The Secret About Secret Posts

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Shhh…I have a secret. Come closer so I can tell you. Closer. Closer. Well, to be honest, this is text not spoken word, so it isn’t like you actually have to come closer. Unless you have bad eyesight. That’s right, I have a big secret, and I’m going to share it on my blog. And … [Read more]

Love your Blog? I suggest not…

Earlier this evening Alli wrote a thought-provoking posting here entitled Overheard on #Blogchat: Love Your Blog! but the more I think about it, the more I think that’s not such good advice after all. Let me explain before y’all get your knickers in a twist… I find a lot of personal blogs to be boring. … [Read more]

Overheard on #Blogchat: Controversy and Blogging

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Do you participate in #blogchat? Every week, this weekly discussion on Twitter focuses on a specific topic and bloggers everywhere are invited to join in. Because I often have more to say than what will fit in 140 characters, every Sunday night, I post about some of the most interesting #blogchat tweets. Join the conversation … [Read more]

Overheard on #Blogchat: Love Your Blog!

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Every Sunday night, bloggers can participate in #blogchat, a weekly Twitter discussion about the weekly topic. It was started by @MackCollier and, in my opinion, is a good example of what a Twitter chat should be. I thought it would be fun to comment here on some of the tweets made during #blogchat every week, … [Read more]

How to Blog with a “Roommate”

Me and my roommate - both literally and at Binge Gamer.

Having a roommate is tough. On July 1, I moved in with my best friend, and even though we have similar hobbies, share a need for privacy, and fully respect one another and our space needs, we still get frustrated with one another at times. It’s bound to happen, no matter how much you like … [Read more]

The Redesign Disaster

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As you’ve hopefully noticed, this blog was recently redesigned. I love what the design crew did to update the BlogWorld blog. I’ve had blog design on the mind for another reason as well – I recently redesigned After Graduation to make the site more functional. In both cases, I think that blog redesign was a … [Read more]

How to Get Published on a Premium Tech Blog

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The word “influence” has become one of the most popular buzzwords across the blogosphere and apparently there’s a right way to garner influence, and a wrong way. For most tech bloggers, influence is about becoming a thought leader on a specific topic in order to reach a business or personal goal. So whether you’re the … [Read more]

Cartoon: Get to the ‘Read More’ Link!

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Rob Cottingham is a cofounder of social media strategy firm Social Signal, a blogger since 2001, and the pen behind Noise to Signal for the past three years. Find him on Twitter at @robcottingham.

Survival Tips for the Niche Blogger

Guest Blogger: Patricia Biesen

I write Chicago Eats Allergy Free for ChicagoNow. I’m a passionate foodie that happens to have food allergies. I provide tips for my fellow Chicagoans on where to eat and cook allergy free. I try to make food allergies as entertaining as possible. My writing style is kind of like a lactose intolerant version of … [Read more]

To Blogroll or Not to Blogroll…

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When I first started blogging, everyone had a blogroll. I mean everyone. It was only natural to show some link love on your sidebar to people you enjoyed reading and people writing about similar topics. Slowly, blogrolls began to disappear, to the point where they’re now pretty old skool. At first, it was just the … [Read more]