When I’m helping people first start blogging, one of the first objections (fears, concerns) is that no one will be interested in what they have to say. In nearly six years of blogging I have yet to find someone start a blog that didn’t have some kind of audience. Think about it this way, no [...]
Dispelling Blogging Myths: No One Wants to Read About What I Have to Say
February 2, 2010 By 8 Comments
Writing your first post [excerpt from the book]
October 3, 2009 By 2 Comments
This is an excerpt from “Chapter 3: Writing & Creating a conversation”, that I’m using as an example for the book on writing your first post… So your first post. The “Hello world, here I am. Time to listen up” statement. Uh huh. Right. Chances are your first post will suck. Oh yeah, pretty much [...]
Is using Google’s keyword tool for ideas pandering to SEO?
April 15, 2009 By 14 Comments
Getting new, fresh ideas for posts can be really hard. Honestly, now that I’m not pro-blogging anymore I just don’t seem to have the post output I used to have. There are hundreds of posts on how to get ideas for posts, but this post from the Reachd blog caught my eye: Here are the [...]
10 Reasons Superbowl Commentators are Like Bloggers
If you’ve watched even one Superbowl, Superbowl pre-game show or halftime show, heck even any NFL game during the year, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about here. Football commentators, and the ones for the Superbowl especially, are almost like no other group of folks in the world, well except for bloggers. Bloggers? What, pray [...]