The 494 best how-to posts from the last 13 years

Photo: Carl Graph (CC)

In my decade+ as a consultant, I shared as much wisdom as I could on my two weekly blogs for Birmingham Blogging Academy and Y’all Connect. Topics include blogging, marketing, writing, public speaking, social media, listening, communication and more.

I hope this index serves as a resource for my friends in the business world looking to brush up on digital interaction and connecting with others. I weeded out the clunkers and the outdated posts, leaving the best for easy perusal.

Enjoy!

Links to topics

• • Marketing: BBA | YC
  • Writing: BBA | YC
  • Blogging: BBA | YC
  • Social media: BBA | YC
  • Listening: BBA | YC
  • Public speaking: BBA | YC
  • Storytelling: BBA | YC

Birmingham Blogging Academy

2009

• Why should moms take classes to learn to blog? https://itswa.de/2Queisp
• WBHM’s “Tapestry” talks blogging: https://itswa.de/2QudOT7
• ProBlogger: 31 days to a better blog: https://itswa.de/2QpZXNO
• Even newsletter experts fail sometimes: https://itswa.de/2QsRBoP
• Birmingham protestors take to Facebook for fallen mayor: https://itswa.de/2QrszWU
• BarCamp Chattanooga slides: Market the Right Way with Facebook and Twitter: https://itswa.de/2QAAqSl
• Write what you know … and what you don’t know: https://itswa.de/bKxmDa
• WordCamp Birmingham: Ethical blogging: https://itswa.de/17t748
• Why WordPress is my favorite blogging software: https://itswa.de/13QW24
• Why aren’t more people reading my blog? https://itswa.de/3L2dmU
• When a blog isn’t right for you: https://itswa.de/2FCRL82
• Video: Common blogger mistakes on Gab With the Gurus: https://itswa.de/3Q56xj
• The Ultimate Goal of Not Having a Goal: https://itswa.de/2FKvsNw
• The twitterbot experiment, or how to get 128 followers in 6 days: https://itswa.de/w5ahj
• The difference between blogging and connecting: https://itswa.de/3nOipI
• Seven steps to get your company blogging: https://itswa.de/2WyQUfR
• Perfection kills: https://itswa.de/7YH81p
• Payoff: How my blog posts ended up in the New York Post and the Birmingham News: https://itswa.de/1daN8G
• Interesting case study: “Glee” giveaways: https://itswa.de/UFOcw
• Interesting case study: Terrence Cody Jr. Facebook fan page: https://itswa.de/4GmnVu
• I’d rather spend a day blogging: https://itswa.de/kTU6X
• I survived a speaker’s worst nightmare at BlogWorld! (And you can, too.) https://itswa.de/speaking-tips
• I started my blog because … https://itswa.de/2FKvvJc
• How to manage your career transition: https://itswa.de/6tsKxQ
• How I’m using Twitter lists: https://itswa.de/3NOnPL
• Help! People aren’t clicking on my newsletter: https://itswa.de/xNDby
• Getting Started in Low-Cost, No-Cost Social Media Marketing: https://itswa.de/2HPE8VJ
• Fun with branding: https://itswa.de/2FUYGth
• Five ways to jump-start your job search with social networking: https://itswa.de/1KqPicq
• Five urgently needed blog topics for Birmingham: https://itswa.de/aurHHT
• Fire your Web designer: 5 reasons why: https://itswa.de/12R2fL
• Even more from “Instant Startup: Your Very Own School for Blogging”: https://itswa.de/3B5xc6
• Bouncing back from a layoff: More advice for job seekers: https://itswa.de/mJitu
• Blogging, shilled the radio star: https://itswa.de/2FT9hVt
• BarCampBirmingham by the numbers: https://itswa.de/2V145JC
• 30 Twitter tips hath September: The limits of @replies: https://itswa.de/9VgSxQ
• 30 Twitter tips hath September: The best way to find real-time information: https://itswa.de/twttip30
• 30 Twitter tips hath September: The art of the retweet: https://itswa.de/twttip15
• 30 Twitter tips hath September: Stay on topic with hashtags: https://itswa.de/twttip14
• 30 Twitter tips hath September: Start a revolution: https://itswa.de/twttip9
• 30 Twitter tips hath September: Share something useful: https://itswa.de/twttip5
• 30 Twitter tips hath September: Promote your username: https://itswa.de/twttip6
• 30 Twitter tips hath September: Project your tweets with style: https://itswa.de/twttip19
• 30 Twitter tips hath September: More specialized apps for Web: https://itswa.de/pIDsQd
• 30 Twitter tips hath September: Make a good first impression: https://itswa.de/aI4Pzp
• 30 Twitter tips hath September: Looking? Good. Using Twitter Search. https://itswa.de/twttip21
• 30 Twitter tips hath September: Limit Facebook updates: https://itswa.de/nXx7Z3
• 30 Twitter tips hath September: How would you change Twitter? https://itswa.de/twttip25
• 30 Twitter tips hath September: How has Twitter changed your life? https://itswa.de/nUjmnh
• 30 Twitter tips hath September: Follow and interact on live events: https://itswa.de/twttip26
• 30 Twitter tips hath September: Ditch the Twitterfeed: https://itswa.de/twttip24
• 30 Twitter tips hath September: Display your tweets on your blog: https://itswa.de/r3tM9f
• 30 Twitter tips hath September: Crowdsourcing for dummies: https://itswa.de/twttip20
• 30 Twitter tips hath September: Begging you to stop begging: https://itswa.de/twttip8
• 30 Twitter tips hath September: Are you auto-following? Why? https://itswa.de/twttip11
• 30 Twitter tips hath September: @ikepigott’s 10 commandments: https://itswa.de/twttip13

