One thing I’ve definitely known for a long time is that it’s crucial to stay up on current trends. I believed it in college when I scheduled an emerging technologies class and I see it now in business. Writing for Make Use Of and interning with Vayner Media have only reinforced my belief.
I’ve been in a very good mood the past couple of days. Extremely good, actually. Part of the reason is that my work and online contributions have been noticed and recognized as of late, which always makes me happy.
My interview for Brand-Yourself went live today. If you have any questions about what I am trying to do with this blog and my work I suggest you check it out. Katharine Hoffmann asked me a lot of great, insightful questions that really got me thinking about the angle of my business and what I hope to accomplish in the future. Thanks goes to her and the site for choosing to interview me.
An article I recently wrote for Make Use Of was featured on Brazen Careerist, which was a pleasant surprise. I put a lot of time and effort into my tech articles on that site and it’s great to be able to reach a new audience every now-and-again. The article covered the Top 5 Location-Based Alternatives to Foursquare. It did okay on Make Use Of, but its popularity came from the devoted users on Twitter and Brazen, to which I thank you all.
Lastly, Chanelle Schneider (founder of #GenYChat) was nice enough to feature me in her post: Stop with the Generation Y Stereotypes! The post talks about how not all Gen Y’ers are lazy bums who leech off of their parents, and it goes on to cite examples of members of Gen Y who would make good employees. Thank you, Chanelle, for including me in such great company!
Being featured (and recognized) is awesome. Everyone likes to be noticed every once in a while, especially in the online world, where you might be just a small fish in a gi-nourmous pond. So, if you ever come across someone’s work and you really like it, show some appreciation. You don’t have to write a blog post about them, but you could at least leave them a nice comment or @reply on Twitter.
If you have any thoughts on this subject I’d love to hear about them in the comment section below!
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Today I thought I would rep a fellow brand manager’s goods. Dan Schawbel, founder of Millennial Branding, is a leading authority in personal branding and a representative of Gen Y. He was recently honored in Inc.com’s 30 Under 30, which is a real honor. If you like Dan’s tips and articles on his Personal Branding Blog, you should check out his Personal Branding Magazine.
Everyone seems to give their own tips and tricks to being a better blogger so I figured I’d give it a shot. When blogging, there are a few things I like to make sure to do each and every time to help out my cause.
This will be part 1 of what will hopefully be an ongoing series of blogging tips. Let’s start with the basics.