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Posted on Oct 29, 2010 by Sarah McVeigh

“C’mon! Share Yourself With The World!” – The Comments Conundrum

Something that we ask again and again when we interview top bloggers is:

“how do you get people to comment on your blog?”

We know from our analytics that people are reading the blog and despite having some people interacting with us in the comments section, it’s definitely something I’d like to see more of. For me, there are countless reasons to blog but one major reason is definitely to engage in conversation with others interested in like-minded topics.

So. Why aren’t we hearing more from our readers? And what can we do about it?…

Posted on Oct 7, 2010 by Sarah McVeigh

Q&A with Kelly Olexa – social media, vlogging & the power of conversation

A few weeks back I was lucky enough to have the chance to meet and interview Kelly Olexa.

With more than 28,000 followers on Twitter, a successful YouTube channel that receives thousands of hits per entry, and a book on the way, it’s clear Kelly Olexa knows a thing or two about the power of social media when harnessed correctly.

Here she tells us how she fell into social media as a means of professional networking after losing her job. But the level of success that came out of “talking alot” as Kelly modestly puts it, could hardly have been anticipated.…

Posted on Sep 20, 2010 by Sarah McVeigh

One tip from Kelly Olexa

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On Friday afternoon I had the pleasure of sitting down with Kelly Olexa to hear her thoughts on social media for business, and how on earth one might go about building a following such as hers for their own blog.

Kelly began using social media as a means to network and look for work, but what came next was a game changer – her passion for social media, and in particular vlogging (or video blogging) has attracted her a range of clients from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, plus she’s got a book that’s about to be published to boot!…