Tag: Blogging

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

If you blog, you’ve most likely heard stories of how A-list bloggers are pulling down a six figure income. Reading those stories is one reason many are attracted to blogging. They, too, would love to quit their day job, stay home, blog in their pajamas, and watch the dollars roll… read more A.S.K. Darren Rowse – Problogger – How To Become A Six Figure Blogger

I don’t know about you, but I love getting comments on my blog posts. Granted, they do take time to answer, but for me, there’s nothing better than the sense of community that forms in the comment section. Recently I’ve noticed some blog authors have totally closed their comment sections… read more A.S.K. Darren Rowse – How Does A Problogger Deal With Comments

Last week we discussed how many of us are blogoholics and spend massive amounts of time blogging. Although blogging is a great hobby, it can interfere with our daily lives. Decreasing the amount of time we spend blogging can not only improve our real life social skills, but can free… read more Strike While The Iron Is Hot

Hi All, Another busy week has come to an end. To recap the week: 1) On Monday we looked at how blogging can fill a void in our lives. 2) Tuesday Davina and her blog Loving Pulse were showcased as New Blog of the Week (NBOTW) 3) Wednesday was a… read more Updates – Time Tracking – Open Mic

It’s often written, when we get married we’ll walk into the sunset and live happily ever after. That is far from the truth. Even in marriage, a partner cannot fulfill our every need. Guys still want time with the “boys” and women savor friendships with their soul sisters. By cultivating… read more Blogging – Filling A Void In Our Lives

Happy Friday! I hope you all had a good week and have something fun planned for the weekend. To recap the week: 1) Monday we discussed how blogs get blacklisted or boycotted 2) Avani was introducted as the New Blog Of The Week 3) Wednesday we learned how spammers are… read more Priorities – Signatures – Open Mic

Have you ever felt like this? This photo is a perfect representation of me and my life at this moment. I’ve got too much on my plate and not enough hours in the day. For that reason, there’ll be no lesson or assignment for today. Feel free to dig through… read more In The Blog House

Don’t you love getting comments on your blog? I know I do. Unfortunately when I last checked, my spam comments outnumbered my real comments by almost three to one (Akismet has caught 14,628 spam comments thus far) Today’s Lesson When I first started blogging, I would have welcomed some of… read more How Can You Tell If They Are Real

If your blog is blacklisted, you may not know it, but you’ll “feel” it. How? Your blog stops getting traffic and/or comments, or you’ll see a drastic decrease in your statistics. Why? 1) You may have left a derogatory comment on another blog. All of those who read it, stop… read more How To Get Your Blog Blacklisted

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

One thing I like about blogging is the ability we have to help others all over the globe. We blog and share our knowledge and experience. We write posts that make their readers think and react by commenting. Soon, we build a community of like minded people who willing help… read more You Have The Whole World In Your Hands

Some of our best posts are buried in our archives. Some will never get to see the light of day. Today’s Lesson I love to dig through the blogger’s archives I have in my reader. It’s there where I find some of my favorite posts from the past. Posts I… read more Digging Close To Home

Even before I started blogging, I was reading about blogging. To this day, I continue to do so. I read blogs about blogging written by seasoned bloggers as well as those written by new bloggers. Can we ever know it all? I don’t think so. This new blog of the… read more NBOTW – Putting His Spin On It

Did you happen to answer Sara’s questions On Simplicity? She asked, “What are three traits you’d want people to remember you by?”. What she discussed can also be equated to our online presence. That is, how do we actually “see” ourselves, and how do others “see” us in blogosphere? Sara’s… read more Reflecting On Our Online Presence

They may onto something. They share a blog, each writing their insights on life. For the “New Blog Of The Week” (NBOTW) series, this is the first duo authored blog The authors are brothers, and introduced themselves to blogosphere at the end of April. One brother writes a little more… read more NBOTW – Brothers Sharing Their Thoughts

