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5 years ago

The Wall

Jim Murray · This is the last post I wrote on LinkedIn Pulse almost 3 years ago. · Since then literally thousands of writers and group owners gave up on LinkedIn and moved their activities to beBee.com. · They weren’t sad about what they were leaving behind, because it really wasn’t much at a ...

6 years ago

Hey Junk Bloggers...Shape Up Or Ship Out

Jim Murray · This is a post I wrote deep in the bowels of the winter of 2015 over in the Lumpy Kingdom Of The Not So Mighty Hamsters. It was shortly before I left for greener pastures or sweeter hives.  · The post itself is a bit of an indictment of crappy blogging, which was pretty much at e ...

6 years ago

HSHS Vol 29: Roses May Be Red, But Are Views Really True Blue?

Jim Murray · My brother from another mother, Phil, and I have been discussing the idea of page views and what they actually mean on LinkedIn vs beBee. Fact is this is one of the top 10 social media mysteries and it is one that is decidedly more a concern for Phil than it is for me. Hope you e ...

6 years ago

My New Mantra

Jim Murray · I just came across this wonderful document over in the Lumpy Kingdom of The Microsoft Hamsters, where I go occasionally because I still have peeps there that I am trying to recruit to beBee. · This is evidently some sort of letter of agreement created by a Chicago design firm. It ...

7 years ago

The Great Marketing Divide. Understanding It And Bridging It

Jim Murray · I’ve been thinking a lot about digital & social media these days. · And I have to tell you I have mixed emotions about it. On the one hand, as a blogger, it’s been pretty good to me. I have solid followings on beBee, Facebook and even over in the Lumpy Kingdom (LI), · But that st ...

7 years ago

beBee vs The Lumpy Kingdom…For Dedicated Bloggers It’s No Contest

Jim Murray · When I was a young wharthog, I was a smoker. But my wife was asthmatic and so, putting love over lung cancer, and or other related diseases, I quit. · This was not all that hard for me because I always found it a rather disgusting habit. But it was an addiction and so occasionall ...

7 years ago

My Goodbye To Publishing On LinkedIn. My Hello To Publishing On beBee.

Jim Murray · This is the last post I wrote on LinkedIn Pulse about nine months ago. Since then, literally thousands of writers have moved their activities to beBee.com. And most recently, we are starting to see group owners follow suit. · They weren’t sad about what they were leaving behind, ...

7 years ago

beBee Is Growing While LinkedIn Is Shrinking. Coincidence? I Think Not.

Jim Murray · I have, in the past, written a lot about the struggles that a rather large number of writers faced over in the Lumpy Kingdom (LinkedIn) in 2015. · The main issues for most of us had to do with the notifications to our followers that were promised but which LinkedIn didn’t deliver ...

7 years ago

On Showing Appreciation

Jim Murray · I found this piece which I had published last year over in the Lumpy Kingdom. There was a good insight in it that I think is worth sharing, especially for all you folks out there who are plotting your 2017 moves. · One of my jobs, being the guy who works at home, is taking care o ...

7 years ago

Are Most Blog Posts Just A Ton Of Junk? Here's What I've Figured Out Lately.

Jim Murray · This is a re-issue of an article I posted over in the Lumpy Kingdom Of Microsoft Hamsters in the spring of last year. But most of the points made here could be easily applicable to what’s going on today, because the issues this post revolves around are still very much with us. If ...

7 years ago

8 Things Almost Anybody Can Do To Create Better Posts

Jim Murray · This is the repost of an article I wrote over in the Lumpy Kingdom of The Microsoft Hamsters last year. Like most of my “Tip’ posts, this is aimed primarily at people who are just finding their sea legs in the blogging world. But they are also a good reality check for the more re ...

7 years ago

A Bunch Of Things You Can Do To Ensure Optimal Readability For Your Long Format Posts On beBee

Jim Murray · I‘ve been writing op/ed stuff for a lot of years now and I got a good deal of advice and insight along the way. · Not into the writing side so much, because you either have that or you don’t and you have to just work harder at it. But more on the presentation side. · When I came ...

7 years ago

The 36 Minute Blog Post. Don't Try This At Home.

Jim Murray · This post was originally written as part of a series of posts entitled: “Reflections On Being A Writer In The 21st Century”, which I wrote back in the Lumpy Kingdom. I will eventually transfer them all over here to share them with you all. ·                                        ...

7 years ago

The Beezers Hive Is Alive & Buzzing… Hit Us With Your Best Shots

Jim Murray · Many of us have migrated here to beBee, for various reasons, from The Lumpy Kingdom of The Mighty Hamsters aka LinkedIn. · There’s no reason to go into the specifics as that would use up this post and probably several more. · A lot of the people I was close to in The Lumpy Kingdo ...

7 years ago

How Being In Communications Is A Lot Like Playing Pro Baseball

Jim Murray · This was actually first conceived in a conversation I was having with someone over in the Lumpy Kingdom of The Mighty Hamsters, where, believe it or not, I still have a few friends. · I love these conversations because they drag knowledge out of your head that you have been ca ...

7 years ago

In The Writer’s School I Went To, I Majored In Dylan

Jim Murray · Most people who achieve anything in this life carry around in their heads an idol or two. These are not idols in the religious sense, although I guess they could be. · For me they're people whose work I admire and whose career path I marvel at. I have a few of these people, but h ...

7 years ago

BeBee V. The Lumpy Kingdom of The Mighty Hamsters. One Writer's Opinion.

Jim Murray · A few days ago I was notified of a post from BEBEE CEO Javier Cámara Rica that was soliciting opinions about the differences between beBee and Linkedin. · https://www.bebee.com/producer/@javierbebee/differences-between-linkedin-and-bebee · I didn’t respond right away because as ...

7 years ago

BeBee...A Lot To Offer And A Lot To Prove

Jim Murray · Over the past three years, I have posted close to 400 original articles on LinkedIn Pulse. But I’m not doing that anymore, In fact, you might say I have left the building. · Although I have not left LinkedIn in terms of closing my account and never visiting, I certainly have ...

7 years ago

Some Great Writers I Would Like To Introduce You To

Jim Murray · Unlike the last couple of years, this year seems to be picking up steam a lot faster and a lot sooner for me business-wise. · But every morning, rain or shine, I sit down and either write a new beBee post or repost an older on from LI, on which I am no longer what you would cal ...

8 years ago

In Keeping With One Of My New Objectives Only One Easy Piece From The Lumpy Kingdom.

Jim Murray · As you can tell if you’re reading this, I have moved this column to beBee.com simply because with the first eight articles I posted there I have literally quadrupled my page views. Engagement is a little harder to come by because it’s so new and I am not well known yet, but t ...

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