2010

• Our social media resolutions: https://itswa.de/7cfPME
• Content Strategy: How to Plan Your Blog: https://itswa.de/contentking
• Be bold: Embrace social media: https://itswa.de/a7q6RI
• Your secret bonus Twitter followers: https://itswa.de/cTEPSA
• How to conquer PowerPoint Karaoke: https://itswa.de/ignite-karaoke
• Fix Your Facebook — notes and more: https://itswa.de/fb-pdf
• Don’t let your Facebook page die — interact with it: https://itswa.de/fb-page-tips
• The LinkedIn networking challenge: https://itswa.de/LI-network
• How do I get started in blogging? https://itswa.de/start-a-blog
• How to bridge the gap between social media and business communities: https://itswa.de/smc-gap
• 10 ways to get Twitter followers: https://itswa.de/more-tweeps
• Case study: Using social media to brand yourself, find work: https://itswa.de/stacey-socnet
• What does it mean to be the Best Tweeter in town? https://itswa.de/best-tweeter
• The Funniest Blogger You Know: You! https://itswa.de/bwe10-funniest
• PowerSouth workshop: https://itswa.de/powersouth-slides
• The 12 Days of Tweetmas: https://itswa.de/12daysoftweetmas
• The bloggers I met at BlogWorld: https://itswa.de/eOibRX
• What does it mean to be influential in social media? https://itswa.de/top-35

2011

• FoodBlogSouth presentation: Hungry for More: https://itswa.de/fbs2011-hungry
• The lovingly prepared meal that is your blog: https://itswa.de/fbs2011-tips
• 5 minutes, 20 slides and not a moment to waste: the four Ps of polish: https://itswa.de/ignite-guide
• Scenes from a launch: What went right for the Alabama Social Media Association: https://itswa.de/alsocme-launch
• The secret lives of trolls and haters: https://itswa.de/secret-lives
• Blogging, the end game: https://itswa.de/eH0vzU
• What does this story mean to the reader? https://itswa.de/story-reader
• Workshop: Corporate Blogging, June 23 at Infomedia:
• Video: How James Spann uses social media, blogging for weather reporting: https://itswa.de/kIGMgC
• Jen West: blogging with passion: https://itswa.de/jenwest
• How many tags should I have on my blog post? https://itswa.de/mxweBa
• A nation of beggars: the dark side of social campaigns: https://itswa.de/o69Kik
• How public speaking can guide your business: https://itswa.de/nwd62T
• Is blogging writing? https://itswa.de/qYQrdj
• The real Best Tweeter in Birmingham: https://itswa.de/nKjADG
• The LinkedIn networking challenge: results: https://itswa.de/LI-network2
• 5 things your company could do in digital marketing right now: https://itswa.de/sdPCgK
• 5 things your company should stop doing in digital marketing right now: https://itswa.de/v7UYjR
• Own the year! Here’s how … https://itswa.de/rPXpsi

2012

• Content marketing: Reputation trumps begging: https://itswa.de/xAKYKb
• WordCamp Birmingham presentation: How to Win Awards, Influence Readers: https://itswa.de/bhamsbest
• More from WordCamp Birmingham: Video on advanced content management: https://itswa.de/AbTVNt
• Still more from WordCamp Birmingham: tweets and slides: https://itswa.de/A3HPYo
• What Cindy taught me about Pinterest: https://itswa.de/yNWQDY
• Five Points South Merchants presentation: Hungry for More: https://itswa.de/fpsmg-hungry
• UAB PRSSA presentation: How to Build a Successful Social Media Plan: https://itswa.de/uab-prssa
• Could you survive a 48-hour tethering sabbatical? https://itswa.de/vZc2K8
• Stop the madness: Tips for outsmarting your smartphone: https://itswa.de/wwKsc4
• Using Pinterest for live event coverage: the upside: https://itswa.de/wzcGWH
• Using Pinterest for live event coverage: the downside: https://itswa.de/y3hr8o
• Samford presentation: Social Media Metrics: https://itswa.de/metricssm
• Alas, poor Twitter. I know him. https://itswa.de/HCjyD0
• How I decide whether to connect with you on social media: https://itswa.de/IC97e2
• PRAM conference presentation: Digital Listening: https://itswa.de/pram2012
• When compliments go wrong: https://itswa.de/JKCvjv
• WATCH: How to network gracefully: https://itswa.de/IF4fFx
• Adventures in retail: The story of a super market: https://itswa.de/storyfully
• When content machines go berserk: https://itswa.de/JcnTgI
• The perilous world of user feedback: https://itswa.de/Ksl2hf
• How Cindy used Pinterest to land her dream job: https://itswa.de/K8y3Bk
• Guest room: How Graphics Can Help You Win Awards and Go Viral, by @ObjectivityRach: https://itswa.de/NsgagO
• Everything you need to know about getting attention: https://itswa.de/2tlAmfI
• How to get 146 retweets on Twitter: https://itswa.de/QFJzad
• Beyond the numbers: Feedback from a friend: https://itswa.de/QRA3dO
• How to win at blogging, when you don’t care about winning: https://itswa.de/NRFAGB
• Popularity: the shiniest metric of all: https://itswa.de/QiNYNu
• Popularity: the perks of pursuit: https://itswa.de/Nk8iyC
• The end of the phone era: https://itswa.de/Pt5wFt
• My communications credo: https://itswa.de/PeR1UQ
• Dateline: The second biggest city in America without a daily paper: https://itswa.de/RtY5jn
• Make a perfect blog post more perfect: https://itswa.de/blogperfect
• I remember when we all saw it on YouTube … https://itswa.de/QpMrEY
• The writer’s unfair advantage in digital everything: https://itswa.de/TwCwBU
• At a loss for words: Digital success for nonwriters: https://itswa.de/S7L1hN
• Clark Kent, mild-mannered blogger: https://itswa.de/SOsKa3
• Boundaries: https://itswa.de/TV4Ig2
• Business books for your reading list: https://itswa.de/V7F1LI
• Who’s qualified to teach social media? https://itswa.de/VoqyHu
• Finding encouragement and loving it: https://itswa.de/YSXmhO
• 53 ways to beat social media burnout: https://itswa.de/smburnout

