Building A Movement

Reaching Mount Everest

I just discovered a new reflective thinker who happens to be one of my friendster - Papa Dexter. For those of you who got the chance to read John Maxwell's "17 Indisputable Laws of TeamWork Workbook," he tackled about the Law of Mt. Everest. It requires teamwork to get to the top....

Lessons Learned in Launching and Operating a Membership Only Site

I just found a great post from Yaro Starak sharing his experience in launching a members-only site. I will cite some of the key points in his post and share my experience as well in starting and maintaining the DigitalFilipino.com Club from December 2003 to the present. Build your preeminence Becoming known as an expert...

Four (4) Disciplines of Execution

If your organization is having a hard time achieving business goals or missing critical deadlines, perhaps it is time to review your organization’s Execution Quotient. I first discovered this while reading the 8th Habit. I was on a middle of a process improvement project but noticed and felt that there are a lot...

Challenges in running a paid membership site

Running a paid membership site can be quite challenging as you have to regularly produce good content, worthwhile programs, and keep your members happy. There is also the concern of expanding into new markets where your brand identity can limit your potential. Last December 2004, I wrote a column piece sharing...

Blogging Communities: Relevance in the Age of Social Media

The  Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs 2011 writing project process made me reflect on how the Philippines blogging community is evolving. Much has remained the same but there are behaviors emerging or further reinforced. This includes: Mindmap inspired from the book Brains on Fire   Community leaders will rule One's influence is greatly determined or...

Bloggers as Internet Historians #iblog10 #phnet20

I had the opportunity to present my point of view on how to move forward with the use of the Internet as it turned 20 years old last March 29, 2014 at #phnet20 event. Purposefully focusing on how to use it to build online success. Thankful to TenMinutes.ph for the opportunity. Presented its...

11 Lessons in Forming a Sustainable Movement

I gave a talk recently at Bannister Academy about my story and experience as a "digital influencer". To prepare, I used my Maven Secrets talk notes as some sort of a guide. But something happened, I was expected to deliver a speech, not the usual Powerpoint presentation. End up scribbling notes from pages torn...