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Blogging

Find Your Niche and They Will Come

Blogging

You’ll hear about it often from the blogging gurus out there like Darren Rowse or Chris Garrett - You have to find your niche in order to build a successful blog.  This doesn’t only apply to blogging.  It applies to writing in general.  Blogging, article writing, etc. Content is king but you need to find where [...]

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Blogging 101: My Biggest Blogging Mistake

Blogging

I’ve been blogging for awhile now and I have to say it can be quite addicting.  Writing has always been my passion and one day I stumbled across blogging.  It’s a great outlet and allows me to get my work out there.  I can be myself (like here), or I can write under an assumed [...]

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Blogging 101: It isn’t About YOU

Blogging

I ran across an interesting blog post the other day.  It was from a guy in Minnesota who proceeded to tellme how rich he had become by blogging.  ”Wow,” I wanted to say. “Really?  You made six figures last year by blogging?  How?” 
He never told me.  I looked at another one of his posts that spoke about [...]

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Blogging 101: Listen

Blogging

So you have a blog about pineapples. You’re the only person in the entire world with a blog about pineapples and you’re thrilled.  You’re the expert and nobody knows pineapples better than you do.  You publish post after post about the joys of a pineappley life (yes – I made that word up).  Every time a reader [...]

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Blogging 101: Learn From Howard Stern

Blogging

Howard Stern is not afraid to speak his mind.  That’s why his show is so successful.  It’s why Sirius decided to put him at the helm of their ship. There’s also good reason for his popularity and the controversy that surrounds him.
He’s honest.  
So? Why is that so special?
It’s special because he is brutally honest. [...]

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Blogging 101: Ben Franklin Could Have Blogged

Blogging

If Ben Franklin were alive today I bet he’d be a blogger. After a long day of lengthy walks, philosophical thoughts, and pleasant discussions with friends and neighbors, he would fire up his Mac (yes – he would use a Mac), and post to a modern day version of Poor Richard’s Alamanac. His posts [...]

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Blogging 101: Don’t Let Fear Kill Creativity

Blogging

Are you as a blogger playing it safe? And by playing it safe I mean do you edit your content or write in a style that filters your thoughts with the fear of offending a reader? If so then you are successfully killing your creativity. Remember this and set yourself free:
You will [...]

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