Blogs have a little way of getting…off track, shall we say? I’ve started blogs with a very different picture in mind than what I have today. I’ve quit blogs that I previously felt passionate about because I lost the love. I’ve mentally kicked myself in the tushie for not making the time to make my … [Read more]
Twitter. Facebook. Google+. LinkedIn. Pinterest. Email. Sometimes it feels that by the time I’ve checked all my social networks, I don’t have any time left to actually visit my own blog. It’s only a matter of time before I’m caught with lipstick on my collar, so to speak. I love my blog, but sometimes I … [Read more]
Conversations can be crucial to creating a valuable blog — without an active community of followers commenting on what you create, clinking on the links and ads you post and so on, it can be extremely difficult to create a sustainable and thriving blog. But just because it is important to have readers interacting with … [Read more]
Yesterday morning I saw several Facebook friends sharing a link. 15 Things White Girls Love to Do on Facebook. It was an honest, hilarious, sarcastic look at some of the things people (or more specifically, white girls) post. My favorite was probably #2. Express their extreme annoyance at this work day today and hint that … [Read more]
I’ve already written beginner’s guides to Twitter, WordPress, SEO, and Blog Monetization, and the BlogWorld Blog also had a 101-level guide to Podcasting. Today, though, I wanted to back up even farther and write a mini guide for brand new bloggers. I can’t tell you how many people I met at BlogWorld LA 2011 who … [Read more]
“The biggest keyword tool is not Google. It’s your customer.” – Marcus Sheridan. At BlogWorld LA 2011, speaker Marcus Sheridan talked about his experiences taking his pool business to a whole new level by using a blog. He’s able to compete with huge pool companies, even though he’s a small business owner, and more importantly, … [Read more]
Session: Stop Losing Readers and Subscribers: A Walk Through a User Friendly Blog Speaker: Bob Dunn The best supermarkets make shopping a breeze. You get in, get exactly what you want, and get out. They have planned your experience. Thought about how to display their goods, how to get you where you want, and how … [Read more]
I’ve really been into reading books about blogging lately and have snatched up some good ones I think you should know about. Two are geared specifically for mom bloggers and one is for anyone who blogs. As bloggers, I truly believe we should continually be educating ourselves about this ever-changing industry. Allison gives us some … [Read more]
Earlier this week, I was watching VH1′s Top 100 one-hit wonders of the ’90s. If we’re being honest, I wasn’t just watching it. I was singing along. And as that disaster was happening, it struck me that a lot of bloggers are like these artists – they have one hit and then they disappear, or … [Read more]
Every week there is another list of the Top, 10, 50, 100 or so mommy, tech, fitness, etc bloggers. As much as I hate those lists, I always have to check to see if I’m on the list. It’s like the car accident you can’t resist watching. When you find that once again, you are … [Read more]
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