Last week the gauntlet was thrown down and I challenged all of you to join my friend Ryan and I in completing the 100 Push Up Challenge. To stimulate the competition, I sweetened the pot by offering $25 cash and a variety of t-shirts to anyone that was willing to write a post about taking [...]
When I mentioned that I would be attending the BlogWorld & New Media Expo in September, many people indicated that they really wanted to attend but due to financial constraints would not be able to join me in Las Vegas. Take a minute to imagine the following scenario… You’re dying to attend BlogWorld as you [...]
How would you like to increase the number of comments on your blog? Do you want to see the number of RSS subscribers skyrocket? Or maybe you are planning a blog contest and you want to see a huge response from your readers. The common theme among these goals is the idea of participation. You [...]
One thing that I have really noticed since doing these weekly Speedlinking posts every Monday is how quickly the next Monday always arrives. It seems that Monday comes even faster when you have a busy weekend. This past weekend kicked off with another Q&A session, included a BBQ with friends, and wrapped up helping a [...]
Steve@Free iPods asks: Will you sell me your blog for $100 ? Derek: Nope…but you do raise an interesting question. Would I ever sell my blog? This blog would be hard to sell with my name as the domain and all, but I would certainly consider selling one of my other blogs if the price [...]