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How to Look Like a Twitter Rookie
Twitter has hit the mainstream, and that means there is an influx of Twitter rookies. If you are new to Twitter, check over this list before you tweet. These are the top 10 signs someone is a Twitter rookie, including hints on how to not look like a newbie instead.
They reply to people without actually...
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When Social Networking and Real Life Converge
One thing I find particularly amazing is not the possibilities created by social networking, but the possibilities created in real life by the connections we make online. OK, that was probably confusing. In essence, it’s fascinating to me how many people theorized that technology made us all more...
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Type-A Mom Conference
In case you haven’t heard, I am planning a major blogging conference right here in Asheville. The speaker line-up is unreal, with some of the biggest power bloggers and influencers in the world. It’s also in my home town, which is worth a visit all on its own.
Here are some details about...
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Guy Kawasaki Interview on Newspapers at Alltop
I recently noticed that
Alltop, a 2.0 magazine stand delivering feeds on a variety of topics such as moms and journalism, introduced pages for the L.A. Times and New York Times. As any of my regular readers know, my
background is in newspapers and I have some rather strong opinions about the industry’s...
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My Sunday NBC News Appearance»
I am very excited that Sunday I will appear on WYFF-4, the Greenville NBC affiliate, to talk about KelbyCarr.com (and I think some of my other blogs). If you are in the local Asheville or Greenville area, it will air Sunday on the local morning news. For everyone else, I am hoping to get a clip to post...
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Test Drive of A Full Cup Coupon Site»
OK, so straight up, I am not a coupon clipper. I like the idea of it, and from time to time I’ve bought papers and cut them up. But from week to week, I just don’t have time to do that clipping and organizing. But then, you know, five humans and four pets and a crappy economy came along....
Posted by Kelby Carr on 06 30th, 2009 |
No CommentsIn case you haven’t heard, I am planning a major blogging conference right here in Asheville. The speaker line-up is unreal, with some of the biggest power bloggers and influencers in the world. It’s also in my home town, which is worth a visit all on its own.
Here are some details about the conference:
Type-A Mom Conference is a unique mom blogging conference designed to help you take...
Posted by Kelby Carr on 06 26th, 2009 |
1 CommentI am very excited that Sunday I will appear on WYFF-4, the Greenville NBC affiliate, to talk about KelbyCarr.com (and I think some of my other blogs). If you are in the local Asheville or Greenville area, it will air Sunday on the local morning news. For everyone else, I am hoping to get a clip to post here on my site.
Now to figure out how to not look fat and/or act stupid… Secrets anyone?
Photo...
Posted by Kelby Carr on 06 25th, 2009 |
3 CommentsTwitter has hit the mainstream, and that means there is an influx of Twitter rookies. If you are new to Twitter, check over this list before you tweet. These are the top 10 signs someone is a Twitter rookie, including hints on how to not look like a newbie instead.
They reply to people without actually using the proper format. (Hint: you want to use the person who you are replying to’s name,...
Posted by Kelby Carr on 06 3rd, 2009 |
No CommentsI will be the guest tonight on the Twitter talk show #smallbizchat. You can find out more by seeing and following
@smallbizchat. I will be answering questions on how to find success as a work at home entrepreneur.
The chat will be tonight from 8 to 9 p.m. EST.
Any time there is a Twitter event of function, it can be very challenging joining the discussion through standard Twitter.com. The easiest...
Posted by Kelby Carr on 05 19th, 2009 |
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I am very excited to be co-hosting a webinar on social marketing via popular sites like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, as well as via blogging and social bookmarking. I am partnering up with the ever knowledgable and sharp marketing expert,
Peggy Dolane a.k.a.
@freerangemom, for our first Work at Home Bootcamp. If you happen to know someone who could use some training in this area, please send...
Posted by Kelby Carr on 05 13th, 2009 |
7 CommentsI just had an interesting idea, and I decided to do a Twitter experiment. I have had a hard time getting applicants for my
Type-A Mom social ad sales position. One of the Type-A Mom editors is considering venturing into sales to give it a try. Meanwhile, it just dawned on me. Perhaps Twitter could sell a social ad campaign!
So here’s how it will work. Anyone on Twitter can post a tweet to spread...
Posted by Kelby Carr on 04 28th, 2009 |
53 CommentsThere has been an awful lot of discussion, debate and, as is typical in the mommyblogging community, drama ever since the Wall Street Journal featured an article,
Paid to Pitch. Anyone who has ever chatted with me on the subject knows I have some very strong opinions about blogging ethics. All bloggers need to keep in mind that even as recently as a year ago, no one was taking bloggers seriously at...
Posted by Kelby Carr on 04 4th, 2009 |
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OK, so straight up, I am not a coupon clipper. I like the idea of it, and from time to time I’ve bought papers and cut them up. But from week to week, I just don’t have time to do that clipping and organizing. But then, you know, five humans and four pets and a crappy economy came along. So now this foodie is thinking it’s time to get my crazy, out of control grocery budget under...
Posted by Kelby Carr on 04 2nd, 2009 |
No CommentsThere is a local attraction that really doesn’t get mentioned often in the kid-friendly category, but it’s one of our favorite places to go with the kids: the
NC Arboretum in Asheville. People don’t automatically think to take kids to an arboretum, but this one really has lots for little ones to do.
There are a few reasons why we love taking the kids there:
It’s cheap. It...
Posted by Kelby Carr on 04 1st, 2009 |
6 CommentsGoogle Analytics is a great stats service, especially for the price tag (free). It has some options not seen in a few great paid stats providers, such as a nice tie-in to Adwords and cool map-clicking to get some geo data (although that data isn’t comprehensive or totally reliable). There’s one major problem though, especially if you have a web company, an employee or a freelancer who set...
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