Interview With Lorelle VanFossen - Part 3 - Content: Is Good, Good Enough

Thus far, Lorelle (of Lorelle on WordPress) has shared her views on how to stay motivated, and common mistakes bloggers make. We’re now moving onto a question that has often been controversial.
Let’s hear what Lorelle has to say on this one.
3) It’s written that content is [...]

Interview With Lorelle VanFossen - Part 2 - Errors Bloggers Make

In part one of my interview with Lorelle, she discussed how a new blogger can stay motivated.
Now we move on to another subject I often asked myself. (To avoid redundancy, I asked Lorelle, to include any links to her posts or others she felt would be helpful to the BWAB readers).
2) [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Blog Posts - Are We Our Worst Critic?

On Monday we discussed the importance of your most current post. It was decided our best work may be buried in our archives.
But, how do we know what is our best work?
Is it the post we spent days constructing, editing and reediting until we had it perfect?
Or was it the post we wrote in [...]

You’re Only As Good As Your Current Post

Have you ever noticed the majority of visitors to your blog only comment on your most recent post? Even your loyal readers aren’t digging to find more of your writings.
If they are, they often don’t comment.
Why is that?
Today’s Lesson
As bloggers we’re continually publishing new posts.
As our new posts are pinged, our RSS feed readers/visitors come [...]

Step Away From The Blog

Have you ever had days when you just didn’t feel like writing?
I have.
Today’s Lesson
I have lists of ideas for blog posts, and half finished drafts, as well.
Having blogged for over a year, there have been many times when I look at my list of ideas for blog posts.
I stare at them, but nothing inspires me.
Sometimes [...]

Those Are Fighting Words

Blogging reminds me of each of us, stepping up on our virtual soapbox and telling others what we think/feel.
Some bloggers tell stories of their day, and tie a lesson in life to it.
Others do tons of research and share their findings
A lot of bloggers share from their experiences, and teach their readers.
And then there are [...]

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