Archive for September, 2007

Is Your Blog “Petting Traffic”?

Posted by Barbara Swafford in Saturday, September 29th 2007   
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Years ago, we had just moved to a large city. My husband, not being used to freeways, was driving on one, just as he always did on the country roads. As he was enjoying the scenery, he heard a siren and then noticed flashing lights in his rear view mirror. Being the [...]

Niche, Or No Niche, That Is The Question…

Posted by Barbara Swafford in Friday, September 28th 2007   
Filed In: Archives, Blogging Surveys, New To Blogging, Polls, Writing Tips    Tags: , ,

I’ve read many articles about blogging. Many state that you need to “pick a niche” and create a blog around that niche.
Curiosity got the best of me, so I went to Technorati, and took a look at the top ten blogs.
What did I find? Well, most of them have a huge [...]

I Hate The Word “Newbie”

Posted by Barbara Swafford in Thursday, September 27th 2007   
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I am not a newbie!
I am not a newbie!
I am not a newbie!
I am not a newbie!
Keep repeating this sentence, until you “get it”.
Hearing the term, “I am a newbie”, in blogging, reminds me of how some women will say, “I’m just a housewife”, or others who say,i.e… “I’m just the [...]

Should You Edit Your Reader’s Comments?

Posted by Barbara Swafford in Wednesday, September 26th 2007   
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When you receive a comment on your blog, and the author makes a typo, should you correct the error?
If the author of the comment, uses improper grammar, should you change it?
If the author of the comment, forgets to capitalize the first letter of a sentence, should you correct it?
I have read many comments on other [...]

Monetize Your Blog?

Posted by Barbara Swafford in Tuesday, September 25th 2007   
Filed In: Archives, Making Money, New To Blogging, Polls    Tags: ,

Should you monetize your blog, by inserting ads? Or should your blog be free of ads?
Should you insert ads as soon as you set up your blog? Or, should you wait until your readership increases, and then add Google AdSense, affiliate ads, etc?
Most bloggers do write, because they love [...]

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