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The term “starving artist” needs to disappear from the English lexicon. In this video, Bryan Kramer, CEO of Purematter, and I briefly discuss the origins of Triberr, and then move into the discussion on how the creative class will rule to world. Technology has enabled bloggers to publish their work directly to consumer, and even charge [...]

There are two things you need to do as the Founder of a multi author blog in order to take full advantage of Triberr. Build a blog-wide tribe, and Instruct your writers to build their own tribal network. Let’s cover both. Build a Blog-Wide Tribe It’s a simple 3 step process. I will use my favorite new multi [...]

Do you want people to leave a comment on your post? Of course you do, here’s why. When a potential client -or even your mom- comes to your blog, they are unable to tell how much traffic you get. Instead, they infer how “well” you’re doing by two things: Social shares Number of comments Triberr [...]

Google Alerts is a great tool but only when it’s working reliably. Most are reporting that it’s stopped completely. Considering how Google Reader was dropped, it won’t be long before it gets closed too. The replacements… If you love the tool and need a replacement, here is our small list of alternatives… Mention Mention offers [...]

Your natural tendency when visiting a site is to find what I’m looking for, and move along.  What do I need to do to get you to take a moment and share this post with your following? Violate Your Schema: Sounds dirty. It’s not. When I say, “Violate your schema” what I really mean is, [...]

It took less than an hour for the dogs of karma to bite back. NBCNews wrote an article about the TurboTax’s #EPICFAIL of automating tweets while some of their services were down. The article was far from favorable, and yet, there it was, a giant ad inserted by the NBC’s automated ad system recommending TurboTax. Sometimes [...]

By John Garrett from Hypertransitory Good news, people…I’ve discovered the most fun you can have with WordPress -and it’s with the Advanced Custom Fields plugin. Come on in and join the party! Advanced Custom Fields…trust me Ok, sorry guys. I got you in here under false pretenses. The Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin is not [...]

In case you’re not familiar with List.ly, here’s a quick lowdown. List posts are one of the most popular, persistant, and useful forms of content you can find online. We’ve all seen them: 12 Most Perfect Ways to X 7 Reasons Why You Must Y 3 Dangerous Items in Your Z Nick Kellet and the [...]