Blogging

Blogging is fun and challenging and there are lots of reason to start a blog but there are also reasons not to start a blog. Someone Else is Pressuring You To I love blogging so much that I wish more people I know in real life blogged. So I know I encourage my family and …

Which link would you rather click on? bit.ly/0s4yaPB bit.ly/newblogplanner I’m guessing you probably said the second one. That’s because it gives you a clue as to what you will be seeing once you click the link. Many of us are (rightly so) a little leery of clicking short links just because you can’t see where …

© Flickr User barkbud Do you remember a few years ago when blogs were ‘cool’? Back then every wannabe metropolitan city dweller between the ages of 13 and 40 had one, but it meant something very different to what it means today. Back then running a blog meant keeping an online diary of your personal …

Today is Google’s birthday, sort of. The exact date of Google’s birthday has changed and been debated a bit through the years. Google filed for incorporation on September 4, 1998, was established three days later on September 7, and the Google.com domain was registered September 15. All have been considered Google’s “birthday” at one point, …

So you’re reading up on blogging or you are chatting in a forum or group with other bloggers and they mention something and you have no idea what they are talking about and you are too embarrassed about your lack of knowledge to ask. Allow me to help you out. Below are some common blogging …

Whether your blogging break was planned or not, when you come back to blogging after being away for a while, it can seem very overwhelming. Over the many years I’ve been blogging, I’ve taken a few breaks. Some were because I lost internet access at home for a while. Some were vacations, some were from …

If you are a professional blogger at some point you will need to find a way to keep track of your finances. Your income (sponsored posts, ad revenue, affiliate ads, product or service fees) and expenses (conference fees, design work, office supplies, internet fees.) Many bloggers have created printables or spreadsheets to track these things. …

1. Create Your Page. 2. Go to layout or just your blog if have quick edit enabled. With quick edit you can click the little edit button on your menu bar. If you don’t have that enabled, use layout to edit the pages/menu   3. When the box comes up, unselect the page(s) you don’t …

Disclaimer: I JUST learned about this, I JUST signed up and I’m since today is Day Two, I’ve only done TWO lessons and I get NOTHING for telling you guys about it but I just HAD to because it’s so awesome! Ask a PR Girl is a brand new blog by Cassie Boorn, a writer, …

Okay so you registered your blog with Picket Fence and added a button to your blog to gain votes. Now what? How to Find Out Where You Are in the Ranking If you are lucky enough to be in the top 20 or so, you can probably see your blog on the first page. Otherwise, …