For a change of pace from the ordinary, blog Carnival goers might want to drop by Mickey's Musings, for his hosting of Carnival of the Dogs.I hear hear Mickey's bark is worse than his bite, but it's hard to tell from the growls!In any case, you can stay...
Directory and RSS submission list
Submitting your blog and your RSS and Atom feeds, to the various blog directories and news feed aggregators, is a great thing for you to do in your spare time.Robin Good of Master New Media has created an extremely comprehensive list of directories for...
Carnival of the Capitalists and all that jazz
Talk about jazz!Well, get ready for the coolest riffs in the blogosphere as the travelling business show, recognized by one and all as Carnival of the Capitalists, has a jazz festival theme this week.The music is sweet at the always well researched business...
Controversial money making ideas for your blog
There are many ways to make cash from blogging.The problem is many blog money making ideas don't pay much.If you want to go blogging for dollars, you will probably have to play in the big leagues.Let's talk about controversial blg money makers. I am...
Blogging milestones and anniversaries
As blogs become more and more a part of the mainstream, blogging milestones will continue to make an appearance at an accelerating pace.Blogiversaries are rapidly becoming the norm, and not the exception.For example, Jennifer at the highly regarded cultural...
Going to the Carnivals
The blogging Carnivals.Long time readers of this blog know that I am a supporter of the various internet blogging Carnivals.They are a terrific way to show your best blogging work to much wider audience. As you participate in the Carnivals, your blog...
Professional blogging as a career choice
My friend Trudy Schuett of WOLves has a goal.She wants to become a professional blogger.In a three part series at About.com's Weblog section, Trudy has a three part series on her quest to become a professional blogger.For those of you unfamiliar with...
Carnival of the Vanities reaches EGO
The oldest and perhaps largest of the internet blog Carnivals set up shop at Martin Lindeskog's great economics and political blog EGO.Carnival of the Vanities features some of the finest bloggers, from every type of blog, found anywhere.Carnival of...
Blogs lead to business and jobs
You've heard the old phrase, "follow the money".That money may be following the road to blogs and the pockets of bloggers.While the concept of getting money from blogs and blogging is still in its infancy, it's starting to happen.I know that from personal...
Beware of bad SEO advice
Inaccurate and unreliable search engine optimization (SEO) advice is available with alarming regularity, it seems. You can find it almost everywhere you look on the internet.Bad advice lurks in your e-mail as spam from shady fly by night companies calling...
Carnival of the Capitalists at The Mobile Technology Weblog
The travelling business show, recognized by one and all as Carnival of the Capitalists, has set up the event at the always well researched, informative, and technologically focused The Mobile Technology Weblog.This week's edition of Carnival of the Capitalists...
Who are your readers?
Do you know who reads your blog?For that matter, do you even care?Just as long as it's someone besides your immediate friends and family, whom you coerced into reading your blog, entirely against their will.There are a few ways to find out your readership.The...
Blogging survey from the UK
For those wishing to express their opinions on blogs in general, and business blogs in particular, be sure to surf over to the latest survey of that type.A student at the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom has started a blogging survey.The...
Finetuning series continues at A Penny For...
After a few days hiatus, Todd at the insightful A Penny For... has resumed his Finetuning series on blogging.Readers are asked to provide their input into various aspects of blogging.So far, Todd has received some great responses, to his queries, on...
Blogging series available again
One of the best series on blogging, written by Trudy Schuett of WOLves, is available once again.This must read article trilogy, called "Why Writers Hate Blogs" had suffered what Trudy referred to as "link rot". Whatever the reason, the sage advice was...
Irritants in blogging
I wasn't able to blog yesterday.Now I know blogging is truly an addiction.I missed actually writing my daily column. Of course, some of you might consider that a blessing. I'm hoping that a few more people were looking for a post.Due to a problem with...
Followup blog posts: Whatever happened to...
Followup posts.Writing a blog post that continues a previous, but often unfinished idea, provides a number of real and very tangible benefits.Returning to a previous ongoing controversy or concept, provides a useful and interesting source, of blog post...
