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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 [...]
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 [...]
Ms. Kinder Was Right: Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Do Matter
Who’s Ms. Kinder? Ms. Kinder was my eighth grade English teacher. I assume she took the job when there was no more demand for Nazi drill sergeants. But despite Ms. Kinder’s Himmler-like techniques, what she taught us has proven to be valuable to my blogging success. So now, in front of [...]
What’s New (or NewsWorthy) in the World of WordPress?
I Want a WordPress Plugin to… – Ever say to yourself, “Self, I wish there was a plugin to…” Well, here’s where you find those plugins. With over 450 listed, you are almost guarenteed to find the plugin you are looking for. Just look up what you want the plugin to [...]
The War Against Blog Commentors Who Use Keywords as Names
A couple months ago, I followed an interesting discussion at Remarkablogger related to a new comment policy that Michael Martine posted for his blog. It seems that Michael had become frustrated with the increasing number of comments on his blog that appeared to be more interested in plugging their websites keywords than adding to [...]