2013

• How to triple your reading: https://itswa.de/readmuchmore
• The bigger Twitter gets, the less I like it: https://itswa.de/10tBUAA
• Nothing’s more compelling than great storytelling: https://itswa.de/10x7e0z
• Case study: 11,000+ Facebook Shares for chickens in sweaters: https://itswa.de/USuh2d
• Taking on a new role at our nonprofit organization: https://itswa.de/WFcZFr
• Social media and volunteerism: How to change the world: https://itswa.de/Vvx036
• WordCamp Atlanta presentation: How to Win Awards, Influence Readers: https://itswa.de/wcatl2013
• Pay attention: How I’m listening to improve my communication: https://itswa.de/ZkGXjo
• Adventures in community building: https://itswa.de/XztrtJ
• The writer’s unfair advantage in social media: https://itswa.de/sounfair
• Book it: a scavenger hunt on social media: https://itswa.de/YK9j4a
• The go-to guy for media: https://itswa.de/11vZg4H
• More from WordCamp Atlanta: Video on advanced content management: https://itswa.de/17H1pye
• Do everything wrong and backwards: https://itswa.de/12KFnHv
• The squeaky wheels of Facebook: https://itswa.de/12ZO9S5
• I wrote a book about our social media community, and it’s free: https://itswa.de/2sJhQfW
• How to run promotional campaigns and build your list using WordPress: https://itswa.de/wcatl2014
• The power of digital storytelling, in three parts: https://itswa.de/2U4EQ4Y
• Growing an organic following on Twitter: https://itswa.de/12lqrOr
• Notes from a new conference organizer: https://itswa.de/13g1uJk
• Blogging for the blogger who doesn’t want to blog: https://itswa.de/2vDO9xp
• Why consistency matters most in successful communication: https://itswa.de/15sxndT
• The digital revolutions: https://itswa.de/17CLcJJ
• How to manage the Twitter fire hose of information and noise: https://itswa.de/1c7PVpK
• LinkedIn, how I have missed you (and misused you): https://itswa.de/17m91TZ
• Start with your audience: https://itswa.de/1ew236d
• Why hashtags still matter: https://itswa.de/17bJFJv
• When compliments go wrong, part 2: https://itswa.de/18cTfjb
• Better communication through Facebook groups for business: https://itswa.de/16lTIRA
• LinkedIn for Nonprofits, a free program you’ll love: https://itswa.de/1dCkWG3
• Which video strategy is right for your company? https://itswa.de/HCnQNQ
• Focused communication: Working with subordinates, peers and bosses: https://itswa.de/samford2013
• Goal: Improve my storytelling: https://itswa.de/19cMjjm
• The worst headlines in history will destroy your faith in humanity: https://itswa.de/1bs98D2
• Hanging out in the virtual peanut gallery: https://itswa.de/1ehqMxO
• The BBA yearlong blogging challenge: https://itswa.de/2014-blog

2014

• Regions Bank uses video to focus on outstanding team members: https://itswa.de/1gxOy5R
• How to win the Super Bowl in 30 seconds: https://itswa.de/19WyLyi
• Stretch or stagnate: https://itswa.de/1dBXBUe
• Facebook Pages are dying. What now? https://itswa.de/1dnc3vr
• Your complete guide to voicemail perfection, as told in pictures: https://itswa.de/1jLHNQ2
• Picture Birmingham, a cause with a photo blog: https://itswa.de/1dGOvoZ
• The real cost of Getty Images for your blog (hint: not free): https://itswa.de/1iqggBX
• Innovation from within: https://itswa.de/1p3Asvq
• WordCamp Atlanta 2014: a look back: https://itswa.de/1iwSxSs
• Good things come in fives … https://itswa.de/1mqljrc
• Make your events winners through consistency: https://itswa.de/1ohZ0G5
• The personal touch on LinkedIn: https://itswa.de/1kXwZOs
• Video crash course in metrics: https://itswa.de/1isGdP5
• WordPress Birmingham presentation: The Cheapest Website You Can Do in 60 Minutes: https://itswa.de/wpyall2014
• The best customer service on social media is often mundane: https://itswa.de/SoocfI
• Video: John Oliver explains net neutrality, and what you can do next: https://itswa.de/1kbpvVM
• The fight for media attention: https://itswa.de/1pAInWa
• Freedom: https://itswa.de/1qKcLva
• Developing a retail content strategy: https://itswa.de/1r20KBJ
• Brands and Twitter: Follow for life: https://itswa.de/UlVZa7
• Brands and Twitter: The limits of following: https://itswa.de/1q8aQz5
• Adding video easily into WordPress posts (and pages): https://itswa.de/1oBjCbi
• WordCamp Birmingham presentation: The Super Easy Guide to Video for Content Marketing: https://itswa.de/wpyall14
• WordCamp Birmingham 2014: a look back: https://itswa.de/2H9TTTo
• Why curation? Master the tsunami of information. https://itswa.de/1qkAGCO
• Goals for business blogging: https://itswa.de/1q82RAl
• Gibberish: https://itswa.de/1ylwlVv
• Video: Build better landing pages: https://itswa.de/1pAT3ii
• SouthWired presentation: Content Curation for Smarties: https://itswa.de/wired_14
• Advanced email marketing (and more) with Ramit Sethi: https://itswa.de/1DrtzNR
• Why the collapse of the Birmingham media ecosystem is a good thing: What you said: https://itswa.de/1yE70CE
• AUM presentation: The absolutely essential Twitter workshop: https://itswa.de/aumsocon
• Everything I would fix about your terrible restaurant website right now if I could reach through the screen: https://itswa.de/1t3KI8B
• Thankful for … https://itswa.de/11Py33y
• You’re not special. Blog anyway. https://itswa.de/1tCS4A0
• I’m sorry for breaking the Internet: https://itswa.de/1ysDzGT
• The power of Facebook groups: https://itswa.de/1wT2t2k
• Five more urgently needed blog topics for Birmingham: https://itswa.de/1xthnwO

