Need to improve your blog rank and traffic?

Guest post by Julie Roads This is a familiar client/Writing Roads scenario: Me: If you want to be part of the world online, you must have a blog (for all of these reasons and more) Client: Okay great…how often will I have to post? Like once a month? Me: Uh, no. A little more than that. Client: Twice a month? Just tell me how often should I publish to get the most ROI? Me: Honestly, as much as possible. But at least 2-3 times per week. And then they pass out. The thing is, I’m not just talking out of….

Sweet! No, Sweet Spot!

I love the FedEx Man. Every time he comes to my door, I do the happy dance. Today was no exception. Look what Mr. FedEx Man brought me today: Our Sweet Spot putters are from Geek Girl’s new best friend, Brian Allman from Sweet Spot Golf! And man, are they sweet! Sweet Spot is one of our Sponsors this year for Geek Girl Boot Camp Cape Cod 2010, and we cannot thank Brian enough for getting involved. He is definitely one of the good guys. Brian found our blog and left a sweet message about what a great job we….

We Need Computer Engineer Barbie!

The next Barbie needs to be “Computer Engineer Barbie”! Please help us in getting Barbie to get her Geek On! Vote for Computer Engineer Barbie! Yes, the other choices are important to, but none more than this one.

Meet Geek Girl Julie Brooks

Julie Brooks will be teaching workshops on: Internet Marketing – See all workshops here 1. How and when did you become a Geek Girl? In 1995 when I got onto the Internet using Compuserve and 14.4 baud modem.   Compared to using Google today with a broadband connection, it sucked, but of course I didn’t know it at the time. It was a life-changing moment. 2. Technology is so big, so diverse: in what parts are you an expert? in what realms are you still learning? I’m an expert at helping small businesses succeed on the web.  Still have a lot….

Ways you can help in Haiti

We have assembled a list where you can help online or from a mobile device – use these and watch out for the scams. Please use #Haiti if you tweet this. Here is a great post on how the text messages work and the promise from the cell companies they are not taking a cut, however the money may be delayed in getting to Haiti. Haiti Text Donation Campaigns Face 90-Day Delays How you can help: Websites: Yele Haiti – http://www.yele.org AmeriCares – http://www.americares.org Friends of the World Food Program – http://www.friendsofwfp.org ONEXONE – http://www.onexone.org Pan American Development Foundation – http://www.padf.org….

Meet Geek Girl Julianne McLaughlin

Julianne McLaughlin will be teaching workshops on: Podcasting – See all workshops here 1. How and when did you become a Geek Girl? I became a Geek Girl in 2008 when I attended the first Geek Girl Camp in Hyannis.  A good friend of mine, who is a web designer, suggested I attend the Cape Cod Boot Camp.   I had never known such a thing existed!  As I waited in line, I noticed young and young at heart chatting and exchanging pleasantries.  I immediately felt a sense of ease.  We all know that walking into a seminar surrounded by a….

Really? America's 'Tweethearts' have to be half-naked?

By Julie Roads of Writing Roads: Marketing writer, blogger, ghostwriter, consultant and GEEK GIRL! (See you at Geek Girl Camp 2010!) Really? America’s ‘Tweethearts’ have to be half-naked? Today was kind of a big day for girls that get their geek on. Vanity Fair ran a feature on a powerful group of women that have made a name for themselves on Twitter. Or was it? The articles was titled, ‘America’s Tweethearts’. That’s cute, adorable, a fun play on words. But the word ‘sweetheart’ – that’s what the principal calls the girl who wants to be on the wrestling team when….

Meet Geek Girl Julie Roads

Editor: Julie is the first in a series of meeting the “Geek Girls”, getting to know them and what they will be speaking about at Boot Camp! Stay tuned weekly and meet all the Geek Girls! Julie Roads will be teaching workshops on: Blogging, Copy Writing, Social Media, Twitter – See all workshops here 1. How and when did you become a Geek Girl? I believe that I caught wind of Geek Girl about a year (or maybe 6 months?) before the real prep began. In a nanosecond, I knew it was something FABULOUS and I contacted Leslie…she didn’t quite….