A number of readers asked me how to garner an audience for Pinterest. In a nutshell, Pinterest is a photo sharing site. Therefore, these are some basic concepts: Create good content worth sharing. Link your Pinterest account to your social media profiles – Facebook, Twitter, etc

One day, I saw the coolest product on television. I knew that I had to have it. So, I scoured the entire web to find the website. Brutal. Eventually, I found the website. Whew. However, after click after click after click, I could not order the dang thing! I was almost begging them to

While it would be nice to be able to trust everybody in the world, I assure you that that isn’t the case. Alas, the moment you have something someone else doesn’t have, he or she will want to take it. The solution is to protect yourself — even from second shooters. T

As a child, I was a huge fan of LEGO. A bucket full of colorful pieces occupied me for hours. LEGO had no limit for creativity. I remember spending considerable time building planes and crashing them against the wall. The perk to destruction was an opportunity for creation. Disruption

Don’t you just hate it … No more getting the codes from Pinterest Goodies for each photo. Bleh. No more hitting the Pin It button at the bottom of a Page and having to search for the photo. Bleh. No hover (mouse over) to activate, which isn’t so great for mobile view

Last week, I was asked to photograph a number of items for Wedding Style Magazine. Grace Ormonde (editor-in-chief) was very kind to put me up at two ridiculously awesome hotels – Montage Beverly Hills and Beverly Hills Hotel. I’ve had my share of awesome [and bad] hotels,

About a month ago, I had a conversation with Mike Hanline at SXSW regarding Instagram and how we use it more than other platforms while traveling. It’s quick, easy and visual. So, if I loaded a photo (or link) on one platform, should I repeat it on all of them? Facebook Like Pag

How many social media channels do you have now? At least three, I bet. Likely more. The funky part about all of social media URLs is that they’re usually inconsistent. Just take a look at a few of mine. Try reciting those to prospects without making their heads spin. Twitter: ht

On the rare occasions that I get to hang out with John Michael Cooper, he always has interesting stories to share. One time, he parted an analogy of a naked man. Imagine that you’re looking through a book of beautiful women … flipping page after page. However, right in the

First, there was MySpace. Then, there was Facebook. Eventually, Twitter popped up. Instagram (@tofurious) hopped on board. Google decided to play with Plus. And now, we have Pinterest. How do we keep up with all of these things on top of blogging? Simply put – you just do. In fa