Blog - Raul Colon - photographer, digital marketer & writer living on the beach in Puerto Rico.

My Blog is my second home

I have been writing for quite a while. I also set up my first personal website without a blog in 1997 just when I was about to leave high school. I have jumped from one social tool to the next from ICQ, MSN Messenger, Hi5, MySpace (which I never liked), Facebook, Twitter, and now Google…

6 Ways I Battle Distractions

My good friend @joesorge who is also in charge of my Small Business Advisory board the Kitchen Table Companies gave me some great tips on helping me clear my mind and focus. One of the exercises he gave me, I have been doing for the last few days and plan to write a post about…

3 Reasons to Discard Printed Materials When Promoting a Blog

One of the things I struggle with every day is promoting my blog. I guess self-promotion can be a good thing if done right but if done in an intrusive and wrong way it can really hurt you. There are different ways of approaching how to promote your blog. It all depends on the approach…

A celebration of Independent Expression @PuertoRicoIndie 1 of 2

Puerto Rico Indie is a blog written and managed from Puerto Rico. I have enjoyed reading this blog from time to time. This blog is an example to follow when compared with many local blogs since there content is refreshing and they put the spotlight on other local and global talent. I have found a…

Pacing Myself!

I have always gotten myself into trouble for not Pacing Myself. I remember that a full year after getting out of Initial Entry Training (IET) for the Army I had to do a PT test. I remember while at IET, I was running two miles in less than 10 minutes and 30 seconds which for…