2015

• Why I’ll always be a “high-maintenance” speaker: https://itswa.de/1Ee7Gm9
• What’s your biggest fear in blogging? https://itswa.de/1ztP3Io
• What your future employees need to know about blogging: https://itswa.de/1LqYhfX
• What I’ve learned from 10 years of blogging: https://itswa.de/1Tv4Krb
• Virtual delegation and the speaking tour: https://itswa.de/1K2axOD
• Video: The Super Easy Guide to Video for Content Marketing: https://itswa.de/1J1XvH6
• Video: The art of the brand: https://itswa.de/artofbrandvideo
• Video: The art of the brand [Rocket City Bloggers]: https://itswa.de/1Bm4fX5
• Video: Content Curation for Smarties: https://itswa.de/1P5SqyC
• Video: Blogging for collegians 2015: https://itswa.de/1PZMDZ4
• The lines of communication: https://itswa.de/1eOcCFC
• The great Twitter cleanup: https://itswa.de/1GXerNn
• Promote an event with a real Web presence: https://itswa.de/1LgHHyN
• Outrage Theater: https://itswa.de/1L9rEnb
• On the air for “Biz Talk with Roy Williams”: https://itswa.de/1JJVAWY
• My LinkedIn pet peeves: https://itswa.de/1IkpayE
• Marketers, what’s fun about what you do? https://itswa.de/1VNkzK7
• LinkedIn for smarties, a five-step program: https://itswa.de/1XCx5wU
• How to make an awesome slide deck, and why you don’t need it: https://itswa.de/1LMScdf
• How I’m listening to improve my communication: An update: https://itswa.de/1hHQdvL
• Four business books to boost your 2016: https://itswa.de/1PJcSX3
• Email marketing (3 of 3): Big numbers, big rewards: https://itswa.de/1Nk40Fp
• Email marketing (2 of 3): Expand your reach: https://itswa.de/1MlA3pD
• Email marketing (1 of 3): Start spreading the news: https://itswa.de/1RR1u9u
• Craft Content Nashville 2015 presentation: The Super Easy Guide to Video for Content Marketing: https://itswa.de/ccn15
• Blogging’s hidden cost: tradeoffs: https://itswa.de/1K2kK3j
• Blogging fear: Topics worth reading: https://itswa.de/1D7v4ie
• Blogging fear: Reaching the end: https://itswa.de/18tXlqa
• Blogging fear: Publishing false info: https://itswa.de/1DXDslx
• Blogging fear: Opportunity costs: https://itswa.de/1QjAnBJ
• Blogging fear: Not enough eyeballs: https://itswa.de/1BgG5ld
• Blogging fear: Looking stupid / writer’s block: https://itswa.de/1Un4LNA
• Blogging fear: Getting started: https://itswa.de/1JvJL5n
• Birmingham Bloggers presentation: The art of the brand: https://itswa.de/artofthebrand
• Better event marketing: the basics: https://itswa.de/1Cd3in0
• Be kind to your Twitter followers: https://itswa.de/1MAyf87
• Adding hours of reading time with one audio app: https://itswa.de/1NzCG1B
• Addictive content: https://itswa.de/1htssYj
• A communications gap: https://itswa.de/1CK1WRI
• 7 hard-won lessons from creating my latest blog series and ebook: https://itswa.de/1FIqR6j

