Blogging Tips to help you blog better
Jean Sarauer is a blogger and writer living in beautiful northwestern Wisconsin. She provides inspiration and information to beginning bloggers at Virgin Blogger Notes and is a Managing Editor at The Daily Brainstorm. If you like Jean's writing, subscribe to her RSS feed.
A few weeks back, Kiesha wrote a stellar post on what to do when you think you’ve offended a blogger you respect. Reading that post got me thinking about all the ways we bloggers get offended by each other and just how harmful these upsets are to our blogging momentum.
When it comes to blog post inspiration, there’s no better friend than a tall stack of trouble. Rather than avoiding, denying, or glossing over challenges and frustrations, wise bloggers know that great posts reside in smelly circumstances. This reminds me of a story:
When it comes to blogging activities, one size most definitely does not fit all. That said, there are times when shortening things up can sweeten the blogging experience, as well as the results.
I’ve been watching my work habits like a hawk lately. It all started when I committed to bringing more balance to my life and vowed to take regular digital sabbaticals. One thing I realized early on was that if I hired someone to run my business and they frittered away their working time the way…
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One of my blogging friends has been taking heat from her hubby because of all the time she spends online. She sees blogging as essential for creating an online business. Her husband sees it as a time-sucking hobby.
Most of us are so jazzed when we first start blogging that the thought of our blogging spirits ever sagging seems ludicrous. Sooner or later though, life happens, and our attitude takes a hit. Maybe our family or friends don’t support our blogging endeavors, or perhaps our traffic and subscriber numbers are still camped out…
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My online work is like oxygen to me. Writing what I want, connecting with people from around the world, and having the freedom to work from anywhere is a dream come true. Still, too much time at my laptop gives me a tense, jangled feeling, and my creativity crumbles into a dusty heap.
Nearly every blogger I talk to lately is feeling short on time and long on overwhelm. I can definitely relate to that.
I’ve been blogging for a little over five months now, and there’s one thing I know for sure. Blogging is a heck of a lot of work! Between posting, publishing, and promoting content it’s tough enough keeping up with the day-to-day activities, let alone putting in extra time to grow our blogs. And, for bloggers…
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I must have read a half-million blogs last weekend. Okay, that’s a slight exaggeration, but since part of my job as a managing editor of The Daily Brainstorm involves researching blogs, I truly do visit a ton of them. Now, that might sound about as peachy as winning the lottery to you, but the truth…
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No matter where I go these days, when folks find out I write a blog for beginning bloggers they want to know if I have a magical tip to help them blog better.
Imagine running a marathon with your undies in a twist, a noose around your neck, and smoke stinging your eyeballs. Just how far do you think you’d get before you stumbled, choked, and crashed? Granted, that scenario might seem too kooky to contemplate, but the truth is, that’s what it’s like when you run the…
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