This is the part of blogging that I love – collaboration and communication! Really…it’s fabulous to me to connect with other bloggers, offer them a guest post opportunity, stumble their link, leave a comment or introduce a couple bloggers who might benefit from touching base with eachother. I cannot count the number of times I […]
Join a Forum and Start Participating – Day 9 of Build a Better Blog
Spend 10-15 minutes participating in a forum that relates to your topic area. When you think about where are potential readers already going, that is where you should go. In 31 Days to Build a Better Blog, Darren says he spends about 15-30 minutes a day visiting forums in his favorite topic areas. Contributing to […]
Emailing Your Blog Readers – Day 5 of Build a Better Blog in 31 Days
While this seems to be a great way to increase reader participation, I have to admit I haven’t used it much. I have used it a couple times – usually when more information was needed. For example, once I wanted to approach the commenter about clarifying something they had called me out on – it […]
Why Should You Have a Blog? Motivations and Considerations
Everyone has a different reason for becoming a parent – and I think that a blog is the same exact thing. What spurred you to become a parent? For example was it a form of self-expression? A way of leaving a mark on the world? A calling or a duty thrust upon you? Sometimes the […]
Leveraging Social Media to Market Your Business – Blissdom 2010 Session Notes
This Blissdom Blogging Conference Session was Saturday morning and taught by @JulieCole, @youcanmakethis, @LisaLeonard, @Dooblehvay, @KimbaASPTL, and @JesseKateDesign. 1- Build the buzz You want people to start talking about it now 2- Be Yourself Don’t be afraid to be imperfect – just be YOU 3- Be Specific Sign up for the newsletter; ASK FOR WHAT […]
Who are Your True Friends? – Helpful and True or Pleasant Fluff
“As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.” Proverbs 27:17 When you blog often, and venture into various online communities you find some good friends. And some not so good friends. One of the things I’m learning with my consulting, with my own sphere of influence and with my life in general is […]
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