2016

• Why limits matter in blogging and other creative pursuits: https://itswa.de/2exV7e4
• Weaponize content: https://itswa.de/2dlssHs
• Video: What makes us distinct as a brand? https://itswa.de/2bd7wmk
• Video: The Power of Digital Storytelling [Pine Belt Entrepreneurs]: https://itswa.de/1Rh9ZuG
• Video: The Power of Digital Storytelling [Alabama Media Professionals]: https://itswa.de/1NvGBmR
• Video: The Art of the Brand [PRAM Beach]: https://itswa.de/1UAjO9L
• Video: The Art of the Brand [Pine Beach PRAM]: https://itswa.de/1poIar4
• Video: The Art of the Brand [AAF Mississippi Gulf Coast]: https://itswa.de/1TjHbEa
• Video: The Absolutely Essential Social Media Tools [SPRF]: https://itswa.de/2dEYMYd
• Video: The Absolutely Essential Social Media Tools [PRCA West Alabama]: https://itswa.de/1SzP4p0
• Video: The Absolutely Essential Social Media Tools [Birmingham Ad Fed]: https://itswa.de/29TvYdK
• Video: The Absolutely Essential Social Media Tools [American Marketing Assn.]: https://itswa.de/1XN7gLQ
• Video: The Absolutely Essential Social Media Tools [AAF Dothan]: https://itswa.de/2eODaYu
• Video: The Absolutely Essential Social Media Tools: https://itswa.de/1qyyUBR
• Video: Picking the right marketing channels: https://itswa.de/29e9JM6
• Video: My philosophy of customer service: https://itswa.de/1nHP4qd
• Video: More on picking the right marketing channels: https://itswa.de/2c6RlZE
• Video: Content Curation for Smarties [SPRF]: https://itswa.de/2cVcTc2
• Video: A Guide to Getting Started on LinkedIn: https://itswa.de/1pzakR8
• The state of the blogosphere: Constant flux: https://itswa.de/1nHfYj5
• The rewrite for SEO is on: https://itswa.de/2c7uWwY
• The mommyblogger who dared speak her mind: https://itswa.de/1stMHub
• The dark side of journalism: https://itswa.de/2gv8xIg
• The comeback of copywriters: https://itswa.de/2cBWmt7
• Thankful for … Part 2: https://itswa.de/2fSLXcV
• RIP Facebook interest lists: https://itswa.de/2hKbkB7
• Revisiting the question of catering to smartphones again: https://itswa.de/2baE9zk
• Revisiting the question of catering to smartphones: https://itswa.de/29FYTCr
• No need for repetition in writing: https://itswa.de/1MOMmVa
• Mindful listening: Weird things to try: https://itswa.de/2eYJxuT
• It’s always Peak TV in blogging and social media: https://itswa.de/1Tox5nR
• Is blogging still a thing? Hell yes. https://itswa.de/2dSmbYb
• How to embed Facebook video in blog posts: https://itswa.de/1oRWxEV
• How to conduct a social media audit: https://itswa.de/25vekBi
• How social networks divide us: https://itswa.de/2hpgFeF
• For WordPress admins, a dangerous default setting: https://itswa.de/1Ud7LhV
• Dispatches from the world of social media: https://itswa.de/244wV7r
• Consistent communication is important. So is shaking things up. https://itswa.de/2gAGQxm
• Blogging fear: Stuck using a phone to blog: https://itswa.de/28XsLbv
• Blogging fear: Not knowing where to start: https://itswa.de/2asl4JL
• Blogging fear: Deadlines: https://itswa.de/1RvDvQq
• Better webinars from the audience’s perspective: https://itswa.de/1V9DlKB
• Audio: The Power of Digital Storytelling [Craft Content Nashville]: https://itswa.de/1paflOK
• Audio: Do the hustle: https://itswa.de/29YhPsO
• A detour from the serious route: https://itswa.de/2cwl9Ny

2017

• What’s the next big social media network? https://itswa.de/2wINg66
• What podcasts are on your playlist? https://itswa.de/2kCGL2G
• Weird but fun places to blog: https://itswa.de/2xX32hj
• Video: Let’s share our why-how-what: https://itswa.de/2vhDSVA
• Video: Are you a socially savvy real estate agent? https://itswa.de/2n88Iwu
• Video everywhere, including Facebook page headers: https://itswa.de/2yzbLaP
• Tweet tweet! Live-tweeting with style and substance: https://itswa.de/2wMkdSM
• The virtue of brevity in writing: https://itswa.de/2taxh1E
• The post I’ll promote till the sun collapses: https://itswa.de/2q6LBDB
• The perfect scheduling assistant for busy bloggers: https://itswa.de/2zjnPMe
• The new new new LinkedIn: https://itswa.de/2meUmMG
• The minimalist blog: https://itswa.de/2uiAvhP
• The little social network that couldn’t: https://itswa.de/2nNFRSS
• The habit of writing: https://itswa.de/2oPlXFU
• The 2-minute panelist: https://itswa.de/2qVCJk8
• Talents and blogging: https://itswa.de/2skeRMc
• Spring cleaning for sites and blogs: https://itswa.de/2mhhKqw
• Smart ways to use (up to) 280 characters on Twitter: https://itswa.de/2j9x8oJ
• Raised on radio: https://itswa.de/2fM31Te
• On the diminishing importance of headlines: https://itswa.de/i_didnt_write_the_headline
• No excuses: https://itswa.de/2vuDHa3
• Is “17776” the future of storytelling? https://itswa.de/2tVq2we
• In the beginning: Revisiting blog posts for fun and profit: https://itswa.de/2ykK1D3
• How to find your blog’s focus: https://itswa.de/2kDwjEn
• How celebrities blog these days: https://itswa.de/2BGehKl
• Harnessing Twitter’s power with TweetDeck: https://itswa.de/2kCw3W1
• Hard questions about Facebook, from Facebook: https://itswa.de/2u0EKBo
• Get a second opinion: https://itswa.de/2r7ybL1
• Exercises for keeping writing skills sharp: https://itswa.de/2xKwB2L
• Embracing the Twitter thread: https://itswa.de/2q9MBY0
• Email offense: https://itswa.de/2jsGYoi
• Email defense: https://itswa.de/2hEHtq0
• Do you need courage to write? https://itswa.de/2z3pFRt
• Digging deeper into the words we all use differently: https://itswa.de/2ke2PMT
• Determining the right social networks for marketing: https://itswa.de/2nsGXlX
• Death of a blog: https://itswa.de/2l4LXNd
• Communicating intent in customer service: https://itswa.de/2gWCGoU
• Comfortable language: https://itswa.de/2kPTFe8
• Blogging: New angles for old topics: https://itswa.de/2o0QJvc
• Beyond how to make money at blogging: https://itswa.de/2pnkd3r
• Auto-play videos are (still) ruining websites: https://itswa.de/2uBvh4C
• Are we making enough time for writing? https://itswa.de/2i8pZsm
• An ongoing dilemma: Facebook as a news source: https://itswa.de/2sFD3bu
• A smarter way to respond to tweets: https://itswa.de/2ogDLJr
• A rule of thirds for writing: https://itswa.de/2qk1ucN
• 61 ways I’ve used blogging: https://itswa.de/2zvt0G6
• 500 posts! https://itswa.de/2vvmq3O

