Tag: Blog

Although bloggers may not use advertisements on their sites, donate links or widgets are something you might see. I include a donate page on some of my blogs and am always grateful for those who have used it (you know who you are. :)), but…I don’t expect my visitors to… read more Panhandling In Blogosphere

When I look at the hobby of blogging, I realize it has taught me a lot about writing, coding and social networking, but it’s more than that. Today’s Lesson When we start blogging, we usually have some sort of agenda. Maybe it’s to make some extra cash, practice our writing… read more What Blogging Tutorials Don’t Tell You About Blogging

Do you remember when you first started blogging? Although I don’t think about it often, I still do. I was scared to hit “publish” the first few times, and I worried because I kept switching my theme. I didn’t know any of the blogging terms either. Being self taught, I… read more I Shoulda…

I’ve kicked around the idea of writing a free ebook for quite some time. My thought is to put some of my previous blog posts into book form for those who prefer not to dig through my archives. I’d like for the comments to be included since that is where… read more Turn Your Blog Into A Book?

You know those little pictures you see posted next to comments on blogs, Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites which identify the author? Sometimes you’ll hear them called gravatars (globally recognized avatars), but many just say “avatars”. I like to call them ADvatars since they “ad”vertise who we are…. read more Who’s Who In Blogosphere

In our construction business, my husband asks the employees to refrain from using curse words when they’re in the company of clients. Especially women and children. Because it is “the client” who creates work for all of us and ultimately provides an income from which we can pay the bills,… read more S*%$+#@*.!*)& B(*!$@&

As witnessed in the comments of the Is Blogging Fulfilling Your Objective” post, many bloggers want to either do “something” with their blog or have their blog lead them “somewhere”.   Whether that something or somewhere is to have our blog produce an income, get us a book deal, grow… read more If Success Came Knocking…

When we start blogging we often ask ourselves which way to go. Should we set up a free blog? Or, bite the bullet, and pay for one? Unfortunately we don’t know if we’ll enjoy blogging and may ask ourselves, “Would it be wise to put out the money for a… read more Blogs – Free vs Paid – Is One Better?

A lot of bloggers consider themselves to be private people. In fact, for various reasons, many don’t even publish a photo of themselves online let alone their real name. However, with blogs and social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter, our privacy could easily be invaded. Today’s Lesson It seems… read more Don’t Shoot Me

Have you ever had a job where you were required to learn a lot of new stuff? You know the ones. You knew the basics but in order to do your job well or to advance, you had to learn more. Or maybe the job tested your people skills on… read more Blogs – Information You Won’t Find In A Text Book

Today I have something for everyone. First, to recap the week, 1) On Monday we talked about our online presence. That is, how do others “see” us. As witnessed in the comment section, our words hold more power than even a picture could. 2) Sunil, and his blog “Blogger’s Lab”… read more Mini Meme – Open Mic – Free Ebook