Listen to Gary Vaynerchuck. He gets it. Lots of good stuff.

By James Plouf
It seems no matter where I go I see a sign at the check out counter that asks me to “Join Our Facebook Fan Page” or ”Follow Us on Twitter.’” Some of the places I have seen this are:
The liquor store
My massage therapist
the bakery
the coffee house
The old web was about links from one [...]

By James Plouf
I have been told that no matter what we do as a profession we are all selling something. So, this video may seem a bit off topic but I still highly recommend that you take the time to watch Frank’s presentation. He is at the top of his game in the Internet Marketing [...]

This is beyond the absurd. It needs little introduction. Just prepare yourself for rising blood pressure. I hate it when people ask for free writing. “You’ll get a byline, blah, blah, blah…” This insane Market News goes beyond that.
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Title: $3 per article, 20 articles, Writer Needed for New York Travelling Tips

20 New York Traveling articles [...]

By James Plouf
When I say ‘gets it’ I mean gets ‘new media’ and social media.
Earlier today I got a call from travel writer Kim Mance. Someone on the Travelwriters.com BBS was trashing her and one of the events that she is promoting (probably jealousy motivated). I rarely deleted posts because that can get you in [...]

By James Plouf
Rarely does a day go by when I don’t use all of these sites at least once in a 24-hour period. I group these 10 sites into three categories: Social networks, information tools and blogs.
1. Facebook
Facebook is so useful in so many ways that it is hard to know where to start. My [...]

By James Plouf
JAX FAX Travel Marketing Magazine, a monthly travel trade magazine, is seeking a writer who focuses on travel to Africa and Middle East to take on newly created Correspondent position. This is a non-staff/freelance position.
Responsibilities include at least one destination article monthly and attending press trips, events and conferences for JAX FAX [...]

By James Plouf
In March 2009 my wife Amy and I decided that we wanted to share our passion for Days of Our Lives with the world. I had been watching Gary Vaynerchuk’s Wine Library TV Show and was thinking that a daily recap and analysis of each Days show would be a natural way to [...]

By James Plouf
Have you ever read a story in the newspaper that was about you or about something that you were deeply involved with?
I used to read newspapers and think that everything in them was accurate. I guarantee you, if you read a story that covers you then you will get a taste of just [...]

By James Plouf
No surprise here (at least not for me). The latest circulation data for the top 25 daily newspapers shows steep declines for all but one newspaper. That lucky guy is the Wall Street Journal. And let’s not get all excited. It was less than 1% increase.  The other 24 were all down. USA [...]