Y’all Connect

2013

• Y’all Connect – James Spann on the “servant’s heart” in social media: https://itswa.de/12WzOu9
• Y’all Connect – Nichole Kelly on key factors in content marketing: https://itswa.de/YWORle
• Y’all Connect – Proposal: new guidelines for social media during a crisis: https://itswa.de/Z6qdhY
• Y’all Connect – Mack Collier on handling negative blog comments: https://itswa.de/2XXhXCM
• Y’all Connect – What makes a good (corporate) story? https://itswa.de/18fGIrI
• Y’all Connect – The power of digital storytelling: Your story: https://itswa.de/173be9G
• Y’all Connect – The power of digital storytelling: Your storytelling style: https://itswa.de/1ceBSgn
• Y’all Connect – The power of digital storytelling: Your story monetized: https://itswa.de/133TP1u
• Y’all Connect – Twitter transcript for Y’all Connect 2013: https://itswa.de/13aPyZk
• Y’all Connect – The post-conference high has passed: https://itswa.de/1daEbUS
• Y’all Connect – The redundancy questionnaire: https://itswa.de/1bOq0Dx
• Y’all Connect – The story of a city continues: https://itswa.de/15N1Eve
• Y’all Connect – Video: What is corporate storytelling? https://itswa.de/18uFDvf
• Y’all Connect – Video: Understanding millennials: https://itswa.de/18KO4Vz
• Y’all Connect – Video: An origin story: https://itswa.de/H86ec7
• Y’all Connect – Video: The basics of content marketing: https://itswa.de/1ayvHE9
• Y’all Connect – Evergreen content, promos that last (nearly) forever: https://itswa.de/187H57U
• Y’all Connect – Video: Getting started on a social media policy: https://itswa.de/1j2Ad0W
• Y’all Connect – Chart: The Periodic Table of Storytelling: https://itswa.de/1aOuAhL
• Y’all Connect – The rice dish that wasn’t a turkey: https://itswa.de/1gtGnYq
• Y’all Connect – As you’re putting together your editorial calendar … https://itswa.de/1kbex3g
• Y’all Connect – Mail call! https://itswa.de/18OXSx7

2014

• Y’all Connect – Storytelling in depth: Why Woody and Buzz matter: https://itswa.de/JFKOUY
• Y’all Connect – Storytelling in depth: Comedy in 8 easy steps: https://itswa.de/1kA4Fp8
• Y’all Connect – Storytelling in depth: The trouble with acts: https://itswa.de/1mnvtEK
• Y’all Connect – Storytelling in depth: Characters we know by heart: https://itswa.de/Lz6yCW
• Y’all Connect – Storytelling in depth: The craft: https://itswa.de/1bnPiXx
• Y’all Connect – Storytelling in depth: Nothing to it but to do it: https://itswa.de/1iXvUpd
• Y’all Connect – 36 hours in Birmingham: https://itswa.de/1jR9wf0
• Y’all Connect – A guide to getting the most out of any conference: https://itswa.de/1uRuuCG
• Y’all Connect – Slides from Y’all Connect 2014: https://itswa.de/1u7leK4
• Y’all Connect – Twitter transcript for Y’all Connect 2014: https://itswa.de/1lUEdXC
• Y’all Connect – Slides from Y’all Connect 2013: https://itswa.de/1xdZAnt
• Y’all Connect – Bloggers share lessons from 2014 conference: https://itswa.de/1uCtu8T
• Y’all Connect – Video: Peter Shankman on how nice companies finish first: https://itswa.de/1r6FI3x
• Y’all Connect – Video: Jenny Schmitt on trends and technology: https://itswa.de/WF59zw
• Y’all Connect – Video: Ramon De Leon on building relationships for sales: https://itswa.de/1pbmSXw
• Y’all Connect – Video: Kim Garst on visual storytelling: https://itswa.de/1rr630y
• Y’all Connect – Video: Andrea Weckerle on online conflict management: https://itswa.de/1s6DbtL
• Y’all Connect – Video: Alison Groves on search plus social media: https://itswa.de/1s1mJWP
• Y’all Connect – Video: Shelly Kramer on the need for inbound marketing: https://itswa.de/1pSYVog
• Y’all Connect – Video: Jenny Schmitt dissects millennials (figuratively): https://itswa.de/10PbTwN
• Y’all Connect – Video: Nichole Kelly talks social media and business strategy: https://itswa.de/1vlCIX3
• Y’all Connect – Video: Whitney Breaux shows the way on social media storytelling: https://itswa.de/1HZxbXw

