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It Is Better To Have Your Own Blog

December 21, 2009
free blogs

I ran into a friend I hadn’t seen in a while this weekend and he expressed to me his plan to start a blog and jump into this “new blogging thing”.  He sounded pretty enthusiastic about it and we talked a little about how he was going to go about getting into blogging.  He had [...]

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Persistence Is Required For Blogging Success

December 17, 2009
persistence

Over at Salemites the other day the one and only Salem Man made a great point on what it takes to build a popular blog and that is persistence.  Persistence is the underlying key to so many things that go into turning a blog that only your mother reads into something that is read and [...]

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Is Syndicating Your Blog Content Costing You Too Much?

December 15, 2009
traffic

I don’t remember how I heard of zimbio.com, but a few years back is when I started using them.  If you don’t know, Zimbio is a collaborative online magazine with thousands of contributors.  People either syndicate their blog content with them or directly write articles for publication.  It is a very popular site that receives [...]

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Would You Pay To Read A Blog?

December 10, 2009
pay for reading a blog

Off the top of your head, name three blogs that you follow religiously.  Are you done? Now give the reasons why you follow them.  Chances are good that the reason you keep visiting these blogs is because you continue to receive something of value from them.
The value you receive from these blogs can come in [...]

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If It Works For You Then It Must Work For Me

December 9, 2009
frustrated

Two people walked out to the parking lot after work and slipped into their cars.  They inserted their keys into the ignition, fired up the engine, pushed the right pedal down with their foot and drove away.  In case you missed it, do you see what happened here?  Two different people with two different cars [...]

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12 Blogs That Can Give You A Solid Internet Background

December 2, 2009
cap and diploma

To get a competitive edge in this world it can really help to have a solid educational background. It is no coincidence that the people who are most successful in their fields also have an extraordinary amount of knowledge and insight in their respective areas of expertise.  Anyone wishing to become a savvy internet [...]

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Create A Black Friday For Your Blog

November 27, 2009
black friday

Today is Black Friday, the most frenzied shopping day of the year. Retailers today will experience a rush of people, with crowd sizes unmatched at any other time of year.  Wouldn’t it be great if your blog could have a “Black Friday” of it’s own?
The idea behind Black Friday is simple: Offer something people want [...]

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Taking the Required Step with Blogging

October 7, 2009
l'il beans

I can’t remember where I read this, but I have been told in the past that you just can’t have a personal blog if you don”t post pictures of your cat in it.  Seeing as how I’ve recently relaunched this site to be just a personal blog I figure I better get on the ball [...]

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RIP Salem Beer & Blog

September 11, 2009
crying kid

I think it’s pretty safe to say that the Salem Beer and Blog group is dead, with the official time of death (by my estimation) being August 6th, 2009.  This is a little disheartening, as the concept behind this group was pretty good.
The local group is (was) a chapter of the original Beer and Blog [...]

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Starting All Over

September 3, 2009

I’ve become quite dissatisfied with what my young little blog has turned into since it’’s conception.  I’ve bounced through many different topics, and it was starting to look a little too chaotic.  So I decided to just wipe it all out and start anew. I’ve decided to just use this blog as my own [...]

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