Tag: Blogging

Photo Credit: ali edwards’ photos This Tuesday brings you, my fifth “New Blog Of The Week” (NBOTW). Have you ever read a post that brought tears to your eyes, and heart felt pain for the author? This week’s “New Blog Of The Week” had that affect on me. Why? The… read more Help For Life Issues From The NBOTW

Photo Credit bs70 If you know me, you know I don’t mean she exposed herself, like “that”. Search long enough though, and you will find some bloggers are literally exposing themselves to gain readership/viewer ship, but that’s not what today’s lesson is about. Today’s Lesson Have you ever read a… read more Blogger Exposes Herself – Traffic Soars

Photo Credit wilhei55’s photos On two of my favorite blogs, both authors have written about gambling, in December 2007, Hunter published an article titled “I won the lottery”, and recently, Nez wrote a post titled ” Who Are The Gamblers?” Lotteries and casinos, are notorious for aiming their marketing toward… read more And You Say You Are Not A Gambler

Yesterday I wrote how we often marry our blogs, by becoming consumed with blogging. Today, I will share time saving tips I use on a daily basis which streamline my blogging activities.. Today’s Lesson 1) Install a good spam blocker. I use Akismet, however, there are others available which will… read more 15 Time Saving Tips For Bloggers

Photo Credit: srslyguys’ photos We love to blog, but as time passes, maintaining a blog gets very time consuming. Today’s Lesson When you first heard of a blog, you found how to get one for free, or signed up with WordPress and got a web host. You read/watched WP blogging… read more Me And The Blog – Till Death Do Us Part

Photo Credit: Ben Zvan This lesson starts with a short story. Stick with me. Many years ago, at a time when it was safe for two young girls to travel alone, my best friend and I went on a road trip. From the Midwest, we headed toward the west coast…. read more Stubborn Blogger Wouldn’t Ask For Help

Photo Credit: chefranden’s photos Just as a top needs help to make it spin, a blog is similar. A top always stops, and falls over, after spinning out of control, will you? Today’s Lesson In the past few days, I have been visiting and reading a fair amount of blogs… read more Bloggers Fall Prey To Instant Gratification

Photo Credit john_a_ward’s photos As bloggers, we often take time to study about SEO ( search engine optimization), Google’s page rank, and keywords, in order to get our posts ranking high in the SERPs (Search Engine Result Pages). Today’s Lesson Sometimes I try to use keywords in my posts, but… read more How Keywords Attract A Larger Audience

I am an analytical person. Maybe I was born that way, learned it, or am, because I’m a Virgo. Analogies and analyzing go hand in hand for me. Today’s Lesson If you’ve been following my blog, or digging through my archives, you’ll find posts with titles like: New Blogger Begins… read more Diets, Decorating, Dogs and TV Inspire Me To Blog

Image Credit: buggolo’s photos Comment spammers are getting creative. They are posting messages on blogs, that at first glance, look like actual comments: Here’s a sample of one I got today; “Hi! I’m David Banner! Your site is good, i love it!” At first glance, it looked like a genuine… read more Are Spammers Saying “Gotcha”

Photo Credit : Makelessnoise When I started my WordPress blogs, I did tons of reading. I searched for WordPress tutorials, but there were very few. Those that I did find, were pages filled with many words and/or images. Now there are video tutorials. These videos show things as simple as… read more WP Tutorials – Where Were They When..

Photo credit Woodley Wonderworks On my mission to find new bloggers (for my New Blog Of The Week series), I use whatever means are available. I search the world wide web, I click on comment links, and I beg new bloggers to find me. Thus far, I have found three… read more If Content Is Queen, Where Is She Hiding

Blogging (writing) is pretty easy. Just type out your thoughts, hit publish, and your opinions/ideas are out in that vast empty hole, called cyberspace. If you make an error in a post, you can always correct it. Today’s Lesson But, commenting, that’s another story. If you leave a comment on… read more I Can’t Believe I Said That

Photo credit Mr. Bill I can not count how many times I have gone online and typed in “how to …………”? It may have been something as simple as “how to get gum out of carpeting”? (with ice) Or, it may have been “how to use an FTP program” (I’ll… read more Bloggers Are Missing Huge Opportunities

Photo Credit: Domain Barnyard On February 1, 2008, it was announced Microsoft wants to join forces with Yahoo. Some are calling it a merger, a marriage, and/or a takeover Whatever it’s called, it appears Microsoft wants a bigger market share, and if you read this post, it reveals how Yahoo… read more Will Bill’s Bucks Result In Better SERPs

