When The Conversation Moves Off Of Your Blog

Posted by Barbara Swafford in Friday, June 19th 2009

Filed In: Archives, Blogging Lessons, Comments, Increase Traffic, Networking, Stats

Good Day Class!
Remember Tracy, of I Hate My Message Board? When I interviewed her last month, she told us what happened when a post of hers went viral (see: For The Sake Of The Children, Blog Smart)
Today, we have the honor of having her as our substitute teacher (guest writer).
Tracy will [...]

Who Said “Blogging Is Easy”

Posted by Barbara Swafford in Monday, May 4th 2009

Filed In: Archives, Blogging, Blogging Lessons, Lessons Learned, Networking, New To Blogging

When I look at this photo, it reminds me of blogging.
The probloggers stand on top of the steep mountain, and the wannabes are still climbing. If we could see the complete picture, we would probably see some who are just getting ready to make the climb. Their challenges will be many, but if [...]

Be A Person Who Needs People

Posted by Barbara Swafford in Friday, April 3rd 2009

Filed In: Archives, Blogging Buddies, Blogging Lessons, Lessons Learned, Networking

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I was recently reminded of an old classic sung by Barbra Streisand.
The name of the song is “People”, and the lyrics are:
People,
People who need people
Are the luckiest people in the world
We’re children needing other children
And yet letting our grown-up pride
Hide all the need inside
Acting more like children than [...]

Smashing The Myths About Blogging

Posted by Barbara Swafford in Friday, March 27th 2009

Filed In: Archives, Blog Maintenance, Blogging, Blogging Lessons, Comments, Lessons Learned, Linking, Making Money, Networking

Since Monday, March 30, 2009 will mark my two year anniversary of blogging, I’ve been reflecting on what I’ve learned and how some of what we read is not true.
Today’s Lesson
The common myths on blogging:
Blogging is easy.
Yes, writing a post and hitting the “publish” button can be easy, however, there’s more to blogging than [...]

The Snowball Effect of the Social Web

Posted by Barbara Swafford in Friday, March 20th 2009

Filed In: Archives, Blogging, Blogging Lessons, Networking, Writing Tips

Good Day Class
I don’t know how he found the time to do it, but I’m glad he did. Today we have Lance of “Jungle Of Life” as our substitute teacher (guest writer).
As with his own posts, Lance will get you thinking with this one as well.
Without further ado, I give you Lance. [...]