5 Ways Hollywood Sequels Can Help You Turn Your Sizzling Blog Post into a Series

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Sometimes we write a single blog post, we send it out into the world and it becomes an instant—and unexpected— hit. Lots of page views, lots of social media sharing, lots of responses and questions in the comments. We didn’t plan to write more on that topic, but we see that our readers would like [...]

Why Most People Quit Blogging: 10 Ways to Avoid Princess Syndrome

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I ran across an amazing fact the other day. Most people quit blogging in the first 2-3 months. That crazy statistic smacked me right between the eyeballs. At last count, there were 31 million blogs in the U.S.—and there will be at least 34 million by the end of the year. Yet the Pew Research [...]

Multi-Sensory Blogging: A Tale of Three Little Readers

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I confess. I don’t love in-person-networking events. I am an introvert. I don’t apologize for it. It’s what I am. And it serves me well as a writer and blogger. After an event, I know that I have some serious energy re-charging to do when I get back. Because being alone refuels me and being [...]

Straw into Gold: 5 Blogging Lessons from Rumpelstiltskin

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Did you know that For Bloggers By Bloggers answers your “What can I possibly blog about?” question every week? Whatever your niche, these cool ideas will get you unstuck in a hurry. The topics are general enough that with a few what-if’s, you can customize your post, making it specific to your audience. Okay, so [...]

12 Reasons Your Blog Isn’t Making Any Money

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Ever wonder if your blog could be doing a better job of turning your readers into buyers? You are posting consistently. You feel pretty good about your content. But you wish you could get a few sales. If you are a business blogger—or even an artist or hobbyist—your blog can be a good sales attraction [...]

7 Ways to Use Your Blog as a Lab, Even if You Sucked at Science

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I confess. I am a random creative, about as right-brained as you can get. In high school, I aced the verbal section of the SAT’s. But man, I hated the math and science questions. You know, the ones like: Tom is taller than Max. Max is shorter than James. James is shorter than Don. What [...]

A Blogger Turns Three: 10 Things I’ve Learned

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My blogging self turned three years old last month. I’m past the pains of teething, past the ‘terrible 2′s,’ with the nonstop questions (although, come to think of it, I’m still asking ‘why?’ questions a lot.) Blogging is so much a part of me that I forget that other people might not be even remotely [...]

5 Magical Headlines to Make Your Blog Posts Go Viral

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Writing your blog post can be a lot of work. But it’s usually not the part that gives you the most grief. Your toughest job is coming up with the right title. Because when your post lands in a subscriber’s in-box or in their Google reader, your title is competing with every other message, every [...]

5 Ways the Right Photo Can Get You More Blog Readers

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If you are like me, your blog posts take some time to write. Sometimes lots of time. And if you fight The Princess Syndrome, they can take even longer. I’ll toss a topic around, let it marinate. Even start a post and abandon it because I’m not feeling particularly passionate about it. So by the [...]