It’s been another busy week here at BWAB and for me in my real life. As the week comes to a close, it’s time to recap what we’ve learned. This week’s posts included: 1) A.S.K. Liz – How do You Inspire Your Readers To Join Your Community 2) New Blog… read more Plugins, Questions and Open Mic

Today as I was digging through my archives, I found many posts I had forgotten about. Here’s a recap of my favorites in no particular order. Today’s Lesson In Self Promotion Funniest Picture In A Post: “Do You Walk Your Talk Or Are You Just Blowing Smoke?” Most Controversial PostL… read more Self Promotion – From The Archives

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… read more Parties, Spam and Hanging Chads

When a blog is nominated for “New Blog Of The Week” (NBOTW) by so many of the BWAB readers, I can’t ignore it. In fact, it’s a blog I’ve been following, too. From his post titled, ” Here Is A Macbook, Go Make Your Million”, you know the author is… read more NBOTW – Everyday Is Father’s Day

Building our blog communities is accomplished in our comment section. Last week Liz Strauss, author Successful And Outstanding Bloggers and “The Secret to Writing a Successful and Outstanding Blog (the book), answered the question, “How To Format A Blog Post To Maximize Comments”. As we all know, part of receiving… read more A.S.K. – Liz Strauss – How Do You Inspire Your Readers To Join Your Community

The The 4-Hour Workweek( book) and the four day work week are both popular ideas. Based on the concept of “four”, I’ll be experimenting with the “Four Day Open Mic”. The concept for the “Four Day Open Mic” (proposed) series is this: For the next four days the comment section… read more Four Day Open Mic – 8/21 to 8/24/08

Based on the responses from my first A.S.K. (Answers Sharing Knowledge) series, it’s obvious we all want to see comments and build an online community of like minded people on our blogs. Let’s face it, we yearn to be part of a group and we desire to be heard. Today’s… read more Choices Equal Consequences

When I landed on this New Blog Of The Week (NBOTW) the first thing I thing I read was “…this is my blog about becoming who you were meant to be…..” That opening line intrigued me to read more. Here’s what I found: On his Welcome page, he writes about… read more NBOTW – He Had Me With “Hello”

Welcome to my new series. A.S.K. (Answers Sharing Knowledge.) Based on the success of the interview series with Lorelle (of Lorelle On WordPress), my blog, like many others, is experiencing a slight transformation. In my attempt to continue to help bloggers, I’ll be adding more interviews in the form of… read more A.S.K. – Liz Strauss – How To Format A Blog Post To Maximize Comments

Ahhhh, another Friday. Time to slip into our favorite jeans and tee, kick up our heels and relax. Here at Blogging Without A Blog (BWAB) we had lots to think about this week. We talked about our target audience, giving our readers eye candy, and how our online image is… read more Casual Friday – Open Mic

Blogs are considered either “niche” or “non-niche”. That is, we’re either writing for a specific audience, or not. When we start our blogs, we don’t care who reads them, we just want visitors. After all, it’s not a lot of fun talking to that empty hole called cyberspace. But, it’s… read more Your Audience – Hitting The Bulls Eye

Remember when I wrote “Psssst, Your Blog Is Showing”? We all took a second look at our blogs to see was what was showing above the fold. Some of us will make changes, others liked what they saw, and still others aren’t sure what to do. In the comments, Al… read more Blog Visitors – Like Kids In A Candy Store

In January of 2008 as my way of paying it forward, I started the New Blog Of The Week (NBOTW) series. Here it is, seven months, twenty nine blogs later. As I look through the list, I am amazed at the talent displayed by these great authors who willingly share… read more NBOTW Authors – Where Are You Now

Let’s face it, people can be judgmental. They see something or someone and instantly make an assumption. Drive a flashy sports car and it implies you have money. Live on the “wrong side of the tracks”, some people think you’re “less than”. Wear wrinkled, dirty clothes and you could be… read more Psssst! Your Blog Is Showing