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Since I call this “your blogging classroom on the web”, I decided it was time we talk about homework; or that behind the scenes stuff we often put off. Today’s Lesson As many of you have noticed, I decorated my blog for the holidays. Since I use a theme which… read more Sexy Bookmarks, Toolbars & Time Savers

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

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

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

In part one of my interview with Lorelle, she discussed how a new blogger can stay motivated. Now we move on to another subject I often asked myself. (To avoid redundancy, I asked Lorelle, to include any links to her posts or others she felt would be helpful to the… read more Interview With Lorelle VanFossen – Part 2 – Errors Bloggers Make

Have you ever noticed the majority of visitors to your blog only comment on your most recent post? Even your loyal readers aren’t digging to find more of your writings. If they are, they often don’t comment. Why is that? Today’s Lesson As bloggers we’re continually publishing new posts. As… read more You’re Only As Good As Your Current Post

We all make mistakes when we start blogging. I know I did. Today’s Lesson I didn’t do enough homework and was unprepared for what blogging entailed. I made small mistakes like typos (and I still do), and big ones like crashing my blogs. I didn’t know HTML, coding or the… read more The Biggest Mistake I Made In Blogging

Blogging reminds me of each of us, stepping up on our virtual soapbox and telling others what we think/feel. Some bloggers tell stories of their day, and tie a lesson in life to it. Others do tons of research and share their findings A lot of bloggers share from their… read more Those Are Fighting Words

If I had a dollar for every time I (figuratively) banged by head against the wall while learning blogging, I would be rich. It’s no wonder bloggers get stressed out and aren’t always sure how to grow their blog. In yesterday’s post we learned how addictive we become to spikes… read more When Is Enough Enough

Remember when you first started blogging? An increase of one in your visitor counts or feed readers was exciting. Then you discovered Digg, StumbleUpon, and Twitter. By a submission of your site to popular social networks, you saw your blog growing by the hundreds. Today’s Lesson I remember those days…. read more Social Meth – One Taste – You’re Hooked

B-2, I-25, G53, O-68. BINGO! It’s been a long time since I played Bingo. For those who have never played the game, the object is to get five numbers in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line. Sometimes you may play “four corners”, or a game when you must cover all… read more Blogging – Year One – Lesson Nine

Blogging can eat up a lot of time. Today’s Lesson When I first started blogging, most of my time was spent on researching, writing and publishing. Being technologically challenged, the rest of my free time was spent learning “blogging language”, techniques, and behind the scenes maintenance (e.g. adding/removing plugins, html,… read more Blogging – Year One – Lesson Five

Like a roller coaster ride at a carnival, checking our blog statistics can take us on highs, lows, twists, turns, make us come to a screeching halt, and even turn our life upside down. But with blogging, in order to know if we’re “being found”, or to find out if… read more Blogging – Year One – Lesson 4

Blogging is a hobby by most definitions. That is, unless you are a problogger (a professional blogger who blogs for a living) Today’s Lesson The further you get into blogging, the more you learn about social networks and how, by joining, they can help promote your blog, i.e. gain exposure…. read more Social Networking Can Kill Your Passion

It will happen. Just like lyrics, sooner or later, blogs and websites will include a parental rating. It may not be a placard, so to speak, but may be a meta tag inserted “behind the scenes”. Major search engines could easily be reprogrammed to “read” these ratings in an attempt… read more Blogs To Be Subjected To Parental Ratings

Deb & Peanut Today I am foregoing my daily assignment and am asking all readers of this blog to ban together to help a fellow blogger. Debbie Yost of “Three Weddings” just published a post regarding a sad subject. As some of you know, Debbie’s daughter Peanut has Down syndrome…. read more Join Me In Helping A Fellow Blogger

Photo Credit djrue’s photos A few months after I started blogging, I wrote, When I first started blogging, I felt overwhelmed by everything I was reading. My head spun for weeks, and the learning curve was more like a switchback road going through a mountain pass. With every site I… read more Winding Your Way Through Blogosphere

Photo Credit moriza’s photos Have you read Darren Rowse’s Random Reflections on SXSWi-2008 (South x Southwest interactive) convention? In his first “reflection”, he writes: The more I meet bloggers the more that I find that many of us are lonely soles (to some degree). We sit alone in our home… read more Bloggers Embark On A Lonely Journey

Photo Credit basykes’ photos At first glance, an elder person’s hands may look ugly to you. But the wrinkles, thin skin and visible veins are like a road map to their past. How carefully do you listen when your parents, grandparents or an elderly person speaks? Do you tune them… read more NBOTW Shares From Years Of Experience

Photo Credit Dano’s photos This blog topic may sound hypocritical. After all, every Tuesday I showcase a new blog and ask my readers to pay them a visit. Today’s Lesson I believe a good blog starts with a solid foundation. A foundation that is the result of research, a good… read more Go Home and Cover Your Crack

Photo Credit chefranden’s photos Well, he doesn’t actually “lift cows”, but in his most recent post,”Confident Goal Setting: How to Pick Up a Cow, Daily” , he writes how Milo of Cronton, trained for the Olympics by lifting a baby calf on a daily basis. The concept is interesting, and… read more NBOTW Author Exercises By Lifting Cows

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: 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

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

I call it “spikey” traffic. You see an instant increase (spike) in your visitor stats, only to see your visitor counts fall, in a day or two. Today’s Lesson What are the causes of spikes in your traffic or visitor stats? 1) You left a comment on another blog, and… read more What Causes Spikes In Visitor Statistics

In my previous post, I wrote about adding internal links in your posts, to deter having your content plagiarized. Today’s Lesson How would you know if your content is being plagiarized, and if so, what will you do? Shortly after I started blogging, I wanted to see how many of… read more Has Your Content Been Plagiarized

Apparently, Google cares about page rank. And, so do the other search engines. A lot of bloggers care, too. I don’t. Maybe, I should… Today’s Lesson What is page rank? According to Wikipedia, PageRank is a link analysis algorithm that assigns a numerical weighting to each element of a hyperlinked… read more Page Rank – Who Cares?

Is your blog being found by search engines, referrals, or direct (bookmarks, or someone types in your blog URL)? I have two blogs, and interestingly enough, readers are finding this blog, by referrals, almost exclusively. (A lot of my referrals, become “direct”, due to bookmarking.) My second blog, Observation Mountain.com… read more Search Engines, Referrals or Direct Traffic?

Unless you are keeping a personal, shopping, or photo blog, most visitors are on your site for one reason. Think about this……… A visitor really doesn’t care about the “name” of your blog. Visitors to your site, don’t care if your “theme” reflects your message. Most visitors don’t care if… read more Without _____,Your Blog Is Nothing!