This is no longer the age of sneaking around and then commenting when convenient. This is called lurking. In social media, lurking is not conducive for anyone. No trust can be built between readers and site owners/ article writers. There are several types of lurkers: 1. The lurker who visits and reaps benefits from another
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Number of Comments Do Not Always Equal Success
I am sure that the title of my blog alone makes you wonder if I went off the deep end as it might not make sense. You would think someone with a lot of comments might be a success. That is not always true. There are some out there called “comment whores.” Yeah, that is
[Continue Reading...]When Is The Best Time To Blog
This is usually a tricky question and really depends on when your visitors visit your site. Some people might say the best time is during the height of traffic. My advice is to do it before the height of traffic on your site and to be varied. Do not always post at a certain time
[Continue Reading...]Blogging Drama: Smear Campaigns, Leave That To The Gossip Sites
I have been noticing a trend of people finding it their personal right to smear someone who they do not know anything other than the tweets or certain people. In fact, recently, an incident mentioning @AlohaArleen came up. I have never met her in person, but I tweet with her on Twitter and have been
[Continue Reading...]Your Blog, Your Readers, And Email Etiquette
A lot of times, I am sure most bloggers would love to connect more with their readers. They offer email subscriptions to their RSS feed or newsletters. Or they have plugins on their WordPress blogs like the Thank me Later plugin which allows you to send an automatic email at a later time to invite
[Continue Reading...]Web Elite Snobbery: Why It May Hurt You in Social Media
The “web elite snobbery” is really a loose term. When I mean web elite, I mean the following: 1. Those who have high standards when viewing websites and eagerly badmouth those who do not meet them 2. Those who have no idea that the Internet exists beyond their circle and this limits their topics 3.
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