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Zigging While Others Are Zagging: My Sports Blogging Story

Like many of you, I listen to a lot of podcasts. Each week I drive three hours from New Jersey to Maryland, and pass the time listening to one podcast after another, including many related to online marketing (yes, my goal is still to build a side hustle along those lines), and a recent podcast […]

Filed Under: SEO, Blogging & Social Media Tagged With: Blogging, Nashville Predators, NHLLast updated: March 7, 2018

My review of “Nashville Predators: The Making of Smashville”

For Nashville Predators fans, there aren’t many books which delve into the history of the franchise, either at the organizational or personal level. There’s Hockey Tonk, which chronicles the early days of the team, My Toughest Faceoff, about longtime associate coach Brent Peterson and his battle with Parkinson’s Disease, and most recently former fan favorite Jordin Tootoo […]

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Nashville Predators, NHLLast updated: November 5, 2015

Are you mad at the NHL? Do something about it, then

It’s been a rough summer for the NHL, with multiple players associated with incidents of domestic violence and/or sexual assault. Twitter has been ablaze with outrage from all corners over these incidents, and how the NHL and its teams are handling these situations. So what? In the rush to craft the wittiest snipe or most […]

Filed Under: Personal Stuff Tagged With: chicago blackhawks, los angeles kings, Nashville Predators, NHLLast updated: September 23, 2015

Nashville Predators tickets for sale!

The last few months have gone by in a whirlwind, as I’ve made a career change and relocated our family from Nolensville, Tennessee to Medford, New Jersey. I’ll have more to share about that experience in a future post, particularly how so many 21st-century tools made that process easier than it could have been, but for […]

Filed Under: Life in Nolensville, TN Tagged With: bent creek, Nashville Predators, Nolensville TennesseeLast updated: December 17, 2014

Blogging Tips: Archives, The Savvy Blogger’s Secret Weapon

Are you looking for a way to grow your blog’s readership and reputation? The best tool for the job may be sitting right there in your site’s archives. It’s easy for bloggers to get caught up in the day-to-day developments within their chosen niche (in my case, coverage of the NHL’s Nashville Predators), but occasionally […]

Filed Under: SEO, Blogging & Social Media Tagged With: Blogging, google analytics, KHL, Nashville Predators, NHL, Search engine optimization, SEOLast updated: July 13, 2013

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