Are you on Twitter? Now, bloggers do really need to be on twitter because it’s a great place to start growing a readership, if you use it right. Which is where the problem comes in. I hear a lot of writers and bloggers fuss because they don’t see how twitter is useful, but then when [...]
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Aug 04 2011
Blogging and your comments section
Today I want to talk about the comments section of your blog and how you might not be using it to its best advantage. Now I’m part of a group that does a blog hop every weekend. A blog hop is a great way to get readers and attract some attention to your blog. And [...]
Jul 27 2011
Blogging etiquette and links to your own blog in comments
Folks, please don’t do this! I take part regularly in a multi-author blogging event. Sometimes it takes a while to teach the new people proper etiquette. Lately we’ve been going through the struggle with people using the comment section of other author’s blogs to leave promo links to their own books. This is a big [...]
Jul 20 2011
Google closes directory, what does this mean for ODP?
The Google Directory is no more. So, what does this mean? What was the Google Directory? You’d recognize right away if you saw it. The directory was the list of categories under the Google Search spot on the Google page. Take a look and you’ll see a cleaner look to that Google page. Basically, all [...]
Jul 19 2011
Twitter advice that will get you reported for spam
I have a twitter account for my author name and I’m relatively active on it. But recently I found myself facing a growing twitter problem that seems to be happening in the writing community. A little research traced the problem back to a self-published book on how to promote your self-published book. Okay, let me [...]
Jul 13 2011
The Buzz about Online Casino Suite
I’ve been researching successful blogs and sites out there to show journalists and bloggers more ways that they can use their web presences to make a difference. Now one aspect of blogging that I want to emphasize is that you can blog about any subject that interests you. In fact, the more a subject interests [...]
Jul 06 2011
Turn off chat and IM to get more done!
Do you use instant messaging or chat software on your computer? How much of your time does it take up? Have you ever considered turning it off? I do. Look, I’m going to be blunt and perhaps downright cruel here. There are certain technological advancements that really take up more of our time than they [...]
Jul 01 2011
Dude You need a Tumblr
Do you have a Tumblr account? Depending on the audience you want to appeal to, checking out tumblr could be a great investment in time and a little blogging effort. Now Tumblr works a bit differently than a traditional blog and its focused more on sharing quick content than pulling people into a single blog. [...]
Jun 21 2011
What’s Happening with Online Casinos?
We’ve been talking about blogging and journalism, so you might wonder what online gambling has to do with blogging. Well, one topic that often comes up with bloggers is — how do find the motivation to keep blogging regularly and where do I find topics to blog about. There’s one group of bloggers out there [...]
Jun 17 2011
Should you write to a schedule?
I’ve been surprised to see this idea debated or argued against by some. The reason given has been that if you don’t write to a schedule it looks more natural. Of course it also makes it more difficult for readers to know when you’ll have new content out. So perhaps I’m a bit old fashioned [...]