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Platform June 16, 2017

Why You Don’t Need to Be Involved in Every Social Media Channel

I get asked a lot, “How do you find time to do it all? If I participate in every social media channel, I don’t have time to do anything else!” Exactly.[...]

Michael Hyatt

Platform June 12, 2017

Reach Is Not the Same as Influence

One way you can reach a larger audience quickly is to piggyback on established email lists from bloggers and businesses with similar interests. “Third party[...]

Michael Hyatt

Platform June 8, 2016

Why I Changed My Email Newsletter Strategy

I decided to change my email newsletter strategy last month. For years, I sent the entire blog post in the body of the email. We used a custom template that[...]

Michael Hyatt

Influence April 1, 2016

The Real Reason Your Message Isn’t Getting the Traction it Deserves

One of the things I love about what I do is having the opportunity to learn and then share what I’ve learned with you. I recently spoke with twenty hugely[...]

Michael Hyatt

Influence February 8, 2016

How to Get Started as a Professional Speaker

Recently, my daughter Mary mentioned that she would like to begin speaking professionally. As an accomplished businesswoman and popular blogger, she was[...]

Michael Hyatt

Platform July 17, 2015

It’s Not all Bad News: The Upside of Social Media

It’s popular to complain about social media and talk about how it is destroying our culture, but what if the exact opposite is true? I joined Twitter on[...]

Michael Hyatt

Platform June 15, 2015

Blogging Gone Bad: 7 Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make

I follow a lot of blogs. I also stop following a lot. Why? My day is the same length as everyone’s, and frankly life’s too short to read bad blogs. Once I[...]

Michael Hyatt

Platform April 21, 2015

Why You Don’t Need a Huge Platform to Get Published—And What it Really Takes Instead

These days everyone knows that you need a platform to get published. But if you’re like a lot of people I meet, you’re overwhelmed, short on time, and not[...]

Michael Hyatt

Platform March 2, 2015

Why Customer Service is the New Marketing

If you make a stellar product but don’t provide stellar customer service, guess what you won’t have? Very many customers. If you’re looking for a[...]

Michael Hyatt

Platform September 29, 2014

The 8 Key Elements of a Successful Product Launch

We open registration for Platform University twice a year. We just completed the relaunch for the fall, and it went extremely well—in fact, we beat our goal.[...]

Michael Hyatt

Platform July 5, 2014

Buy Jeff Walker’s New Launch Book and Get These FREE Bonuses

You may have heard me talk about marketing guru Jeff Walker. Forbes magazine called him the 400 million dollar man. Just last year, I bought his online course[...]

Michael Hyatt

Platform June 23, 2014

How to Blog if You Don’t Have Time

If you want your message to reach the maximum number of people, a blog is hands down the best means I know. But who’s got time? It doesn’t matter if I’m[...]

Michael Hyatt

Platform June 19, 2014

Last Day to Get the Best Price for the Platform Conference

A few weeks ago, I invited you to be a part of the Platform Conference with a special price for my readers ($150 lower than the published price when you[...]

Michael Hyatt

Platform March 25, 2014

Why You Need a Community to Successfully Build Your Platform

When I was young, a boy could get a copy of D.C. Beard’s American Boy’s Handy Book, and girls could get The American Girl’s Handy Book (though I knew[...]

Michael Hyatt

Platform March 18, 2014

How I Increased My Income by 250% While Spending More Time with Family and Friends

When I left the corporate suite at Thomas Nelson I planned to write and speak full time. And that’s exactly what I did at first. One year in fact I gave over[...]

Michael Hyatt

Platform February 10, 2014

5 Insights from My Reader Survey and What They Mean for You

Last November, I launched my most recent Reader Survey. This is the fourth year I have gone through this exercise. I have benefited enormously each time.[...]

Michael Hyatt

Platform December 30, 2012

How a Quick Analysis of Your Top Posts Can Improve Your Blogging Results Next Year

Now is a good time to review your previous year’s blogging results. Here are my top 10 posts and what I learned from evaluating[...]

Michael Hyatt

Platform July 31, 2012

15 Resources for Pro Bloggers (or Those Who Want to Be)

What resources do professional bloggers use? Here are the fifteen I use on a daily[...]

Michael Hyatt

Platform June 19, 2012

3 Metrics Every Blogger Should Be Tracking

Bloggers often ask me what metrics they should be tracking. It’s easy to get overwhelmed. These are the three I measure and recommend that you[...]

Michael Hyatt

Platform May 14, 2012

3 Characteristics of the New Marketing

The new marketing is about building relationships. It includes authenticity, generosity, and[...]

Michael Hyatt

Platform December 7, 2011

How to Get a Ton of New Subscribers to Your Blog

I grew my email list from 2,771 subscribers to 30,855 subscribers in 9 months. In this post i share the 7 strategies I[...]

Michael Hyatt

Platform November 15, 2011

How to Monetize Your Blog without Selling Your Soul

Sure you enjoy blogging, but wouldn't it be cool if you could make some money from all the effort. You can! Here are three[...]

Michael Hyatt

Platform September 25, 2011

How to Create the Ultimate Online Media Kit

Before you launch your new product, service, or cause, you need to develop an online media kit. Here are eight components you need to include if you want to[...]

Michael Hyatt

Platform September 15, 2011

How to Write a Blog Post in 70 Minutes or Less

If you can learn to write faster, you will write more frequently. Here are eleven tricks I use to write my blog posts in 70 minutes or[...]

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Why You Don’t Need to Be Involved in Every Social Media Channel

Reach Is Not the Same as Influence

Why I Changed My Email Newsletter Strategy

The Real Reason Your Message Isn’t Getting the Traction it Deserves

How to Get Started as a Professional Speaker

It’s Not all Bad News: The Upside of Social Media

Blogging Gone Bad: 7 Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make

Why You Don’t Need a Huge Platform to Get Published—And What it Really Takes Instead

Why Customer Service is the New Marketing

The 8 Key Elements of a Successful Product Launch

Buy Jeff Walker’s New Launch Book and Get These FREE Bonuses

How to Blog if You Don’t Have Time

Last Day to Get the Best Price for the Platform Conference

Why You Need a Community to Successfully Build Your Platform

How I Increased My Income by 250% While Spending More Time with Family and Friends

5 Insights from My Reader Survey and What They Mean for You

How a Quick Analysis of Your Top Posts Can Improve Your Blogging Results Next Year

15 Resources for Pro Bloggers (or Those Who Want to Be)

3 Metrics Every Blogger Should Be Tracking

3 Characteristics of the New Marketing

How to Get a Ton of New Subscribers to Your Blog

How to Monetize Your Blog without Selling Your Soul

How to Create the Ultimate Online Media Kit

How to Write a Blog Post in 70 Minutes or Less