 

Hanley

3 months, 4 weeks ago on Manage Content, Social Media, and SEO without Duplication

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Brent,

 

I think you've found your voice, witty, smart, honest, but the best thing about blogging is tomorrow you can post a new post and try something else... Or drill down farther on this one or maybe try video or audio or come up with list or a review and tell a story or a joke and get nitty gritty on something that really burns you or something that excites you.

 

Worrying about finding your voice is pointless.  You already have a voice.  The tick is using it.

 

All the best and thanks for love... 

 

Hanley

8 months, 4 weeks ago on Finding Your Blogging Voice

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Sarah, 

What about SEO for Wordpress by Yoast?

Love that plugin!

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Ryan H.

9 months, 3 weeks ago on WordPress SEO Plugins, Post Penguin

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Judy,

 

Very nice... The title or "hook" is so important to gaining the attention of potential readers.  The Title gets people in the door and no matter how good your content is if people don't read it... Nothing happens because of it.

 

Thanks,

 

Ryan H.

9 months, 4 weeks ago on Your Blog Post Is a Story: So What’s the Point?

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 @Danny Brown Who the hell wants to read the Truth?

10 months, 1 week ago on At Some Stage the Conversation Has to Advance

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 @Danny Brown And the thing is a CEO can still be a large part of the Social Media presence and NOT be tweeting all day.

 

People that write crap like "Obama should be Tweeting" are either Zealots or straight Bonkers and either way we shouldn't be listening to these people.

 

Thanks for a great article!

 

Ryan H.

10 months, 1 week ago on At Some Stage the Conversation Has to Advance

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@JohnMorgan John, I see your point as the True power in Advocates versus Influences... The repetition of the message. Advocates help you realize you have a need for the product versus an influencer who simply shows you a potential solution to a potential problem...

10 months, 1 week ago on Social Media Influencers versus Brand Advocates Infographic

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@Danny Brown Sounds about right... Have a good weekend dude!

10 months, 1 week ago on 5 Ideas for Filler Blog Posts When You Are Out of... Ideas

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@Danny Brown I personally have added a couple features to my blog that I would not have had either you or FBBB listed that feature in a post...

So I'm a Fan.  I don't see what all the hate is about.

10 months, 1 week ago on 5 Ideas for Filler Blog Posts When You Are Out of... Ideas

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Bran,

Everyone bashes List Post then when one is produced everyone reads it and shares it... So when you don't have anything good to write about (or even if yo do) a List Post is never a bad idea.

Thanks!!

Ryan H.

10 months, 1 week ago on 5 Ideas for Filler Blog Posts When You Are Out of... Ideas

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@bobWP @Alex Thanks for the response Alex... That does answer my question. Appreciate it!!

Ryan H.

10 months, 2 weeks ago on How to Get Better Control When Embedding Video in Your WordPress Posts

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Bob,

How does this plugin effect search rankings?  I've read multiple times about how using the YouTube Old Code helps Google index videos on your blog faster and more effectively...  And that using the shortcode is bad.

Are these things true and does this plugin effect that?

Thanks,

Ryan H.

10 months, 2 weeks ago on How to Get Better Control When Embedding Video in Your WordPress Posts

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@Danny Brown "There’s nothing wrong with failing – failure is just another path to success"

This is excellent and something I've been doing a lot of thinking about recently.  I've been trying to test more on my website... ABT... Always be Testing.  If you fail and learn while testing... You haven't really failed.

Thanks!!

Ryan H.

10 months, 2 weeks ago on Your 10 Point Checklist to Help You Grow Your Blog

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Bob... I pretty much fail on every single one of these... Maybe the perfectionism one but the other three I am definitely NOT free from...

Thanks!

Ryan H.

10 months, 2 weeks ago on 4 WordPress Freedoms: How Many Have You Claimed?

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