For bloggers, it really can be a thrill to receive comments. However, there are people who go out of their way to become “comment whores.” A comment whore is one who is only out to gain comments and really does not contribute to the comment stream of their own site or others in a way
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The Art of Blogging: Write Without Being A Megalomaniac
Yes, another blog in The Art of Blogging series. This covers the subject that I see quite frequently when I visit and read other blogs. It is when the blogger says that nobody or everybody is doing something. For example: “Nobody likes that girl. Everybody thinks that we are fun.” These are both false statements.
[Continue Reading...]The Art of Blogging: Trends for Commenting
Blog commenting as strange as it sounds has become somewhat of a science. In the past few years alone there have been trends that still exist in order to help bloggers obtain the comments they want. If you give good comments, there are noticeable results. 1. Your blog receives comments back that may also be
[Continue Reading...]Authenticity – Blog And Be Yourself
Liz Strauss (@lizstrauss on Twitter) had been at WordCamp Chicago (June 6-7, 2009) and talked about many basics behind blogging. However, it was one thing that I could not pass up to blog about and share. I am always finding time to pull up notes from presentations I have attended because there is a meaningful
[Continue Reading...]How to Use LinkedIn To Bring In Traffic To Your Site
LinkedIn is a great tool in itself that has become a way for professionals to connect. You can use it to reel in traffic. In a way, LinkedIn has become a social network for mature users, rather than convoluted with game apps and other things like Facebook and MySpace. By the way, I do love
[Continue Reading...]What Makes A Person An Expert in Social Media?
No matter how many ridiculous lists there are on how to either be better at social media or how to commit social media suicide, or something similar. Yep, I am on a soapbox right now. Remember, social media is just another fancy word for marketing. It is not the monetary aspect, but more on the
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