Entries by JonLeland

Social Media Video Marketing: An Experiential Breakthrough

The absolute highlight of my live Playshop, “The New Rules of Business & Social Media Success,” presented last Monday with my coach and colleague, Andrea J. Lee, were interactive, smartphone-enabled exercises that I called “Video Play Experiences.” These interactive exercises—illustrated by the photos in this post—opened up a whole new avenue for me to empower people to make […]

Bringing Business Inspiration & Marketing Motivation to Mill Valley

Every small business person that I know sings a similar song: “I’m overwhelmed!” Furthermore, for most of us, whether you are an entrepreneur or founder of a small business, the “rules” seem to keep changing. These days, there’s more to having your own business than just figuring out how to make money. For example, motivation […]

Squarespace Website Quick-Start Webinar: Free. Next Thursday.

If you’ve been challenged getting a website done or you think they’re too expensive, I have some good news for you. Next Thursday, December 17th at 10am PT / 1pm ET, I will present short 15-minute webinar on why I’m preferring Squarespace websites for small businesses. During this presentation, I will concisely share my knowledge and insights […]

Live SF Event: The Future of Digital Video & Social Media at Commonwealth Club

YOU ARE INVITED TO A SPECIAL LIVE EVENT IN SAN FRANCISCO Some things really do “change everything.” Video is one of those things. Please join me Wednesday, October 28th at 6pm at San Francisco’s prestigious Commonwealth Club as I illuminate the game-changing mega-trends brought about by the digital video revolution. As many of you know, […]

New Squarespace Web Design Success Story

When I first met George Taylor, I recognized him as an ideal client. He was open, honest, not afraid of technology and willing to learn. As a result, in a relatively short period of time, we used Squarespace to give George a fresh, modern, mobile-friendly new website that has already taken his business, as well as his web […]

Having a Blast on Blab: Learnings from the Launch of My New Social Media Video Show

I’ve been doing social media since the beginning of social media and I’ve never had a more uplifting experience of community and connection than the one I’ve had getting to know the new video conversation platform called Blab (http://Blab.im). Getting Started with Blab Last Friday, I did my first regular Blab show (“Fridays@4”) and it was surprisingly easy […]

Blab: The New Social Video Streaming Platform ROCKS!

This is a quickie post to let you know about a surprisingly good new video streaming conversation platform called Blab. I just did my first Blab session and had 39 viewers from around the world. The recorded segment is embedded below. I was joined on-screen by video participants from Brazil, Argentina, and Philadelphia. 😉 I […]

Major Website Design Learning: Squarespace Makes It Fun Again

Our new Squarespace website design options—both a done-with-you process and lower priced projects—have taught me important lessons while also helping me to help clients better and to enjoy my work more. [testimonial author=”Will Lopes, owner, William Patrick Design Builders”]”The future of website design is here! Squarespace in the able hands of Jon Leland was a revelation. He guided […]