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 [...]

Don’t Puke On My Blog, Bro

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Today we’re going to talk about something gross. If you’re not up for it, I suggest you leave now, but if you think you can make it through the muck and mire and make it out on the other side okay, we’ll go together. I read a lot of blogs. My Google Reader currently has [...]

Using Social Media To Build Your Community

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Social Media is ripe with places that we can connect and further enhance community. Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and YouTube are a few of the big boys available for community building. The more places your readers see you and get to know you AND EACH OTHER, the better. Use the tools at your disposal. Here’s a [...]

A Blogging Snow Day

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I’m stuck in my house today. I’m writing this in my pajamas and it has nothing to do with my health and everything to do with the frozen water sticking to the streets around my neighborhood. I remember when I was a kid, snow days were one of the best things that I could imagine. [...]

What Michael Jackson Can Teach Us About Blogging

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He is an American icon, having over 12 Number 1 singles (more than any other male artist) and won 13 Grammy Awards and 26 American Music Awards.  As a musician he is a legend, but just what can the King of Pop teach us about great blogging? Let’s take a look at some his most [...]

15 Ways to Increase Your Blog Traffic with Irresistible Tweets

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When a post moves off your blog’s home page, fewer readers will see it. If it’s a piece you were particularly proud of, well, that can hurt. Maybe you wrote it just one month after you started blogging, so only three people read it. And one of them was your mother. Maybe Tuesday’s post was [...]

7 Ways To Integrate Social Media Into Your Blogging

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So we talk a lot on here about blogging and rightly so, given the name and URL of the site. Today I’m going to give you a few ways to make sure that what you write actually reaches the people you’re aiming for. One thing you might not know about me is that I run [...]

The Long Goodbye

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It’s that time of year again. The end of it. The time of year we look back over the triumphs and failures and say goodbye to what 2010 held for us. Maybe it was a great year, maybe it was a terrible year. Either way it’s time to say “Goodbye” to 2010 and “Hello” to [...]

The Christmas Technique for Blogging

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‘Tis that time of year again. That holly, jolly time of year when we wrap gifts and kiss under the mistletoe. Fat men in red suits ring bells on streets and temperatures drop while hearts warm with pleasant company kept. But just what does all that have to do with your blog? Go Tell It [...]