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Take a Coffee Break – It’s Free!
Around The Blogosphere, Blogging Busy bloggers like their coffee. Every time I check out Twitter, someone else is putting on a pot or making a Starbucks run. Chris Garrett seems to be the worst offender, but I see plenty of other guilty parties. Me too. I love my coffee. Joffrey’s Coffee and Tea Company is offering a beta test for bloggers. Visit the Joffrey’s website and sign up to get a free bag of coffee and turn others on to your blog. It’s a win-win ...
Continue readingDealing with the Not-Trolls
Blogging Every blogger has to deal with trolls from time to time, but do you also have to contend with the not-trolls? Right now, I have a not troll visiting my blog on a regular basis and though he’s not vicious or even rude, he constantly questions my credulity. What is a not-troll? Someone who comments on blogs to stir up controversy, but in a subtle way. Someone who politely questions your authority on various matters. Someone who doesn’t ...
Continue readingAre You Twittering? Well…Why Not?
Blogging, Promote your blog I admit it. I hesitated to sign up for Twitter. See, every time I sign up for a new social networking site or tool I get totally sucked in and work suffers. I can be quite social, especially when I don’t have to leave my chair. So, despite everyone else’s encouragement I put off signing up. Last November at Blog World Expo a number of people convinced me to join, so I did – and it proved to be a wise choice. Lots of New Friends ...
Continue readingAre Your Comments Stressing You Out?
Blogging The bigger a blog gets, and the more people who comment, the more a blogger has to pay special attention to the comments. All I ask from my commentators is that they are nice to each other. Sometimes though, comments stress me out. I’m fortunate in that my Freelance Writing Job blogs gets lots of comments. It’s a true community where people share ideas and offer help to each other. I’m so proud of the community and worked hard ...
Continue readingUsing Google Trends
Blogging I check Google Trends several times a day as a way to keep track of what people are searching for and bringing in some traffic. While this has proven quite useful for my celebrity blog, it’s come in handy for other niches as well. For instance, on the morning of Valentine’s Day I noticed the number search was for “free Valentine’s Day e-cards.” With this in mind, I posted “5 Places to Find Free ...
Continue readingSpring Clean Your Blog
Blogging In another month it will be spring. While you’re making up your seasonal “to-do” list, consider adding more than the usual closet cleaning and gutter clearing to your list. Since you’re organizing the rest of your life, it’s a good time to spring clean your blog too. Here are a few things to look into: Links – Check your links. Most bloggers have several links in each post. In many cases, the link is the most important part of the ...
Continue readingSo You Want to Be a Celebrity Gossip Blogger…
Blogging As someone who writes for about a dozen blogs, the question I’m asked the most is what it takes to be a celebrity gossip blogger. I find that interesting because no matter how many celebrity blogs are out there, more are introduced each day. While celebrity gossip blogs can do very well, some aspiring celebrity bloggers don’t make it past the first month because they’re not prepared to commit to the amount of work involved. I ...
Continue readingPerformancing Hive: Buzzing with Possibility
Around The Blogosphere Several months ago I was invited to join a private community of bloggers at Performancing. Thanks to networking at Performancing Hive I received a couple of very lucrative blogging gigs plus tips for improving my blog. The fine folks at The Hive are also quite helpful in offering SEO and monetizing tips. There’s even a marketplace. Though I wasn’t sure how this private community could help me, I’m glad I joined as it’s ...
Continue readingWhat Blogging Taught Me About Life
Blogging I’m heading towards my third anniversary as a blogger. It was slow going at first, but I learned some important lessons about blogging and about life. Anything worth doing is worth doing well. People who read blogs are a fickle bunch. If your blog sucks they won’t stick around. If you put forth the effort to provide a quality resource, they’ll respond. If you’re wrong, people will tell you you’re wrong. And ...
Continue readingWhat’s Your Blogging Day Like?
Blogging Not all bloggers are professionals keeping at it 8 to 10 hours a day. For some it’s a hobby, for me it’s a way of life. I talk to a lot of bloggers about blogging and though we do have the blogging things in common, most of our days couldn’t be more different. Here’s my typical blogging day: Wake between 4:30 and 5:30 to get some computer time in before my guys wake. 4:30 – 5:30 – Email – There are ...
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