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WordPress 2.7 “Coltrane” launched – it’s a new game

There’s lots new at WordPress.org today — version 2.7 is out. “Coltrane” includes a completely new look, and streamlines a lot of the processes that have historically taken a lot of time. But it’s more than just candy and shortcuts, as the intro blog post by Matt notes: Next you’ll begin to notice the new [...]

About Dave Meyer

Dave Meyer is the President and Owner of BizzyWeb, a fast-growing company that creates and hosts web sites and social media for businesses and helps them market themselves more effectively online. His "social media for the real world" talks have taught thousands of people around the country how to "generate buzz without getting stung." Dave is the chair of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Gold Quill Program for 2012. Locally, he is also a past-president of IABC Minnesota, an organization of 400 talented communicators. The year Dave was president, IABC Minnesota won the organization's highest award as the 2011 International Chapter of the Year.

New client site launched: Glacier Lakes Quattro Club

I’m proud to announce the launch of the new home for the Glacier Lakes Quattro Club. Stop by and let me know what you think! The Glacier Lakes Quattro Club is part of the Audi Club North America. Our chapter provides members with the opportunity to share their knowledge with each other at driver schools, [...]

About Dave Meyer

Dave Meyer is the President and Owner of BizzyWeb, a fast-growing company that creates and hosts web sites and social media for businesses and helps them market themselves more effectively online. His "social media for the real world" talks have taught thousands of people around the country how to "generate buzz without getting stung." Dave is the chair of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Gold Quill Program for 2012. Locally, he is also a past-president of IABC Minnesota, an organization of 400 talented communicators. The year Dave was president, IABC Minnesota won the organization's highest award as the 2011 International Chapter of the Year.

Google’s SEO Starter Guide

Straight from the horse’s mouth, some general tips for SEO. Good stuff! Webmasters often ask us at conferences or in the Webmaster Help Group, “What are some simple ways that I can improve my website’s performance in Google?” There are lots of possible answers to this question, and a wealth of search engine optimization information [...]

About Dave Meyer

Dave Meyer is the President and Owner of BizzyWeb, a fast-growing company that creates and hosts web sites and social media for businesses and helps them market themselves more effectively online. His "social media for the real world" talks have taught thousands of people around the country how to "generate buzz without getting stung." Dave is the chair of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Gold Quill Program for 2012. Locally, he is also a past-president of IABC Minnesota, an organization of 400 talented communicators. The year Dave was president, IABC Minnesota won the organization's highest award as the 2011 International Chapter of the Year.

Twitter for business: 5 ways to tap the power of the tweet

Twitter is something I’m working to incorporate more into my daily routine. I have all of 20 followers, but I’d hoped by tweeting my experience as a new business owner I’d gather some mindshare and get input from the community. Here’s a bunch of hints and help for those, like me, who are just getting [...]

About Dave Meyer

Dave Meyer is the President and Owner of BizzyWeb, a fast-growing company that creates and hosts web sites and social media for businesses and helps them market themselves more effectively online. His "social media for the real world" talks have taught thousands of people around the country how to "generate buzz without getting stung." Dave is the chair of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Gold Quill Program for 2012. Locally, he is also a past-president of IABC Minnesota, an organization of 400 talented communicators. The year Dave was president, IABC Minnesota won the organization's highest award as the 2011 International Chapter of the Year.

Innovative Use of WordPress: The WordPress Link Directory

I’ll be following this series. Great read — already thinking of ways to get folks to submit links here.  This will be the first in a serious of posts devoted to highlighting new and interesting ways people are using WordPress. I already have at least 3 amazing uses of WordPress lined up that you probably [...]

About Dave Meyer

Dave Meyer is the President and Owner of BizzyWeb, a fast-growing company that creates and hosts web sites and social media for businesses and helps them market themselves more effectively online. His "social media for the real world" talks have taught thousands of people around the country how to "generate buzz without getting stung." Dave is the chair of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Gold Quill Program for 2012. Locally, he is also a past-president of IABC Minnesota, an organization of 400 talented communicators. The year Dave was president, IABC Minnesota won the organization's highest award as the 2011 International Chapter of the Year.

