Why I’ve Avoided Pinterest So Far

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I will be the first to admit that there is plenty I don’t know when it comes to blogging and marketing. Like everything else in life, this is a journey I am on and I haven’t found a way to teleport to expert, millionaire blogger just yet. When I do, I’ll write a post on [...]

Setting Goals Leads to Success

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Yep, this is me going on and on about Blissdom again, but that’s because a lot of the conversations that I have learned from and made me think recently have been in groups of bloggers who are getting ready to descend on Nashville in the next couple of days. One recent discussion that is weighing [...]

Sometimes, You Just Have to Shut Up and Blog

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It seems there is an epidemic starting in some of the circles I am in and I’m tempted to call the CDC for an antidote in case it becomes any worse! It’s called informationitis. The main symptoms include overanalyzation of all stats surrounding your blog and social media profiles, an overwhelming urge to add the [...]

What is Blog Branding?

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Before I get started, let’s just say that I’m still on my journey to learning everything there is to know and I know that’s futile because every time I learn one thing, two more things change! Recently, someone asked “what exactly is branding as it pertains to a blogger?” Gee, that’ll make a you think [...]

Blogging Conference Prep – Know Your Sponsors

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With the days before I head to my first blogging conference flying off the calendar, it’s time to get the last minute details taken care of. The days of, “I really should…” are gone and we’re at the point of, “Oh crap, I only have x number of days to do this all!” This weekend’s [...]

It’s Not Just a Blog, It’s Your Brand

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As I’m heading into the last week before I jump on a plane to Nashville, there are certain things that are jumping out at me. Most recently, I’ve decided that I really need to start investing in officially branding myself and my site. As much as I love the girl drinking coffee that I have now, [...]

Jack of All Trades or Queen of Few

When you start blogging, you create an account and then, if you’re like most bloggers, you jump right to figuring out how to get your blog out there so others will start reading it. Once you figure out the first thing, you immediately jump to the next and the next and the next. By the [...]

Facebook Interaction – Quality or Quantity

On Monday, a friend came to me with a bit of a concern regarding her Facebook page. There was another blogger who started about the same time as she did and had fewer Facebook fans at the time who now has almost double the fans. She was trying to not get upset about the difference [...]

Playing the Numbers Game

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Tomorrow morning, I have a post coming out on my thoughts on Facebook numbrers. It came out of a discussion with a friend, but honestly, it’s a discussion I see repeatedly in various blogging forums. Bloggers worry about their numbers because they feel that without the numbers, they will never “get somewhere” or “make something” [...]

Would You Blog Differently if Your English Teacher Was Reading?

In high school, I had an English teacher named Mrs. Spiwak. She scared the crap out of me!  No, really, she was one of those teachers who may have just barely been over five feet tall, but she could command the attention and respect of the biggest badass in any class. Now that I’m trying [...]