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Mini Musings-Do I Not Have Enough to Do?

Mini Musings-Do I Not Have Enough to Do?

Hello my friends!

I am just barely getting back on track after my holiday and I am knee deep in all kinds of writing activities!  I am currently recalling my vacation to Hawaiiover Christmas and I am surprised on how detailed I seem to have remembered things.  I’m actually quite grateful to have the time to look back and reflect because I am beginning to really understand how special that time…

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new year, new me

new year, new me

Quite frankly, I am not one for New Year’s resolutions. I do, however, think that it is important to take some time to both reflect and look ahead – why it must happen at the end of one year, I am not really sure. But I am not here to critique people’s life choices, I am here to put down in written form some of my musings for the year to come. Similar to much of the work that we laid out in…

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An Homage to Bloggers (Repost for Blogging 201)

An Homage to Bloggers (Repost for Blogging 201)

“Writing is the only way I have to explain my own life to myself” Pat Conroy

An Homage to Bloggers

The blogging day is done And the time has come To finally move along Maybe, even with a song

So let’s all keep blogging Even while jogging Do not believe in flopping And around the www keep popping

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Blogging 201, Day Ten: Give ‘Em What They Want, II

Blogging 201, Day Ten: Give ‘Em What They Want, II

Blogging 201, Day Ten: Give ‘Em What They Want, II

“Blogging isn’t about publishing as much as you can: It’s about publishing as smart as you can” Jon Morrow

Blogging 201, Day Ten: Give ‘Em What They Want, II

Today’s assignment: create a poll and/or a survey to collect feedback from your readers on your site and its content.

Why do this?

– Because data deepens your understanding of what readers…

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Blogging 201, Day Nine: The Buddy System

Blogging 201, Day Nine: The Buddy System

Blogging 201, Day Nine: The Buddy System

“All blogs have one faithful reader at least – Google bot”

Blogging 201, Day Nine: The Buddy System

Now, we want you to think about taking a friendship to the next level, so you’ll have that support once Blogging 201 ends. We know commitment can be scary, but it’s time.

Today’s assignment: find a blogging buddy. If appropriate, plan to publish guest posts…

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Blogging 201: Day Eight: Make Your Blog a Hub

Blogging 201: Day Eight: Make Your Blog a Hub

Blogging 201: Day Eight: Make Your Blog a Hub

“Despite the fact that no one views or cares about my blog, I will continue to spend the majority of my life updating it” Unknown

Blogging 201: Day Eight: Make Your Blog a Hub

The internet is a big playground. If you’re serious about your development as an online publisher, you need to think about opportunities beyond your blog, with your blog as…

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Blogging 201: Day Seven: Make the Most of Events

Blogging 201: Day Seven: Make the Most of Events

Blogging 201: Day Seven: Make the Most of Events

“When I first came out there was no such thing as Twitter or Facebook. And the blogs! Like, what is that?” Christina Aguilera

Blogging 201: Day Seven: Make the Most of Events

When it comes to building a strong community around your blog, nothing replaces steadily publishing and commenting on others’ blogs — but that doesn’t mean you can’t help…

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Blogging 201: Day Six: Dig Deep into a Social Network

Blogging 201: Day Six: Dig Deep into a Social Network

Blogging 201: Day Six: Dig Deep into a Social Network

“The Internet destroyed most of the barriers to publication. The cost of being a publisher dropped to almost zero with two interesting immediate results: anybody can publish, and more importantly, you can publish whatever you want.” Dick Costolo

Blogging 201: Day Six: Dig Deep into a Social Network

Today’s Assignment: pick one social network…

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