Is Your Blog “Petting Traffic”?

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…

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”

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?

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?

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 [...]

How To Create A Favicon For Your Blog

What is a favicon?
To quote Wikipedia.org
A favicon (short for ‘favorites icon’), also known as a website icon, a page icon or an urlicon, is an icon associated with a particular website or webpage.
Where do you see a favicon? You will see it at the beginning of the URL (in your search bar), [...]

Comments Generate Traffic

Leaving comments on another blog, is a great way to generate more traffic, to your blog.
How does leaving a comment on another blog, drive traffic to your blog, you ask?
It starts with a short story.
Several weeks ago, I left a comment on Darren Rowse’s blog, Problogger. Asako, of “Before They [...]

I Love To Blog

I love to blog
I love to write
I check the time
It’s past midnight
My eyes are red
My shoulders hurt
My butt is numb
I’m getting curt
I checked my stats
I made a dollar
I want to shout
I want to holler
I like to link
And speak my mind
I never know
What I will find
You can’t blog wrong
Though others say
To do it right
Do it their [...]

You Blog? Who Cares?

If you have been blogging for any length of time, are you finding out who really cares about your blog?
Who are your regular visitors?
Are they your family?
Are they your friends?
Do your family and friends visit your blog on a regular basis? Leave comments?
This is what I have discovered……
1) None of my [...]

Are You A “Site For Sore Eyes”

Does your site need an extreme makeover?
Just as humans, strive to look their best, we should treat our blogs, the same way.
Good content could be compared to a good person. A good person may not make a great first impression, but once we get to know them, we see the [...]

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