MIMA Blog Carnival: Q & A

A link to the MIMA “Blog Carnival” was forwarded to me by a friend of mine, and there are some really interesting questions being posed there (link in image below). Here’s my take on one of the issues raised in the Carnival Q&A: 2) Will Facebook, MySpace, and SMS marginalize the role of email in [...]

About Dave Meyer

Dave Meyer is the President and Owner of BizzyWeb, a fast-growing company that creates and hosts web sites and social media for businesses and helps them market themselves more effectively online. His "social media for the real world" talks have taught thousands of people around the country how to "generate buzz without getting stung." Dave is the chair of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Gold Quill Program for 2012. Locally, he is also a past-president of IABC Minnesota, an organization of 400 talented communicators. The year Dave was president, IABC Minnesota won the organization's highest award as the 2011 International Chapter of the Year.

Social media searching? Spy searches Twitter, Friendfeed, Blogs and more.

This is interesting: spy :: visualizes the conversations on Twitter, Friendfeed, Blogs and more. Very handy to get a “right NOW” view of what the “twitterati” et al are thinking and saying about any topic. About Dave MeyerDave Meyer is the President and Owner of BizzyWeb, a fast-growing company that creates and hosts web sites [...]

About Dave Meyer

Dave Meyer is the President and Owner of BizzyWeb, a fast-growing company that creates and hosts web sites and social media for businesses and helps them market themselves more effectively online. His "social media for the real world" talks have taught thousands of people around the country how to "generate buzz without getting stung." Dave is the chair of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Gold Quill Program for 2012. Locally, he is also a past-president of IABC Minnesota, an organization of 400 talented communicators. The year Dave was president, IABC Minnesota won the organization's highest award as the 2011 International Chapter of the Year.

On becoming an official Entrepreneur

Today is my first day as an official entrepreneur. Yesterday I packed up my PC, VPN, access cards and office supplies from my “day job” for nearly the past nine years. Within 20 minutes I was officially done — and on my own for real. Until now BizzyWeb has been a “hobby,” but I’ve got [...]

About Dave Meyer

Dave Meyer is the President and Owner of BizzyWeb, a fast-growing company that creates and hosts web sites and social media for businesses and helps them market themselves more effectively online. His "social media for the real world" talks have taught thousands of people around the country how to "generate buzz without getting stung." Dave is the chair of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Gold Quill Program for 2012. Locally, he is also a past-president of IABC Minnesota, an organization of 400 talented communicators. The year Dave was president, IABC Minnesota won the organization's highest award as the 2011 International Chapter of the Year.

New info page added on WordPress development

I’ve just added a new page to the site explaining a little bit more about how WordPress works and how my clients benefit from this extremely robust, easy to use platform. With WordPress, to add a page you just click a button, fill in the headline, write some text (in the visual interface), and hit [...]

About Dave Meyer

Dave Meyer is the President and Owner of BizzyWeb, a fast-growing company that creates and hosts web sites and social media for businesses and helps them market themselves more effectively online. His "social media for the real world" talks have taught thousands of people around the country how to "generate buzz without getting stung." Dave is the chair of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Gold Quill Program for 2012. Locally, he is also a past-president of IABC Minnesota, an organization of 400 talented communicators. The year Dave was president, IABC Minnesota won the organization's highest award as the 2011 International Chapter of the Year.

WordPress for iPhone rocks

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Just installed WordPress for the iPhone and am trying it out for the first time. Works just fine, although I’d love to be able to type sideways for bigger buttons. You can even add images from your phone! From yesterday: Very sweet. About Dave MeyerDave Meyer is the President and Owner of BizzyWeb, a fast-growing [...]

About Dave Meyer

Dave Meyer is the President and Owner of BizzyWeb, a fast-growing company that creates and hosts web sites and social media for businesses and helps them market themselves more effectively online. His "social media for the real world" talks have taught thousands of people around the country how to "generate buzz without getting stung." Dave is the chair of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Gold Quill Program for 2012. Locally, he is also a past-president of IABC Minnesota, an organization of 400 talented communicators. The year Dave was president, IABC Minnesota won the organization's highest award as the 2011 International Chapter of the Year.

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