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 [...]

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 [...]

The Biggest Mistake I Made In Blogging

We all make mistakes when we start blogging.
I know I did.
Today’s Lesson
I didn’t do enough homework and was unprepared for what blogging entailed.
I made small mistakes like typos (and I still do), and big ones like crashing my blogs.
I didn’t know HTML, coding or the blogging language.
I had no idea what SEO (search engine [...]

The Power Of A Comment

Comments on blogs are powerful.
They not only help a blog get discovered, they affect the author and the blog’s readers.
Today’s Lesson
I love the comments I get on my blog. Most bloggers do.
When I read the comments I’ve received on my blog, as well as the comments on other blogs, I’ve realized comments can generate [...]

No Comment

Have you ever visited a blog, read the post and all of the comments, but didn’t feel comfortable commenting?
I have.
Blogs can be that way.
The author publishes their post for the whole world to see, and often others leave comments. A conversation develops between the author and their audience.
Today’s Lesson
When I started blogging, most of [...]

Build A Pyramid - Increase Blog Traffic

Have you ever joined a sales company that ended up being a pyramid scheme? I did. The one I joined had something to do with phone cards. I don’t remember the details, but from experience, I learned, if sounds too good to be true, it usually is.
Today’s Lesson
Bloggers can gain more traffic [...]

Blogging - Year One - Lesson Two

When you first start blogging, you really don’t know if someone hears/reads your words.
You write and write, but no one shows up. Your statistics are improving, but no one is commenting.
You borrow the line from the movie Field of Dreams , and think, “If I build it, they will come”.
But then you start asking, [...]

Control Your Comments - Gain Readers

We eventually become acquainted with other bloggers.
We read each other’s posts, leave comments, and often become cyberspace friends.
Small communities form in comment sections of blogs.
Today’s Lesson
Not so much different than in real life, with blogging, like minded people are attracted to each other. That often become evident in comment sections.
If the blog [...]

How To Get and/or Add A Gravatar To Your Post Comments

More and more as I travel through cyberspace, I see the use of gravatars (globally recognized avatars) on comments or in social networks such as StumbleUpon.
This is the one I use.
Today’s Lesson
With avatars, you can do one of two things.
1) You can make your own avatar by using a favorite photo. Crop [...]

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