In this post, I gave the Blog with Heart Award to some of my favorite bloggers who continue to put themselves out there for the sake of being real and sharing their love with the world.
I would love for you to come see who received this award and also pass it along to anyone you know who continues to write from their heart.
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There's a large, pink, elephant in the middle of the room. Am I the only one that sees it? Shouldn't we DO something about it? here, elephant, elephant, elephant...
The BlogEngage blogging community - here's what it is, how it can help you build backlinks and traffic to your blog, and a chance to win free Gold and Regular membership!
A review of the impact of social networking on communication and conversation between members of the general public. It considers the mass and wealth of information that is placed on websites such as Facebook and Twitter whilst it concedes the usefulness of the technology for promoting stronger relationships between distancing parties.
I have had so many people ask me for blog tips, or how to do stuff on blogs, and I am by no means an expert, but I wanted to have one post where I show and tell everyone how I do what I do! These are just some tips I have learned along the way of my one year of blogging. Feel free to use the button below to share these tips with others!
One topic that bloggers and webmasters always seem to debate about is Alexa ranking. In case you do not know what Alexa ranking is, it is a ranking system that is based on traffic to your site. I relate it to the Nielsen ratings for TV. Alexa makes their determinates by looking at traffic from those users that have the Alexa toolbar installed. Many folks in the web world will make a judegement that the lower your Alexa scorte, the better your site. For example, Google has an Alexa ranking of 1. It seems that bloggers are split right down the middle with s
There are many reasons writers will edit/censor their work, and I am guilty of doing the same… For example Fear of being politically incorrect Personal issues that may be too clear and might expose something you’re unwilling to share Worry of what someone might think; touching on sensitive subjects or it just makes you uncomfortable And the worst mistake any writer can make… Trying to appeal to everyone; Playing it safe Are you guilty of censoring your pen for the sake of status, personal opinion and/or judgment?
I recently blogged about the benefits of blogging and how it has helped my writing and my aspirations to become published. Why do you blog and how does it help you?
Recently, Darren Rowse from Problogger.net put up a challenge for bloggers.
It's pretty simple:
Write about 7 links you want to share with other bloggers, one of which links out elsewhere and if you want, you can talk about the links you've chosen. Add a little summary for each.
Here's what the 7 link challenge asks:
1. Your first post
2. A post you enjoyed writing the most
3. A post which had a great discussion
4. A post on someone else's blog that you'd wish you'd written
SEO is a term most web designer's know, but for the small business person like me it's a conundrum of rules and regs dictated by Google and some by Yahoo that seems overwhelming to understand.
If your one of those people that think you can’t learn anything from blogging, then you are absolutely wrong. You can learn a few things from blogging because even I learn things every so often. So, what can you learn from blogging?
Let's face it, it is sometimes draining to come up with unique content and promote your blog day in and day out. In this post, you will discover some tips and inspiration and learn how to handle the problem of being tapped out of blogging inspiration.
We have all been there, go ahead and write about your experiences.
Most bloggers tend to write very serious blog posts. That is good as many people are reading blogs to learn new things. But I feel it can be too serious to only write about serious topics. Once in a while it could be a good idea to mix it up and do something more humorous. What is your view on this?
The American Red Cross, Global Living, Save the Children, and the Hands On network are working hard in the relief effort, and are encouraging anybody and everybody to either donate themselves or encourage those who can to do so. The earthquake and tsunami has destroyed much of the eastern coast of Japan, has taken hundreds of lives, and is threatening the livelihoods of thousands more. Please click on the button in the right sidebar to make a donation,
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Forget everything you know about how to motivate people - whether at work, at school, at home. According to Daniel H. Pink, the author of the New York Time's bestselling book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, we've got it all wrong.
I recently submitted (and had published) my first guest post...I loved writing it and making my small contribution to the world but upon seeing it, up there and published, on another website, I was unbelievably chuffed!
And it has occurred to me that guest post-ing (and perhaps blogging for that matter!) is narcissistic. After all, who am I to believe that what I have to say could possibly be interesting/entertaining/thought provoking to anyone?
While surfing the net last week, I stumbled upon some Bloggy Drama. It was centered around a "big-name" blogger who is accused of making up many of her stories and being very untruthful on her blog. There are several websites dedicated to "outing" this blogger. The whole thing opened my eyes to something in the blog world that I really didn't know existed. So I'm curious about other bloggers' opinions on Authenticity in Blogging. Do we owe it to our readers to be 100% truthful?
I'm sure they meant well, but my parents had their own agenda for what career I would follow. Looking back on it now, as a mom of three great kids of my own, I feel sorry for them that they never got to know the real daughter they had. But the good news is, despite lots of detours and sidetracks, I just realized the other day that I have grown up to do all the things I loved to do as a child! And I get paid for it! How cool is that???
Those of us who are active in Social Media realize it's value as both a new form of expression and as a new form of promotion.
But many local businesses still don't "get it". They don't understand the whole social media phenomenon and are skeptical that it has anything to offer their local business.
But can social media be an effective advertising, marketing or sales tool for local business? How have YOU used social media to boost local business?
Let me begin by admitting that I use Facebook daily. I’m not a big phone person and I currently live in the boonies, so I like being able to share in Facebook’s Buffet of Amenities. Besides, the initial idea behind Facebook is nothing short of stupendous. You get to keep in touch with friends and family, reconnect with old acquaintances, and publicize businesses and events – for free. Convenient, huh?
That being said, I think the whole thing has been a bit too used and abused.
Remember those wireless phone commercials asking 'who is in your fab five'? Well today I ask you 'Who is in your RSS Fab Five?' - Name Five Blogs you make it a point to read daily.
I can't ask you to take up that challenge if I don't do it myself right? (I do hope I'm one of your fab five!)
My fabulous five blogs that I check out daily are: (and by the way, this is in NO particular order!)
