Back in 2012, I was excited about a great "new" content format called – podcasting. I'd been listening to podcasts for a while and derived value and inspiration from them. It seemed a natural step for me to create my own. But, what would I do the podcast on? Everyone was telling me to "niche … [Read more...]
Blogging Isn’t Enough: We Have To Create “Intimate” Content
When I started blogging in the summer of 2005, I wrote a few rubbish posts and gave up. And then, one year later, I looked at my visitor stats and saw that people were reading my rubbish posts, I was astounded. Not being completely stupid, I continued. I soon had hundreds of visitors a day and … [Read more...]
Grow Your Personal Brand On These 4 Platforms
Never count on anything. Online platforms come and go. The only thing that's constant in your life is you. That's why growing your personal brand and increasing your following is central to online success. Google, Facebook, Twitter et al can move the goalposts at the drop of a hat. In … [Read more...]
Using Social Media to Find a Job with Illustrator David Cousens
Download this podcast http://youtu.be/tFZhND9Pw4Q One of the very many benefits of interviewing various creative business people for the Design and Marketing podcast is that it takes me away from my small world. During the last few years on this website I have mostly written … [Read more...]
How To Start A Podcast With WordPress, Blubrry PowerPress and Libsyn
For the last few months now the blogosphere has been hot with the word "podcast". As podcasting is not as ubiquitous as video, small businesses can utilize this medium more effectively as there is less competition. If you want to start a podcast you could do no worse that to go to the podcasting … [Read more...]
DMP009: From 10 Visits-a-Day to 2000 Visits-a-Day in One Year with Louise Myers
Download this podcast I have been pestering my latest victim interviewee for the Design and Marketing Podcast (subscribe or leave a review, folks) for weeks and weeks before she gave in! Louise Myers is a fantastic example of a designer who has never stopped learning. You have … [Read more...]
DMP 005: Running a Design Business with Wes McDowell
Download this podcast My guest for the fifth episode of the Design and Marketing podcast is the wonderfully witty Wes McDowell. (Duration: c. 45 minutes.) Wes runs a design shop in Los Angeles, California, and is known for having one of the best design podcasts on iTunes, The … [Read more...]
DMP 002: Interview with Andy Sowards
Download this podcast The second show of my Design and Marketing Podcast has an interview with Andy Sowards, a web designer and blogger from Virginia, USA. Now, before we dive into the world of web design and Andy's journey, let me share a little secret with you. Lately, I've been doing some … [Read more...]
DMP 001: Welcome to the Design and Marketing Podcast – Interview with Tara Roskell
Download this podcast Drumroll please! Yes, this (above) is my first podcast. The first of the imaginatively titled Design and Marketing Podcast. What the first episode is about ... The subject of my first interview is the very wonderful Tara Roskell. Tara is a graphic designer with many years … [Read more...]