Monthly Archives: July 2009
What do you find most difficult as a blogger?
Blogging Recently I have been checking on some blogging forums and have noticed how varied the difficulties are that bloggers face (particularly new bloggers). Those with technical skills sometimes find it difficult to find inspiration for posts whereas those with experience with writing may struggle to get to grips with running their blog and customising it the way they want. Don’t be alarmed if you are being overwhelmed with the many aspects of ...
Continue readingHow To Promote Your Personal Brand on SocialMediaV
Social Media If you’re looking to find companies and/or people to network with or if you’re looking to be found, SocialMediaV aims to help you with that. It’s a simple way to search for all types of brands whether large or small, as well as another great way of getting your name out there and promoting your hard work. Since building your brand is very important, SocialMediaV is a defintely a tool you’ll want to use. Adding and setting ...
Continue readingAttack of the Serial Blogger
Blogging The eternal challenge of blogging is to lure readers back for more. Branding helps — your reader knows what to expect so they stay with you. Provided, of course, that you continue to deliver. You get about two or three shots for that to happen, then they’re gone. When you set the bar high, it’s incumbent upon you to leap over it each and every time. Once your brand is solidly in place, there’s an even better ...
Continue reading5 Quick Ways to Improve Your Blog
Blogging Let’s say that you have a few hours free and you want to dedicate it to your blog. It’s not enough time to take on a major project such as building a new theme or completely redoing your categories/tags (at least not if you have a large site), but you want to do something to make your blog better. If you find yourself with that blessing, here are five things that you can do right now to improve your blog, all of which take less than ...
Continue readingHyphens: Over-used or Under-used?
Blogging The new rule for hyphens seems to be: “When in doubt, hyphenate—or just omit them altogether.” But this is not a good rule of thumb to live by. Believe it or not, hyphenating in the wrong place, or the wrong instance, can give a whole new meaning to your words. In this day and age of blogging, many rules of usage have gone out the window. Maybe you’re not concerned with becoming a published author, so you feel it doesn’t ...
Continue readingMarket Your Tweets Locally with GeoChirp
Blogging Growing your Twitter community is a major obstacle for many new users. And doing it the right way can make all the difference in the world when it comes to appreciating Twitter or merely getting lost in a sea of spam and unrelated tweets. GeoChirp is a new Twitter application that lets you search tweets based on geographic results. This is one of many ways you can seek out other users that will be of value to you at any given point in time on ...
Continue readingWordPress.com Gravatar Widget
WordPress Plugins WordPress.com have added a great new widget which lets you easily add an about me box to the side of your WordPress.com blog. The widget is called Gravatar Widget because it displays the users Gravatar image and puts it in the about box. Many themes come with a standard About Me area which can be edited via the sidebar.php template however a widget is much more preferable as it allows you to switch between themes more easily (i.e. without having ...
Continue readingBlog Themes Club Membership Price Drop For 3 days only!
Competitions There are only 3 days left until the launch prices for Blog Themes Club end and prices go back up to our normal rates (which we still believe to be competitive). To celebrate the end of our beta (launch) period we are dropping the price of all our membership packages. This offer is only valid Today, Tomorrow and Friday. On Saturday (August 1st) the cost will return to $49 for a 3 month membership, $79 for a 6 month membership and $99 for a 12 ...
Continue reading3 Ways to Write Your Blog Post
Blogging When you sit down at your computer to craft a new blog post, you probably do it one of three different ways. Though some services such as Tumblr have added new ways to add new entries, most bloggers that write posts of any length do so via one of a few means. In some cases, choosing the way you write your post can be just as important as what you write about or the style with which you cover it. Inevitably, the tools one uses to create their ...
Continue readingBedside Blogging – CarePages
Blogging Some people blog looking for fame. Other bloggers are searching for their fortune. This week I was introduced to a new universe of bloggers – those who blog for support and help as they struggle with a more basic need – the need to be healthy. CarePages is an online community of millions of people coming together to share the challenges, hopes and triumphs of anyone facing a life changing health event. I was introduced to ...
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