What Happened To The Good Ole Days

My childhood was pretty simple.
We lived in the country and walked a lot. As kids we played outside, jumped rope, caught frogs, played hop-scotch, make snow angels, had chores to do, and when we went inside, we were welcomed by the scent of a home cooked meal.
For many years we didn’t have a TV, [...]

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 3

You’ll often read, “blogging is easy”. And, in some aspects it is.
But to be successful with blogging, it takes a little more energy than just writing and hitting the publish button.
Today’s Lesson
I tried to fight it. I really didn’t want to learn it. But I realized early on, in order for me [...]

Spammers Hit The Jackpot

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Several comments to my last post, “Comment Luv - Linky Love - NoNoFollow” inspired me to dig deeper into the subject of blog spam (also referred to as comment spam). I wanted to know why blogs get spammed, and what we can do to prevent it.
Today’s Lesson
Wikipedia, [...]

Blogging Etiquette - The Unwritten Rules

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For those who don’t know what etiquette is, I will quote part of Wikipedia’s definition:
Etiquette, one aspect of decorum, is a code that governs the expectations of social behavior, according to the contemporary conventional norm within a society, social class, or group. Usually unwritten, it may [...]

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