Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Is it cheating to use PLR on your blog? Interview with Nicole Dean

The challenge of creating content on an ongoing basis is a frequent topic of discussion between bloggers. Occasionally the question of using private label rights content (PLR) enters the conversation. By Denise Wakeman

Four Ways to Beat Blogger’s Block

Writer’s block, also known as blogger’s block, can be a huge problem for bloggers who need to keep their sites updated on a regular schedule. Katheryn Rivas

How to Avoid Becoming Just Another Social Media Burnout

cartoon image from Hugh MacLeod

To keep this whole social media thing on the road, you find yourself spending 18 hours a day on the computer, working that online buzz, working those relationships, for both you and your clients — Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr. It’s never-ending. Relentless. By Hugh MacLeod

7 Good Things that Blogging Brings

Why should you blog? I can’t tell you. I don’t like telling people what to do, or why they should do something. By Arsene Hodali

How to Blog, Muppet Show-Style

Here are some ideas on how to blog Muppet Show-style. By Marjorie Clayman

Sunday, March 06, 2011

The 7 Personality Types of Bloggers Today

A successful blog is the result of a lot of hard work by the blogger(s) who run it. The extent of its success depends on the blog’s style, its content, its focus on its core subject matter, as well as its marketing and publicity. By Aidan Huang

7 Essential Things All Bloggers Should Be Doing

7 Essential Things All Bloggers Should be Doing

With the number of blogs online growing every day, it is increasingly difficult to stand out and achieve success with your blog. In the end, many bloggers that start out with high hopes and expectations wind up deciding that blogging really isn’t worth their time. By Vandelay Design

Friday, March 04, 2011

5 blog directories that are great for backlinks

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You all know that link building is a huge, important part of being a blog owner. Not only do you want to build backlinks to your blog, but you want them to be high quality and relevant. By Charnita Fance

How often should you update your blog?

One question that is being asked often in the blogosphere is the question of how often a blog should be updated. We all want working formulas and at the same time we also want to please our audience. By Onibalusi Bamidele

21 ways to get traffic to your blog

Getting traffic to your blog is one of the most important things you need to do as a blogger but it is no surprise many bloggers still find it difficult to build blogs with high traffic even though they’ve read countless of articles on the subject. By Onibalusi Bamidele

The Dangers of Integrating Your Blog w/ Facebook



For bloggers, Facebook has provided an unprecedented way for us to connect with out readers. By Jonathan Bailey

When Will Blogging Be Accepted as a Career Choice?

It really depends on whom you’re asking… your super supportive aunt? Well, then it’s a great career choice. By The Blog Herald

Tumblr Debuts Curation Feature For Post Tagging

Tumblr wants bloggers to tag their posts, while giving users the ability to find those tags in an easy to navigate setup, that’s why they announced their new Explore Page. By The Blog Herald

Why Do Bad Internet And Social Media Marketers Thrive?



The Internet and to an extent Social Media can do wonders. By The Blog Herald

How to Build Trust With a New Blog


These days blogs are spreading like wildfire across cyberspace. Finding a way to make your blog stand out from the masses takes some work. By The Blog Herald

Monday, February 28, 2011

Nine Ways to Spice Up Any Blog Post—Fast

Did your latest post get all the readers, comments and tweets that it deserved? By Ali Luke

Eliminate 21 Reputation-Crushing Writing Mistakes from Your Blog

Writing mistakes are like speed bumps on the blog post open highway. They slow down the reader and remove her from your world—the created reality that you share through your text. By Stefanie Flaxman

Accepting the Blogger’s Social Responsibility

Based on the inherent characteristic that bloggers enjoy helping each other, shouldn’t we bloggers have a social responsibility to give back to society? By Bryan Cassidy

How to Brand Your Blog’s YouTube Channel


Whether you run a business with a YouTube channel, you’re a blogger whose blog has a complementary YouTube channel, or you’re someone with a blog who’s thinking of setting up a YouTube channel, you may be interested in knowing how to brand a YouTube channel. By Jenny Dean

How I Quit My Day Job and Became a Blogger

It was advice that was well-meaning, and probably pretty wise on some levels—I mean, who had ever heard of a full-time blogger back in 2003? By Darren Rowse