Why Facebook May Not Be King Forever

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Whether you’re a business with a blog or a blog that’s a business, if you don’t have a Facebook presence, you’re missing out on a major way to connect with readers. Right now, Facebook is king when it comes to social networking sites. Heck, even my mom knows what Facebook is, and she’s not what … [Read more]

Philly’s Blog Tax: You’re Mad for the Wrong Reasons

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Last week, Valerie Rubinsky of the Philadelphia City Paper broke a news story that’s been getting national attention. Bloggers in this city are now required to purchase a $300 business license if their blog is designed to make money. For many bloggers, that price far exceeds the amount of money they make on their blog. … [Read more]

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]

SoCal Social Media TweetUp at Del Mar Races This Weekend

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If you’ve never been to the Del Mar Racetrack for horse racing in the summer, you’re missing out on a great time. And Cool As Ever Tech makes it better by allowing you to connect with over 900 friends and colleagues from San Diego’s tech and industry – all in geektastic style! Expect real-time Twitter … [Read more]

BlogWorld v. BlogHer: the Differences are Apparent

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Several months ago, I explored the differences between SXSW and BlogWorld. I did this because many conference attendees only have room in their budgets for one conference and want to know which conference best suits their needs. Also, I wanted to show that we’re different than the other conferences and that we may even be … [Read more]

Ten Tiny Tips for Bloggers (part 2)

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If you haven’t already, check out tips one through five here. As a reminder, we’re going through ten “tiny” tips that aren’t life-changing, but that will make your day just a little bit easier as you’re going about your blogging duties. Tip Six: Google Yourself Ok, now that just sounds dirty. If you haven’t already, … [Read more]

Ten Tiny Tips for Bloggers (part 1)

Tiny time-savers can save you hours in the end.

To me, it’s the little things. A chocolate milkshake on a hot summer’s day. A song to perfectly fit your mood randomly playing when you have your iTunes on shuffle. Finding out at the cash register that the cute heels you’re buying are on sale.*Insert happy sigh here* Over the years, I’ve learned a bunch … [Read more]

The Death of Print Media?

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Last week, Mashable posted an interesting poll, asking readers if they liked print books better than ebooks. Over 2,000 readers voted in the poll. The clear winner? Print books. Over 75 percent of voters prefer print books or like print books and ebooks equally. So, a clear win for print media, right? Maybe. What I … [Read more]

Blogetery Closure: A Violation of Our Blogging Rights?

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Earlier this month, Blogetery went offline suddenly, leaving its 70,000+ users without access to their work. The news has gone from bad to worse. Not only were all of the blogs permanently shut done, but they aren’t coming back – and users aren’t even going to get access to collect their files. Whatever was posted … [Read more]