Parties, Spam and Hanging Chads

Do you remember the 2000 U. S. presidential election? In Florida, many ballots were punched incorrectly resulting in what was deemed as “hanging chads”. It was quite controversial as a huge number of votes weren’t being counted. Several recounts were performed and the situation ended with many disgruntled people.
As I was reviewing the [...]

Interview With Lorelle VanFossen - Part 4 - Finding Fresh Content

The interview with Lorelle (of Lorelle on WordPress) continues.
Thus far, we’ve covered staying motivated, errors bloggers make, and if good content is good enough.
Today Lorelle will be sharing her view on a problem new bloggers may not have (yet), but it’s a scenerio that can strike at anytime.
4) You’ve been blogging [...]

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 [...]

It’s All About Me, It’s All About You

When I first started blogging I would see the word “meme”.
Not knowing what it meant, I looked it up.
Wikipedia says:
A meme (pronounced /meem/)[1][rhymes with dream] consists of any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that gets transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another……
When you hear the word [...]

When Is Enough Enough

If I had a dollar for every time I (figuratively) banged by head against the wall while learning blogging, I would be rich.
It’s no wonder bloggers get stressed out and aren’t always sure how to grow their blog.
In yesterday’s post we learned how addictive we become to spikes in traffic created by social networking sites.
But [...]

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