Niche-blogging is the art of finding some particular topic or subject-matter on which you’ll produce helpful content for the community that gathers around that topic. There are a lot of stereotypes surrounding the issue of niche-blogging and many people begin their quest for the right niche with all the wrong questions. I’d like to offer…
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Nov
06
What I Do When I Read a Good Blog Post
I get excited when I read a good blog post. And I react, which is exactly what you want me to do if you’re the writer. That’s the point, in fact. Get me to react, respond, interact, promote… you want me to act. So you’ve endeavored to make your post actionable for that very reason.…
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Nov
02
The Benefits of Preview and Review Blog Posts
I remember hearing in speech class a long time that a speech could be condensed to three segments… Tell’em what you’re going to tell them. Tell’em. Tell’em what you told’em. I’ve heard the same principle apply to writing also, but I’d like to apply it to blogging on a slightly larger scale (even though I…
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Oct
30
A Delicious Way To Write Community-Sized Articles
A community-sized article is one that stretches beyond your site in its appeal and application. We’re all concerned with higher traffic and more clicks, but we’re also far more dependent upon each other than we realize in this business called blogging. I think there’s a reason why car dealers all open shop right next door…
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Oct
28
The Power of Breaking News in Blogging
I just read an article at Mashable about how a guy with a cell phone broke the news of the San Francisco Bridge being shut down after pieces of the bridge fell, using Twitter and Twitpic. It’s a different world! The same happened when the plane landed in the Hudson River in New York –…
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Oct
25
Ten Ways to BE A Better Blogger
Blogging is about communicating ideas, connecting with people, and building community. Here are ten very brief but simple ways you can do that… BE passionate – there is no substitute for writing from the heart. BE controversial – not all the time, but don’t avoid it. Don’t be argumentative, but don’t skirt the tough topics.…
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Oct
21
What You Must Do In Your First Few Days of a New Blog
I don’t know who said it, but one if my favorite qoutes is, “Success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. That’s especially true in the world of blogging. A hundred blogs die in the dust each day because of a poor commitment to good old-fashioned hard work. So here is a brief challenge to do…
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Oct
20
Want To Start Blogging? There’s a Lot to Think About
When I started blogging, there were very few platforms from which to choose. I chose Blogger at the time and later converted it to a hosted WordPress blog, then started hosting my own WordPress blog using a shared Hostgator (aff) account (which I still have). That was way back in the stone ages… 2005. The…
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Five Ways To Generate Discussion and Support Blog Comments
By Brandon Cox | Blogging
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For a blogger, comments are tremendously important. Comments are the stream of any blog’s “community” or readership, and they serve to help the blogger know where to go next. So it’s my own opinion that we who choose to ask for comments should at least consider what benefit we can return to those willing to…
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