Do you have a spare 10 minutes and want a thought provoking read on blogging?
Download The Zen of Blogging (pdf). It’s a free ebook by Hunter Nuttall - not your typical ebook about blogging but a simple guide with plenty of areas of blogging to chew over. Oh, and it can be read in 10 minutes!
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The Zen Of Blogging
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Today in the NYT there’s a piece about bloggers blogging til they drop and the impact of blogging on health. I’ve been asked numerous times since the article came out for comment and I’ve had a few random thoughts. Let me post them as a stream of consciousness type post:
For starters I think people in all occupations can get stressed and suffer from ill health. I’ve had friends pass away from and survive heart attacks who work in numerous fields - including blogging. I’m a little skeptical that blogging is any more stressful than other professions - yes it can be a pressure cooker of a job - but I wonder if it’s more about the person, the way …
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On Being a Healthy Blogger
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“Hi Darren, I’ve got a website at www._____.com which I’ve had for a few years and not really done much with. I’ve heard that …
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Should I Change My Website Into a Blog?
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Guest Post: Andy Beal is co-author of Radically Transparent: Monitoring and Managing Reputations Online and a recognized expert in online reputation management.
When someone first discovers your blog, it’s much like that awkward first date. Will they like your appearance, do they find you interesting, and did you remember to brush your teeth? As a blogger, your goal is to demonstrate that you’re worthy of a second date and perhaps even marriage–or at least worth subscribing to your RSS feed.
To convince your readers that you’re worth their effort, you need …
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Five Blogging Rules to Make a Great First Impression
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The following post is by Peter Clemens from Peter is the founder of Iwillchangeyourlife.com.
I still vividly remember being dazzled by the idea of making $1,000 a day from blogging. That was a little over 9 months ago, and the particular article I refer to is Steve Pavlina’s How to Make Money From Your Blog.
While I am …
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The Road to ProBlogging is Not Always Obvious; Or, How I Came to Be Editor of a Top 1000 Blog
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Yesterday I wrote about some of the benefits of using Twitter as a tool to improve your blog. I’ve seen tangible benefits of getting into Twitter over the last month - but it hasn’t been as simple as signing up for a Twitter account and then documenting every area of my life.
What follows is a compilation of the lessons I’m learning about how to use Twitter - some Twitter Tips for Bloggers if you like. Keep in mind that I’m very new to the medium and have made as many mistakes as anyone so far.
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How to Use Twitter - Tips for Bloggers
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