Tag: Blogging

Until comments begin to show up, new bloggers often feel like they’re in an echo chamber – talking to themselves. For some blogs, it can take months before someone comments. For others, a matter of days. It’s when we feel what we’re sharing isn’t being read, we think of giving… read more 5 Ways To Increase Blog Comments

Over the years, I’ve seen a lot of blogs come and go. I’m not surprised, considering how most blogs don’t make it past the first few months. That said, the question becomes, “What’s the best way to put a blog to rest?” Today’s Lesson When I click on the links… read more Park it, Leave it, or Say “Good-Bye”

After you’ve blogged for awhile, you realize there’s more to blogging than just writing. There’s behind the scenes maintenance; a task some of us would rather forget about. Today’s Lesson Over the past few weeks, I learned two great lessons. If my blogs load slow, chances are, I haven’t done… read more Taking Responsibility

For the new blogger, receiving a comment can be a memorable experience. We feel validated. We’re excited our blog got found. Unfortunately, some of those comments which make us so happy, can be spam. In the past, spam comments were easy to spot. They were usually comments filled with links… read more You Like Me. You Like Me.

It’s in the comments where the value lies is this blog. For everyone who reads this blog and/or has shared your thoughts, thank you. Comment sections are where bloggers are found. Where bloggers meet up. Where readers can interact with one another. Where community is born and where sometimes conflict… read more Commenting Know How

No blogger wants to hear the words, “Your blog is ugly”. Although most bloggers are concerned how they are perceived online and will ask fellow bloggers what they think of, or how they can improve their blogs, some bloggers REALLY don’t want to know. They like their blog just as… read more Your Blog is Ugly

I think I have the best community in the blogosphere. If you’re a regular reader/commenter here, you are a part of that awesomeness. 8) For that, I say “Thank you”. Today’s Lesson When I started blogging, I didn’t even know there was such a thing as “community”. Sure, I saw… read more How to Build a Blog Community

One of the biggest gripes bloggers have is how their visitors do not read their posts. It’s maddening. After all, we meticulously craft our posts, carefully choose each word, spend time adding SEO (search engine optimization), tags and the perfect picture(s), ensure we’re providing value, double check to see if… read more Blogging Pet Peeve Number One

The latest news regarding bloggers happened in California. Affiliates of Amazon, Overstock.com (also O.co) and probably other smaller California based businesses were told, “you’re fired”. In the article, Should the Internet Be Taxed, WebPro News shared: On Friday [July 1, 2011], a new California state law goes into effect that… read more Bloggers – You’re Fired

It doesn’t surprise me Facebook has over 500 million active users or that in a week, one billion tweets are published on Twitter Facebook and Twitter are about communicating and people want to be heard. Today’s Lesson Blogging is the same. Many bloggers will admit their real life friends don’t… read more You Heard It Here First

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

A lot of bloggers admit they blog in their pajamas, however, today’s post is not about the state of dress we’re in when we write. Today’s Lesson Maybe it’s just the blogs I visit, but what I see is many of these sites are naked. Devoid of advertisements. Although many… read more Bloggers Are Going Naked

In reply to the What Blogging Tutorials Don’t Tell You About Blogging post,  Daniel’s comment brought up an interesting point. He shared how he had a bad experience with a customer service representative and in trying to resolve the issue, he said, in part (to the customer service representative), ……. read more With The Click Of A Button

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

“Content is king” is one of the first things we learn when we start blogging. But what does it mean? Does it mean our content needs to be consistently stellar? Or can some of it be “less than”? Today’s Lesson When I started blogging I assumed great content meant I… read more The More The Better?

Writers’ block or as I like to call it, “Writers’ Blogk” (also the name of my next blogging project) is something most bloggers encounter. Let’s face it. Even though we start blogging believing we’ll never run out of things to say, we do. When that happened to Chase March he… read more A Cure For Writers’ Block

When we join Twitter, those who befriend us are labeled as “followers”. On Facebook, they’re “friends”. With blogging, we often label fellow bloggers as “blogging buddies”. But who are these people, really? Today’s Lesson In the comments of the The Cost Of Being Heard post Sara of A Sharing Connection… read more Friends, Followers and Buddies

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…

It’s that time again. Time to revisit the topic of blogging myths. Buried in the archives you’ll find a previous post on blogging myths. Today we’ll expand on them and add a few more. Today’s Lesson We can blog for free. It’s true. In some instances we can blog without… read more Dont Believe Everything You Read

Any blogger who blogs for any length of time will probably receive a derogatory comment or two. Sometimes, a visitor, for whatever reason, feels a need to demean us with cruel words. Other times, it’s unintentional. Unfortunately, the words can hurt. Even leave a scar. Today’s Lesson With blogging you’ll… read more Ouch! That Hurt!

As a small business owner, we know we get the most bang for the buck if we use our advertising dollars to target specific clientele. Being in the construction industry, we know those who prefer to rent won’t need our services. And because we don’t have the man-power and equipment,… read more Don’t Blog For Me (If I’m Not Your Target Audience)

A lot of bloggers say, “I’d never sell my blog.” “It’s my baby.” And that’s how blogs become; like children we’ve nursed and cared for since day one. We gave them life and celebrate each milestone. In fact, just like raising a child and hoping they will grow up and… read more Blog For Sale

I found an article on Dr. Mercola’s website titled: 12 Surprising Signs You’ll Live To 100 One of the “surprising signs” is: You embrace techie trends Learn to Twitter, Facebook, or Skype to help keep brain cells young and healthy. Stay connected to friends, family, and current events, and you… read more Use It or Lose It

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?

It’s not uncommon to hear bloggers admitting to experiencing a weight gain since they started blogging. Let’s face it, if we’re sitting in front of our computers, writing posts, leaving and/or answering comments and socializing online, we’re not moving. In fact, with blogging being so addictive, exercise is often the… read more Lose Weight While Blogging?

When I started blogging in 2007, I didn’t see anyone else with the name of “Barbara” commenting on the blogs I frequented, so “Barbara” become the name I signed onto blogs with. Within a short period of time that changed and I started seeing other commenters with the name Barbara…. read more Which One Are You

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…

A lot of good things have been written about Twitter. It helps to get your blog found, aids in social networking, expands your branding power, etc. It’s also written that Twitter is another time consuming social networking tool. Today’s Lesson I haven’t joined Twitter yet. In fact, I’m rather hesitant… read more Twitter – Do You REALLY Care What I’m Doing