Ultimately, almost every website is about conversion rates. That blog design that you slaved over should eventually drive conversion rates where your prospects read, download, call or otherwise behave in a way that is beneficial to your company. I know this first-hand, as my former company was a leader in conversion optimization in the early
July 29, 2011 Leave a Comment
Finally Convince and Convert Gets All Effed Up
Yep, I finally did it. After years of holding out, I launched a fan page for Convince & Convert on Facebook. “Oh great,” you’re thinking. “Another place to interact with Jay, who is already littering my life with blog posts, tweets, Google Plus musings, and an email newsletter. Enough Jay!” And I feel the same
June 14, 2011 11 Comments
10 Great Ideas Coming Right Up
It’s time for my annual summer vacation. This year, as a token of my appreciation + relationship reconnection after writing a book, moving to Indiana, and then embarking on a six month book tour, I am taking my wife to Vahine Island, a 23-acre motu in Tahaa, French Polynesia. There are only 9 rooms on
September 21, 2010 50 Comments
Content Lessons Learned From 25 Popular Blog Posts
I’ve been writing Convince & Convert for more than two years, and have produced more than 300 posts. Mostly from me, with some terrific assistance from talented guest authors. Last week, I was on a content marketing discussion panel (moderated by Jeff Rohrs) at the ExactTarget Connections conference. I was joined by Joe Pulizzi from
September 2, 2010 56 Comments
11 Whys I’m a Social Media Addict
Connectivity Social media brings me closer to people with whom I ordinarily would seldom interact. Family, friends, colleagues. As my co-author Amber Naslund put it once “with social media, my relationships aren’t bound by geography or circumstance.” Exactly. Humanity People always slam Twitter for people talking about “what they had for lunch” but the blending
August 16, 2010 54 Comments
Blastoff for My New Social Media Newsletter
Last Monday was the world premier of my new social media newsletter, the 3-2-1. 3 must-read articles about social media (plus a bonus from the Convince & Convert vault) Sent twice per week (usually Monday and Friday) Sent at 1pm pacific time 3-2-1: it’s the greatest newsletter in the history of social media newsletters. If
August 11, 2010 175 Comments
7 Reasons I’m Moving to Bloomington Indiana
Top 7 Reasons I’m Moving to Bloomington, Indiana: Skin too dry. No idea what a Hoosier is. Decided to find out first-hand. Want to cheer for a historically mediocre college football team. Living near Sedona, AZ for 6 years is giving me vortex poisoning. Need to upgrade quality of locally grown corn. All these pine
July 27, 2010 79 Comments
Are You Growing Enough Voices
I’m back from my family vacation in Canada. While I was away, Convince & Convert featured 11 guest blog posts from friends, clients, and colleagues. Some of the guest writers blog on occasion at their own sites. None of them blog routinely. You might expect that this blog that has been written almost entirely by
April 8, 2010 233 Comments
The Truth About the iPad
Are you old enough to remember when the TV remote control was invented? I sure am. Before that fabulous, glorious day, one of my jobs at home was to jump up and twist the channel knob at the whim of my parents, like some sort of orthopedic carpal-tunnel experiment gone astray. But progress sometimes comes
March 10, 2010 145 Comments
Staggering Social Media Insights – The Best of Twitter 20 eBook
I’m very proud to launch my new ebook that chronicles the best moments from my Twitter 20 series of live interviews on Twitter. You can download it free below. AND, you can win a hard copy (only 50 exist) FedExed to you. Just Retweet this post, and 5 retweeters will be randomly selected this Saturday
