September 2010

Bloggers: Does It Feel Like No One’s Listening?

by Tia Peterson September 15, 2010
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I read something last night in the ProBlogger Forum that really touched me. Someone wrote, “Sometimes it seems like you’re just sending these posts out into the void and they just never come in contact with anyone or anything.” I have enjoyed a lot of success on this blog, and I believe it was more [...]

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The Super Simple Guide to Making Your Blog Sticky

by Tia Peterson September 13, 2010
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Stickiness Factor is important. You may not have thought of it in that way before, but you have thought of it. You have seen a few blogs that have etched themselves on your brain permanently.

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27 Posts That Will Save Your (Blogging) Life

by Tia Peterson September 10, 2010
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Ok, so that title is a little extreme. Truth be told, though, this list is rather unique. It’s been the most well-rounded week I’ve seen in a long time, with posts ranging from being a better person, to being a better writer, to great women bloggers, to helpful tools, to politics, all the way to [...]

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What the %&$#!? To Swear or Not to Swear

by Tia Peterson September 8, 2010
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That is the question. Or, rather, that is the subject of a pretty lively thread going on over the past few months. What started as a mere seed on SeededBuzz by Artistically Nuts has become a somewhat trendy topic. This is in particular is among mom bloggers (yeah, I get around) but the guest post [...]

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Two Cents Tuesday: One Amazing Blogger Broke All the Rules

by Tia Peterson September 7, 2010
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We talk about rules. We say these rules are 100% necessary for success. We say do these, or fail. But then we stumble across awesome, popular blogs that are breaking all of the rules and scratch our heads.

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Are You Ignoring the Best Source of Content Ideas?

by Tia Peterson September 5, 2010
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This is part 3 in a 5-part series on Successful Blogging. What Makes Content Valuable? The other day I was checking out Ana Hoffman’s Traffic Generation Cafe site, and one of the comments she received was something many bloggers in this niche hope to hear. He said that there is a difference between informative and [...]

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Follow Friday: Must-Read Posts and My Dad on Facebook

by Tia Peterson September 3, 2010
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Weekly list of posts from bloggers I interact with here on the blog, on Twitter (@bizchickblogs), or at WeBlogBetter or TechnShare. Enjoy! Be sure to pay it forward and in the process get to know some other bloggers.

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How I Achieved Blogging Success In 30 Days

by Wayne Howard September 2, 2010
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When the doors to a new blog are opened, usually you don’t have a bunch of people waiting outside to run in. Well, this is exactly what appears to have happened with my blog.

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Two Must-Have Plugins to Make the Most of First Time Comments

by Tia Peterson September 1, 2010
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First-time comments are precious. Once a reader goes from being passive to being active, you have just been presented with a golden opportunity to turn a stranger into a reader for life.

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