To blog is human, but to blog well is divine. The difference between merely having a blog domain and your blog actually gaining readership and notoriety is like the difference between you making photocopies of your personal manifesto and stapling it to telephone poles to reach the masses rather than it being published by the…
Once the sole domain of computer geeks and early adopters, blogging has evolved over the past decade to something between social media and journalism. Depending on the type of blog you operate, your audience may expect you to post quality essays, gorgeous art and photos or funny random observations. No matter the subject of your…
You are ready to take the plunge in to blogosphere, raring to go with oodles of enthusiasm and lots of ideas? You know you have a lot to offer your readers and are about to launch your blog but with so much competition out there you still don’t know which route to take: niche or…
Three years ago I never imagined how blogging would change my life. I would have never thought that I would meet a few friends through blogging that are now my best friends. If you would have told me that my career was going to be in blogging and social media down the road, I might…
Yesterday I stumbled on an intriguing blog post by Ana Hoffman, titled in a slightly provocative manner: “The Slow Rotting of the Web and Blogosphere.” Ana shares a pretty scary picture of where blogging and the web are heading to today. To sum up Ana’s blog post: Blogging and blogs are heading toward extinction. Talk…
This question has always been difficult to answer: How often should you publish a blog post? For me a blog post every two or three days is adequate – however, I do post (almost) everyday on several blogs I own. The Friendly Blogger is updated every 2 or 3 days – sometimes everyday (thanks, Lisa,…
College is rife with educational and extracurricular opportunities. Between going to class, studying, and attending club meetings, students are certainly kept busy. Some may find it difficult to stay current with non-academic pursuits, such as maintaining a personal blog, but there is good news. Applying the same kind of discipline to blogging that one directs…
I know you are thinking right now that I am nuts, however, we have already established that fact! 🙂 Why would you want to check your spam box? I mean, that’s what your anti-spam plug in is for. To grab all that nasty spam and keep away from your eyeballs, right? Well, technically yes. However,…
