What Does That Have To Do With Anything

Remember when Lance and his blog “Jungle of Life”, were featured as New Blog Of The Week? In the comments, Chris of Wat da Wat, paid Lance and I a very nice compliment. He wrote:
Nice pick Barbara…You know that Lance’s style of writing is similar to yours? You and he write with precise [...]

It’s Not Your Fault I Can’t Spell

I’ll be the first to admit I make typos. Whether it’s in my blog posts or in a comment on another site, I type too fast, misspell words and before I double check for typos, hit “submit”. My spelling mistakes are out there for everyone to see.
Sure, I can hope the [...]

A Day In The Life Of A Blogger

Most of us blog part time, and many of us have found a blogging schedule that suits out life style. Some love social networking, whereas others love to write and read.
Some post once a week, whereas others post 3-5 times a day.
But, how do we actually spend our time? How do we prioritize?
Today’s Lesson
For [...]

FEFF - It’s Good For The Ego

The first time I left a comment on another blog, it was pretty exciting to see my name “in print”. When I registered my avatar, that was exciting to see, too.
I don’t think I’m alone. I believe most bloggers love to see their names and/or avatars on other sites.
So, to feed the egotistical [...]

Why Didn’t You Say Good Bye

I’m a sucker for happy endings.
It may be a girl thing, but I always liked children’s books that ended “and they lived happily ever after”, and movies where you could envision the same.
Today’s Lesson
Since I started blogging, I’ve visited more blogs than I can count (and many of those bloggers visit(ed) me, as well).
Many of [...]

Your Today Is My Tomorrow

When part of the world is sleeping, I’m blogging.
When you’re commenting on my blog, I’m asleep.
Oh, the joys of time zones.
Today’s Lesson
My friend Catherine (from England) and I have this problem when we post. She’s 8 hours ahead of me, so if I were to publish a post in the late afternoon, it’s [...]

Commenting vs Social Media-Is One Better

Inquiring minds want to know, as does a fellow blogger.
In a recent comment, Shilpan asked me a question. This post is written in hopes of getting him an answer.
Today’s Lesson
In my post titled “The Biggest Mistake I Made In Blogging”, I mentioned that my biggest mistake was not commenting on other blogs sooner (than [...]

Decorating Our Home In Blogosphere

Have you seen the TV show “House Hunters” (on HGTV)?
It’s about home buyers who choose a new house (edited down to three for the show). At the end they say why they picked the one they did. Fast forward a few months, and the show concludes with the homeowners in their newly [...]

I Can’t Read It, If I Can’t See It

I cannot count how many times I’ve landed on a blog, only to click off.
It wasn’t because the blog was laced with profanity, nor was it due to the site sporting too many ads
It was because I couldn’t see the writings.
By seeing the writings, I mean the size of the font.
Today’s Lesson
I’ve changed my [...]

Bloggers Flunk The Reading Assignments

It’s sad but true, many bloggers may not be reading your posts. They scan your words, may (or may not) find something to comment on, and then click off.
Today’s Lesson
If you read the comments to yesterday’s post, Vered mentioned she had read (possibly on Skellie’s blog) that some bloggers are scanning our posts.
It’s true. [...]

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