Blogging

Blogging Case Study

September 28, 2011

Blogging Case Study. Welcome to BloggingCaseStudy.com. This website, created by Glen Allsopp, has been developed as a result of a team effort with Andrea Wren, and the column she is writing for the Guardian newspaper. Starting September 3rd 2011, I (Glen) will personally be taking a freelance writer (Andrea) through the steps of how to [...]

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Blog Smarter, Not Harder

August 30, 2011

Make Yourself a Content Curator Too many bloggers use content the wrong way. I see so many blogs where the blogger is regurgitating content over and over in one way or another. It’s not working. They may make some money by pulling in readers but most people won’t be that interested in reading something rehashed [...]

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Blog Smarter, Not Harder

August 30, 2011

Make Yourself a Content Curator Too many bloggers use content the wrong way. I see so many blogs where the blogger is regurgitating content over and over in one way or another. It’s not working. They may make some money by pulling in readers but most people won’t be that interested in reading something rehashed [...]

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Splogging with the Comment Spammers

August 23, 2011

I’ve been writing for the Spam Comment blog. It’s kind of fun, as a writing exercise. You can say anything (PG14). Be sarcastic. Be silly. Be yourself even. Next time you delete your comment spam, stop! Read some of them and pick a few to reply to. Split it into one line before the comment [...]

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Audit Your Blog

August 22, 2011

I once worked in the circulation department for a business magazine publisher. When the auditors came in we had organized chaos for awhile. But, things were set up well and it wasn’t hard to justify the subscription lists to show the statistics we had promised the advertisers. Later, I worked for a department store. Once [...]

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Audit Your Blog

August 22, 2011

I once worked in the circulation department for a business magazine publisher. When the auditors came in we had organized chaos for awhile. But, things were set up well and it wasn’t hard to justify the subscription lists to show the statistics we had promised the advertisers. Later, I worked for a department store. Once [...]

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Book Blogger Appreciation Week

August 19, 2011

Book Blogger Appreciation was started by Amy Riley of My Friend Amy in an effort to recognize the hard work and contribution of book bloggers to the promotion and preservation of a literate culture actively engaged in discussing books, authors, and a lifestyle of reading. The first Book Blogger Appreciation was observed in the fall of 2008 [...]

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Are you a Content Curator?

August 13, 2011

A content curator is more than someone who re-posts links, quotes sources and aggregates content from feeds. A content curator uses their own passion for the topic to filter and give meaning to the content they select. They also add their own information and ideas to the updates. I have worked as someone who collects [...]

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If You’re so Smart, Why are you Pissing Off your Readers?

August 11, 2011

These are things that REALLY bug me about blogs I go to read for the first (and likely only) time. The irony is, these are polished and professional looking blogs by people who want to give me advice about how to blog. Maybe they should rethink that! Video posts – I don’t want to wait [...]

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Best Twitter Profile of the Month

August 10, 2011

The Twitter profile for August is early because I love the idea of exploring space on a broomstick. The combination of two themes is too appealing to let go. Visit Nadine on Twitter or her blog.

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Best Twitter Profile of the Month

July 31, 2011

This month I pick Jason as the Twitter Profile of the Month. I like the unassuming, understated and the simply stated. I do have a thing for ordinary guys. I even like good guys. “Suddenly tempted to paste my typewriter with band stickers, like the guitar case of some longhair rock-and-roller type”. – Jason Crock

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30 Days to a Better Blog from SITS Girls

July 27, 2011

I’m posting all the steps here cause the Challenge is done but I’m not. This way I can keep working through all the steps even if I only get one each week. See The SITS Girls site for more and future events. Day 01 – Write an Elevator Speech Day 02 – Write a List [...]

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Artwiculate

July 19, 2011

Artwiculate is a word of the day game, played on Twitter. Get the new word each day. Use it in a sentence. Post it to Twitter with the hashtag #artwiculate. Check the site for others and vote for those you especially like. Artwiculate on Twitter

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Humans.txt for the Human Touch

July 18, 2011

Something extra you can do… humanize the web. It may not be great for SEO, or get you noticed by popular bloggers, but it’s a nice touch to remind us all we are humans, writing to other humans. You can create a plain text file easily. Just type it into your version of Notepad. With [...]

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Six Simple Copywriting Tips for Bloggers

July 17, 2011

Short sentences will pop, stand out. But longer sentences will give more depth and explain your point. Both long and short sentences are needed to break up the post so it won’t seem monotone. You can vary sentence structure to give your post a rhythm. Cut out unnecessary or repetitive wording in your blog copy. [...]

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Planning Your Ideas Ahead

July 13, 2011

Day 11 of #SITS31DBBB (The Secret to Success Is Support – 31 Days to Build a Better Blog) – I’m many days behind the schedule but trying to catch up anyway. Today we’re going to do an exercise that has really helped me hurdle over one of the biggest barriers that most bloggers face – [...]

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Planning Your Ideas Ahead

July 13, 2011

Day 11 of #SITS31DBBB (The Secret to Success Is Support – 31 Days to Build a Better Blog) – I’m many days behind the schedule but trying to catch up anyway. Today we’re going to do an exercise that has really helped me hurdle over one of the biggest barriers that most bloggers face – [...]

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