2015

• Y’all Connect – Video: Erika Napoletano on brutal honesty, bold results: https://itswa.de/1xzHYGu
• Y’all Connect – Video: Kary Delaria on navigating corporate waters: https://itswa.de/1ALPJcB
• Y’all Connect – A template for storytelling: https://itswa.de/1J4LE6Y
• Y’all Connect – Stalking the storytellers: https://itswa.de/15FJBYy
• Y’all Connect – Video: Jen Barnett on social media marketing mastery: https://itswa.de/195yHxe
• Y’all Connect – Shout out to Viewtopia Pictures: https://itswa.de/1wupbhp
• Y’all Connect – Fixing the unfortunate habits of professional speakers: https://itswa.de/speaker-tips
• Y’all Connect – Video: Mack Collier on the blogging basics: https://itswa.de/1QfOevv
• Y’all Connect – Twitter transcript for Y’all Connect 2015: https://itswa.de/yc2015tweets
• Y’all Connect – Slides from Y’all Connect 2015: https://itswa.de/1M8b7Au
• Y’all Connect – Your brand’s story isn’t looney enough: https://itswa.de/1JuLBPX
• Y’all Connect – The strength of blogging is community: https://itswa.de/1N7v4EQ
• Y’all Connect – Bloggers share lessons from 2015 conference, part 1: https://itswa.de/1JdDdnD
• Y’all Connect – Bloggers share lessons from 2015 conference, part 2: https://itswa.de/1KJ5Ytf
• Y’all Connect – The way to top-of-mind presence: https://itswa.de/1UxBFjR
• Y’all Connect – Video: Kary Delaria on the secrets of social selling: https://itswa.de/1UTfIql
• Y’all Connect – Video: Laura Creekmore on building better content: https://itswa.de/1NILq9h
• Y’all Connect – Video: Shaun King on deeper connections with your social media audience: https://itswa.de/1FAz7eb
• Y’all Connect – Video: David Wilson on determining your company’s value proposition: https://itswa.de/1LHyLhZ
• Y’all Connect – Video: Kerry O’Shea Gorgone on livestreaming apps: https://itswa.de/1OyIiNI
• Y’all Connect – Video: Taylor Robinson on better stories for brands: https://itswa.de/1NlmZxD
• Y’all Connect – Video: Ike Pigott on great brand interactions in the moment: https://itswa.de/1k6saaH
• Y’all Connect – Video: Wendy Lea on the world of social collaboration: https://itswa.de/1l5zJiN
• Y’all Connect – Video: David Griner on writing headlines that matter: https://itswa.de/1OAWPue
• Y’all Connect – Video: Stacey Ferguson on bloggers and brands working together: https://itswa.de/1X4Zk7c
• Y’all Connect – Video: Kerry O’Shea Gorgone on contests, giveaways and you: https://itswa.de/1Yzcqw1
• Y’all Connect – Video: Laura Creekmore on knowing your audience: https://itswa.de/1OfpsaE
• Y’all Connect – Video: Stacey Ferguson on digital strategy for your brand: https://itswa.de/1mxn5K3
• Y’all Connect – Video: Ike Pigott on thoughtful customer service: https://itswa.de/1UeNDu7
• Y’all Connect – Video: Jason Falls on measuring everything: https://itswa.de/1TnmjcU

2016

• Y’all Connect – Video: Mitch Canter on helpful tools for bloggers: https://itswa.de/1YZisV3
• Y’all Connect – Video: Syed Balkhi on managing time for blogging: https://itswa.de/1ILajlo
• Y’all Connect – Video: James Spann on new tricks from a seasoned broadcaster: https://itswa.de/1V3EHrO
• Y’all Connect – Video: Ike Pigott on sizing up blog posts: https://itswa.de/1nJMOzR
• Y’all Connect – Video: Jen Barnett on branding case studies: https://itswa.de/1nZoR7J
• Y’all Connect – Video: Shelly Kramer on better content marketing: https://itswa.de/1VjUS4L
• Y’all Connect – Video: Mitch Canter on the chapter and verse of storytelling: https://itswa.de/1WFsUko
• Y’all Connect – Video: Ramon De Leon on humanizing brands: https://itswa.de/1VO7ukR
• Y’all Connect – Video: Andrea Weckerle on the challenge of digital antagonists: https://itswa.de/21ivwpU
• Y’all Connect – Video: Syed Balkhi on leveraging free to gain business: https://itswa.de/1QTH0gL
• Y’all Connect – Video: Ike Pigott on the power of stories and blogs: https://itswa.de/1LCWxma
• Y’all Connect – The best sources of inspiration for our storytelling: https://itswa.de/1Vjfz3S
• Y’all Connect – Lessons for storytellers from “On Writing”: https://itswa.de/1TIDIxQ
• Y’all Connect – The unfair world of storytelling: https://itswa.de/1T7OyxC
• Y’all Connect – Save time on social media with these scheduling apps: https://itswa.de/1stWVey
• Y’all Connect – The world of Facebook Live: https://itswa.de/245mIou
• Y’all Connect – Resisting the seduction of the digital marketing rut: https://itswa.de/1O07teU
• Y’all Connect – Why Bitly is the only link shortener you need: https://itswa.de/SHORTLINK
• Y’all Connect – Where do you curate your information? https://itswa.de/1UKA5rY
• Y’all Connect – Build your own corporate newsroom: https://itswa.de/28LLeJz
• Y’all Connect – The secret is in the editing: https://itswa.de/29a8ujB
• Y’all Connect – These metrics apps bring statistical clarity to social media: https://itswa.de/29jcWyg
• Y’all Connect – It takes just 6 months to change perceptions: https://itswa.de/29sBK7r
• Y’all Connect – The shape of stories to come: https://itswa.de/29QjYGm
• Y’all Connect – Not just for directors: 10 storytelling rules from documentary cinema: https://itswa.de/2a0ZdZh
• Y’all Connect – A beginner’s guide to curation the easy way: https://itswa.de/2aMfXsu
• Y’all Connect – The intersection of ad agencies and YouTubers: https://itswa.de/2c6s409
• Y’all Connect – Where to start blogging right now: https://itswa.de/2c5hTr5
• Y’all Connect – A beginner’s guide to sharing curation: https://itswa.de/2cDzdqn
• Y’all Connect – Great ebook ideas to win new blog subscribers: https://itswa.de/2de9y7H
• Y’all Connect – Is blogging still a thing? Hell no. https://itswa.de/2dtllP5
• Y’all Connect – Don’t tell a story just to tell a story: https://itswa.de/2dLPV7M
• Y’all Connect – How long should my blog posts be? https://itswa.de/2eHfAAv
• Y’all Connect – How much should our brand post on social media? https://itswa.de/2eOXUQv
• Y’all Connect – 5 questions you should ask before guest blogging: https://itswa.de/2f7xQk8
• Y’all Connect – Two easy ways to test your site’s mobile design: https://itswa.de/2eiw41Z
• Y’all Connect – The unnecessary perpetual motion of social media: https://itswa.de/2fTnDGY
• Y’all Connect – What do we need to build an online buyer persona? https://itswa.de/2gzmHMj
• Y’all Connect – How do you stand out in the digital world? https://itswa.de/2fIPCbO
• Y’all Connect – Video: Brad Bird tells stories, which happen to be fantastic. And animated. https://itswa.de/2hcfvWw
• Y’all Connect – Video: Understanding Dan Harmon’s storytelling steps: https://itswa.de/2hCjZCs