More blog shark jumping
A few days ago, I posted a column about how blogs can jump the shark.The term, "jump the shark" is from discussion of television shows. When a show begins to go downhill, and loses its ratings and even its plot direction, it's said to have jumped the...
Carnival of the Capitalists at The Frozen North
The travelling business show, recognized by one and all as Carnival of the Capitalists, has set up the event at the always thoughtful and lively, and mainly politically oriented Dispatches From the Frozen North.This week's edition of Carnival of the...
Blogger helps victims of Hurricane Charley
Bloggers are known for helping others in times of need.My friend John Mudd of Inside Real Estate Journal is doing his share.John is asking your help for those, who tragically lost their homes and possessions, in Florida's devestating Hurricane Charley.John...
Can a blog "jump the shark"?
Jump the shark.You've probably heard the phrase, but you might not be quite sure where it originated.The term is from an extremely comprehensive website about current and past television shows. The object is to find out precisely the moment when a good...
Blogging milestones: Achieving the stats
Blogging milestones.There are many types of achievements in blogging.One of the most important, but not often given the attention it deserves, is reaching a visitor traffic milestone.Many bloggers are self conscious about their visitor traffic. Some...
Insightful reasons for blogging: Ripples
Often, your friends and business associates will ask the inevitable question:"Why do you write a blog and would it help their business to have a blog too".That question is answered in very eloquently, by one of the finest writers in blogging today.My...
A great new small business forum
I am a strong believer in message forums, as a way to develop a more diverse readership, for your blog.I am also in favour of entrepreneurship, and forming your own business.Thanks to my friend Bill Slawski, of the informative A Nasty Bit of Business,...
Opinions on blogging sought
Have you ever wanted to provide your thoughts and ideas on blogging, at somewhere other than your own blog?Todd, at the highly regarded A Penny For, has given you that unique opportunity. He is using his own blog as the venue as well.This week, Todd...
Testing the power of a blog meme
Testing Meme Propagation In Blogspace: Add Your BlogThis posting is a community experiment that tests how a meme, represented by this blog posting, spreads across blogspace, physical space and time. It will help to show how ideas travel across blogs...
Carnival of the Capitalists at Poliblog
The travelling business show, recognized by one and all as Carnival of the Capitalists, has set up the event at Steven Taylor's always thoughtful and informative politically oriented Poliblog.This week's edition of Carnival of the Capitalists features...
Business ideas for bloggers of all ages
My recent series on bloggers and business startups has generated a heap of e-mail.There is certainly heavy interest among bloggers in entrepreneurship. The major problem facing most of the people who e-mailed to me was one of business area.Not everyone...
It's a blog world after all
Many other bloggers, whose blogs you know and visit all of the time, read many of the same blogs.There is nothing surprising about that tidbit.What is unusual, is the out of the way blog, often discusses a subject never before associated with your blogging...
Finding business opportunities
Yesterday, I wrote a column about how bloggers possess all of the personal traits of natural entrepreneurs.It simply seems logical to me, that bloggers should start their own micro-businesses, and other forms of small entrepreneurial ventures.With the...
Creating businesses with bloggers
I wrote a couple of recent posts about how bloggers are prime candidates to get together as associates and create startup businesses.The logic is sound as bloggers already are aware of the strengths and weaknesses of many other bloggers. The knowledge...
Missed a day of blogging
Just the other day, I wrote a column about taking a day off from blogging.I wasn't suggesting it for myself, but it certainly worked out that way.For some strange reason, I wasn't able to access my Blogger Dashboard, until early this morning.I was also...
Look for the Carnival of the Capitalists Big Top Now
The travelling business show, recognized by one and all as Carnival of the Capitalists, has set up the event at Jon Strande's always informative Business Evolutionist blog.This week's edition of Carnival of the Capitalists features some of the best bloggers...
Thinking About Linking
Links are important.All bloggers and traditional website owners want as many incoming links as possible.Links are good for many things.Links on other blogs and websites will send more traffic to your blog.Trading links with other bloggers will let both...
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