Creativity has been on my side. I’m ahead on my posts, and even had them post dated. That’s been a relief for me, as I’m under a time crunch for the business. But today, I “stopped the presses”, and changed my posting schedule. All, for a very good reason. Today’s… read more Stop The Press – I’m Dying To Share

Anyone who watches soap operas or prime time series, knows how each show ends with a “cliff hanger”. It’s so compelling, you mark your calender, and watch the show the next time it airs. Now, that’s not to say, I haven’t landed on a few blogs, that resemble a true… read more Does Your Blog Resemble A Soap Opera

I’m on a hunt for new bloggers. It doesn’t matter what your call yourselves….newbie bloggers, nubes, first time, infant, virgin, etc….. I have a proposition for you. Here’s my situation: I have a full time job and am blogging, what could be called part time, however, my time spent on… read more Wanted: New Bloggers Who Want More Traffic

If you’re a new blogger, you may start researching blogging, and think to yourself, “I don’t stand a chance”. “There are so many great blogs out there.” “Others write better than I do.” “No one is visiting my blog” “There is so much to learn about blogging, I’ll never totally… read more New Blogger Begins To Feel Like An Abandoned Dog

If you have had a blog for any length of time, you may begin to feel like you and your blog, have become joined in cyberspace matrimony. In one sense, you may feel like you are married to your blog. New bloggers..be forewarned, this could happen to you. Today’s Lesson… read more Wife Sues Husband’s Blog For Alienation of Affection

I learn something new about WordPress, every time I’m working on my blog. Today, I learned how using the post timestamp can affect my post slug. Today’s Lesson I often use the “post timestamp” feature for future posts. Today, as I was running errands for our business, I got to… read more WP – Use of Post Timestamp May Require Changing Your Post Slug

It wasn’t until I started blogging that I read about “Google’s Sandbox”. Apparently, the terminology was given to some blogs that may be on a “probationary period” with Google. These are blogs that Google is “watching” to see how internet users react to them. Google may be looking to see… read more Google Kicked Me Out Of The Sandbox

I doubt we will ever see headlines like this, but, if you listen close enough, you may begin to hear whispers in cyberspace that there are too many blogs. But, is there? Today’s Lesson Cyberspace reminds me of the small, but growing town, we live in. When we moved here… read more Internet Closes The Door To All New Blogs – Do You Have Yours

If you blog and are using WordPress, you can use the “post time stamp” and pre-write posts, and have them “publish” while you are enjoying a good nights rest. Todays’ Lesson At this time of year, my full time job keeps me extremely busy. It’s time for quarter and year… read more WP Post Time Stamp – Publish While You Are Sleeping

This week, I am concentrating on learning how to gain readership. I have been asking myself several questions. 1) How do people search online 2) How can I gain loyal readership 3) How long should your posts be? Today’s Lesson I have already shared my results on the first two… read more How Many Words Create A Great Post

You may be asking yourself, how can I meet a loyal blog visitor? In the “personals of blogging”, your may state that you are looking for “A visitor who will visit my blog often, who will share their thoughts, stroke my ego, and who may even be available for a… read more Blog Visitors Can Be Like One Night Stands

It is often written, “Do not try to reinvent the wheel”. In blogging, some will say, find a popular blog, and copy what they are doing, and you have a better chance of becoming successful. Is that true? Or, is there a better way? If you look at inventions, often… read more Copy Successful Blogs/Websites – Or Not

Blogging is often defined as an online journal. It’s a journal that we write, but instead of being private, the whole world can read it. In some instances that could be a scary thought, but in other ways, blogging can be therapeutic. Today’s Lesson Although there are many blogs that… read more Blog Your Way To Mental, Physical and/or Financial Health

Trying to figure out how to increase traffic to your blog, can be mind boggling. You know you write great posts, but visitors are few, and far between. You have created a professional looking homepage, but what good is it, if no one visits? Today’s Lesson On a regular basis,… read more How To Increase Traffic To Your Blog

UPDATE: As of today, 1/24/08, BlueHost customers can update to WordPress 2.3.2 using Fantastico. WordPress has announced another update. The new version is 2.3.2. Today’s Lesson Apparently, the WordPress 2.3.2 update, will fix a bug that can be used to expose your draft posts, plus limits and stops some information… read more Updating To WordPress 2.3.2 Using Fantastico On BlueHost