2017

• Y’all Connect – Let’s kill vanity metrics: https://itswa.de/2iCTArR
• Y’all Connect – Run fast, run free: See this student spec spot: https://itswa.de/2jn8Ky7
• Y’all Connect – Are audiences as crazy for videos as advertisers are? https://itswa.de/2iD6Bhi
• Y’all Connect – Using Illustrator or InDesign for email marketing: https://itswa.de/2kAXKiJ
• Y’all Connect – Understanding our audience through listening: https://itswa.de/2lIx8MV
• Y’all Connect – How Iron Man beats both Superman and Batman: https://itswa.de/2mAmSqc
• Y’all Connect – Learn storytelling from Pixar in a free online course: https://itswa.de/2lQoCtZ
• Y’all Connect – Spring cleaning for social media: https://itswa.de/2ngxYEB
• Y’all Connect – The formulas for storytelling in marketing, with beautiful examples: https://itswa.de/2mNqx3U
• Y’all Connect – Crunching the numbers on storytelling: https://itswa.de/2oSlWxT
• Y’all Connect – Video: Is Silicon Valley turning us into smartphone junkies? https://itswa.de/2pbutQM
• Y’all Connect – Dress up your YouTube profile page: https://itswa.de/2oGoZc5
• Y’all Connect – Audio: David Griner on “On Point”: https://itswa.de/2pE9ENa
• Y’all Connect – Would we be better storytellers if we started in school? https://itswa.de/2scmHY7
• Y’all Connect – Explaining science through better storytelling: https://itswa.de/2sXMKzM
• Y’all Connect – A prescription for powerful storytelling: https://itswa.de/2sN4IGY
• Y’all Connect – Don’t forget to include the Stinky Cow: https://itswa.de/2sGBnQi
• Y’all Connect – The future of showrooming: https://itswa.de/2vDHJh6
• Y’all Connect – Slides from Y’all Connect 2017: https://itswa.de/2xHSjE2
• Y’all Connect – Twitter transcript for Y’all Connect 2017: https://itswa.de/yc2017Tweets
• Y’all Connect – Building a mythology through storytelling: https://itswa.de/2hcNiAb
• Y’all Connect – Video: Taylor Robinson on the secret ingredients for storytelling: https://itswa.de/2xyes8I
• Y’all Connect – Video: Donna Francavilla on the magic of Facebook Live: https://itswa.de/2xR3M5i
• Y’all Connect – Video: Jason Falls on analyzing social conversation: https://itswa.de/2yE6izi
• Y’all Connect – Video: Whitney Breaux on consistency in customer experience: https://itswa.de/2zzB7l4
• Y’all Connect – Video: James Spann on successful strategies for social media: https://itswa.de/2yi9rVJ
• Y’all Connect – Video: Kristin T. Scroggin on how each generation uses tech: https://itswa.de/2hj9Rna
• Y’all Connect – When searching for answers goes awry: https://itswa.de/2zWrBfn
• Y’all Connect – The days of set-and-forget ad buys are over: https://itswa.de/2ndIHAe
• Y’all Connect – If action movies can evolve, so can our corporate storytelling: https://itswa.de/2AXQ19B
• Y’all Connect – Building a storytelling dream team: https://itswa.de/2ABo3k6
• Y’all Connect – The exciting tech ecosystem of Birmingham: https://itswa.de/2BHIR9n

2018

• Y’all Connect – Digital marketing in 2038: https://itswa.de/2EHoFTK
• Y’all Connect – Intent is everything: https://itswa.de/2AK4JfF
• Y’all Connect – More marketing, onscreen and beyond: https://itswa.de/2rcuGVw
• Y’all Connect – Fail more: https://itswa.de/2BoWzcL
• Y’all Connect – Hungry for content, starving for stories: https://itswa.de/2Bw69hF
• Y’all Connect – Behind the buzz: N2V marketing from Netflix: https://itswa.de/2EUp3Be
• Y’all Connect – The ethical digital marketer: https://itswa.de/2EZry5V