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08 Apr 2010

The Dark & Sinister Science of Authority Blogging

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This post will draw a direct comparison between building credibility as an authority blogger and a horrific psychology experiment involving near-lethal electrocution. In 1961, Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram devised a provocative and downright scary social experiment. Volunteers were ushered into a small room with a set of switches and a microphone – where, under [...]

06 Apr 2010

Those Who Can’t – Teach

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Business, Living

There are too many experts. Everyone has an opinion. Everyone knows how to do it right. It doesn’t take any more than a domain and a basic WordPress installation to become an expert. Hell, in many cases, you don’t even have to back up what you’re saying because most comment sections are like a cheerleading [...]

31 Mar 2010

It’s Not about Blogging

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Living, Motivation

People don’t like you because you write great blog posts. They like you because you’re awesome. Find a way to be awesome. topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fnathanhangen.com%2Fblog%2Fits-not-about-blogging%2F”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “It’s Not about Blogging ##digitalempire” });

26 Mar 2010

Dreamin’ Like a Superstar

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Business, Living, Motivation

Editors Note: This is a guest post by the very talented Fiona Verschoor, who blogs about language learning at BabyStepstoFluency.com. She’s one of the fabulous members here at NathanHangen.com and as you can tell from this post, is well on her way to creating a Kingdom of her own. Are you a big dreamer? Or [...]

18 Mar 2010

No Post, Just Baby Photos

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Living

A bit behind on everything business, so today I thought it would be a nice break to post some photos of the new little one (Noah) instead of going all business-like during my favorite time of the year (other than new baby time), March Madness. Noah was born at 7 LB 7 OZ, at 7:16, [...]