This week I asked my Blogging Basics 101 Facebook fans to share their best blogging tip for beginners. They had some good ones!Barbara H.: Blogging is a learning curve. You’ll develop your own vision and writing style over time. It’s okay to make mistakes and learn from them.
Linda K. of Travels with Children: Pick a blog name/URL that is descriptive, useful, and lasting…
The Walking Dead Guide to Writing a Killer Blog Opening
– problogger.net
This is a guest contribution by Belinda Weaver, the SEO and marketing copywriter behind The Copy Detective.A sheriff’s car rolls up to an intersection, where several cars are burnt out and overturned. The occupant, a police officer, gets out, slowly walks to the back of the car and pulls out a gas can while cautiously looking around…
Blogging For Business 101
– howtomakemyblog.com
I was invited to speak on why starting a blog is good for your business. I created this blogging for business 101 presentation.
A Simple Story About the Power of Publishing Content on the Open Web
– copyblogger.com/blog/
I think everyone who has ever wanted to write a book has dreams about what publication day will be like. So far, mine has involved exactly zero groupies and parades, but it’s still been nice.
I’ve been watching this day creep towards me for a long time, and now that it’s here, I’m feeling more emotions than I can describe…
Creativity Takes No Excuses: The Bloggers Mantra for Success
– bloggingtips.com
I recently found this quote (pictured) and just love it. Although it can apply to any creative area of life I believe it is a wonderful mantra for us bloggers, new or old.If it’s important enough, you’ll make time for it
Everyone one is busy, that’s a fact. Most people spend hours at work, then come home to other duties but wish they could fit in something they are passionate about…
Punch Fear in the Mouth
– thinktrafic.net
Fear is something every entrepreneur has to deal with from time to time.For me it recently came in the form of interviewing a hero of mine. (Not in the superpowers from Krypton sense of the word, but in the successful online entrepreneur kind of way.)
When it comes to fear you can do one of two things…
Why You Should Outsource Your Company’s Technical Needs
– blogherald.com
The saying “life’s short” couldn’t be more true when it comes to technical troubleshooting. If you’re like me and you spend hours of your day fighting with email, web hosting, remote file hosting, and more.A few months ago I made the decision to outsource my technical moments and I did so by allowing fully managed services to handle my businesses technical details…