There's nothing worse for a writer than sitting down and not being able to form a complete sentence. No matter how hard you try, comprehending a complete thought seems next to impossible. For my fellow ag bloggers, I urge you to keep tapping into your endless material and try a little concept I have dubbed "blogstorming". … Continue reading Brainstorming blog ideas with search engine tools
50 tips for great blog topics
We've made it through the first week and a half of 2013 and I'm willing to be there's a few folks already struggling with their New Year's resolutions. For those of you who set a few goals for your social media outreach, did this include a plan to be more consistent in your blogging efforts? … Continue reading 50 tips for great blog topics
Finding Online Mentors | Better Blogging
Do you ever have that moment where you just really need to stand on a soapbox and set the world to rights? In the age of blogging, I see those posts all too often and I have been known to post a few right here. They may end up as an emotional piece, fairly lengthy, … Continue reading Finding Online Mentors | Better Blogging
Beginner Blogging at AgChat Conference
Today I'm presenting a workshop at the 2012 AgChat Agvocacy 2.0 conference hosted by the AgChat Foundation in Kansas City, MO. There's a host of great sessions this week helping farmers and ranchers learn to better use online tools for agriculture advocacy. If you want to follow along, be sure to watch the #ACFC12 stream … Continue reading Beginner Blogging at AgChat Conference
Better Blogging: Header and Cover Photos
What is the first thing you notice when opening a webpage? Is it the number of posts? The number of fans or comments on a page? More often than not, the cover photo or header image is the first thing to capture your attention. Whether creating a new blog design or a updating a Facebook … Continue reading Better Blogging: Header and Cover Photos
Do farm signs mislead customers? What else are we missing?
One of the first things noted when I began my blogging efforts back in 2009, was the fact that so much is taken for granted in the way of knowledge and experiences when sharing my story of ranch life. Over the past few years, I have received so many questions asking me to explain what … Continue reading Do farm signs mislead customers? What else are we missing?
Better Blogging: Video Blogs
I've posted several video blogs (vlogs) on my page in the past year. All of these have been unedited, uploaded on YouTube directly from my camera. It's no camcorder and I don't have a special microphone. Could the be improvements made in my vlogging efforts? Yes. Do I think it's necessary to make everything perfect … Continue reading Better Blogging: Video Blogs
Advocating for the Beef Community (Part 1)
(After reading this, please continue to parts 2 and 3.) Last week I had the opportunity to join the Arkansas Cattlemen's Association Young Cattlemen's Leadership Class for their session on media training and a tour of WinRock Farms on Petit Jean Mountain. Director of Communications for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Daren Williams (@Real_Beefman), came to … Continue reading Advocating for the Beef Community (Part 1)
Better Blogging: Comments Are Candy
I'm off to a media training this week with the Arkansas Cattlemen's Association and Daren Williams from NCBA. It should be an interesting two days, but I am kinda relieved this week's travels keep me in-state. All of this traveling makes it a bit difficult to actually sit down and write some decent blog posts, … Continue reading Better Blogging: Comments Are Candy
Better Blogging: PROactive not REactive
As a part of my recently started Better Blogging series I want to share tips, ideas, and things that have worked for me in blogging for agriculture, and get feedback from you on these ideas. There's no particular order to these posts and last time I discussed how I come up with topics for my … Continue reading Better Blogging: PROactive not REactive