An essential and free way to increase traffic to your blog is to list it on a Blog Directory. A blog directory is a specific type of web directory which lists the millions of  blogs on the web.  Blog directories sort through and categorize them by interest or subject. They are an important part of internet marketing because [read more]

Contact When I was in culinary school, I really wanted the recipe for the bacon-wrapped dates that Chef Suzanne Goin serves at her restaurant A.O.C. I scoured the web trying to find it to no avail. One day, I gathered up the gumption to e-mail her and ask. Guess what? Within 24 hours she personally [read more]

How to Overcome Blogger’s Block I had a great consult with a client today who is in the baby clothes business.  She was talking about the new industry regulations for children’s clothing manufacturers and how confusing they are. She had spent the morning going from showroom to showroom asking her colleagues how long drawstrings are supposed to [read more]

An essential component to a successful blog is the use of photos, graphs or images. Food bloggers are so great at this. Nothing makes a review of a meatball sandwich jump off the page more than a photo of a gooey yummy sandwich. It instantly gets your tummy rumbling. Pictures can also be instructional. Here, [read more]