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How Long Should a Blog Post Be?
325-350 words…or not. Actually, there is no such thing as the RIGHT length for a blog post. But here are some things you may want to consider. Blog Posts Can Be ShortShort or LongLong Let’s look at two of my favorite blogs: Dosh Dosh and Boing Boing. Now, immediately you may notice that they have [...]
Have Plan; Will Blog
A while back I wrote a post titled, “Where does blogging fit into your life?” At the time I was trying to write for four blogs and deal with a significant change in my professional life. Well, as it so happens, my ability to juggle everything reached it’s max and I dropped a few balls/blogs. [...]
Open Letter to Blogging Startup Readers
Dear faithful reader (or really anyone who happens to be visiting the blog), I am so sorry about the way I left. I know, it was abrupt. I should have said something. But sometimes it’s just too painful. There was so much going on…so many things I had to think about, to work out. No, [...]
Spamtastic Advice for Bloggers!
This is going to be one of my shortest posts, but an important one to all bloggers. I just finished doing regular maintenance on all my blogs and was amazed at the tremendous increase the amount of Spam during the past week. I had over 200 spam comments on this blog alone. That is an [...]
Who’s Number One? How About the Blog Reader!
If in business, the customer is king…then for blogging, the reader is king. Unless you simply don’t give a damn about who reads your blog or if anyone ever visits, then making the reader king is a must strategy. One way to recognize this principle and make it real on your blog is to create [...]
Test Drives: How to Discover if Blogging is for You
So you’re thinking about starting a blog, but haven’t made the big step yet. Blogging sounds like a lot of fun, but you’d like to test the waters before you take the plunge. Hey, I understand. This is how I got started in blogging. For all you cautious individuals wanting to taste the thrill of [...]