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Hello all,

I`ve never posted here but there are some who might get a kick out of this...

I was recently the keynote speaker for The McDonald`s I/S Career Conference in Chicago.  As part of my presentation I wrote a performed a short song- The IT Job Seeker`s Song.  The reaction has been amazing - in fact, my next two speaking engagements have asked me to perform a song as well.

I will have more of my keynote as part of a future Podcast (vlog) - in addition to other business development information at the site below.

Video and lyrics at:
http://techcareerconsult.blogspot.com

Enjoy!

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Matthew Moran
Workshops, Seminars, Training, & Consulting
http://www.KreativeKnowledge.com

Hello - I`ve recently started an online technical resume review service, in 2 parts....first part (http://www.technicalresumereview.blogspot.com/) is a blog about this subject area, offering free review through community comment of a persons (redacted) resume....2nd part is a website both promoting this blog, and hosting more static materials plus a paid service (http://www.technicalresume.net/).

Where might be the best places to advertise on, get links from, and/or otherwise promote this service? Perhaps you`ve got some advice regarding these sites? I`ve posted to a few IT career advice boards, got a few hits, but it`s been slow, and my SEO is also, as usual, slow to develop.

Appreciate any comments you might have.

I have an unfair advantage when it comes to SEO and traffic in general.  First, I blog at a hosted site – IT Toolbox.  There is some confusion about this – by my own family members – who believe I own IT Toolbox.  This is because I wrote, The IT Career Builder’s Toolkit (published by Cisco Press).  The name creates the confusion.

 

My site is cbtoolkit.com but in 2004 I was approached by IT Toolbox to take part in their blog program.

IT Toolbox – being a worldwide knowledgebase – has more than a million active members and thousands of subscribers to their blog program.  My blog, as one of the more popular, gets huge exposure.

They pay for SEO – which in turns help my sites – linked to in my bio – gain search engine ranking and exposure.

You could try to join their blog program and still maintain an independent site or blog – some of the authors do that.  Because your advice seems to focus on IT, it would be a good fit.

Otherwise, find a well-trafficked site that needs content.  The effective facet of blogging is subscription and aggregation.  If you can arrange reciprocal links or having a site pick up your feed directly, you stand to gain significant exposure.

Finally – but even before these steps – is a very clear definition of what you blog is for.  Is it a philanthropic exercise – you just giving free information away, is it to fortify your position as an expert, help sell product or services, etc.  Determine your ideal reader and the value you provide them.

I hope that helps a little

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Matthew Moran
Workshops, Seminars, Training, & Consulting
http://www.KreativeKnowledge.com