This month marks 8 years since I started this blog. I’ve been asking myself for awhile why do I keep showing up and writing here every single month. I’m not “an Internet celebrity.” And, this isn’t what pays the bills. I could stop blogging at any time, and I doubt many would even notice. My reasons for blogging have evolved a ton since April of 2010. The reasons I write...
Reddit for Bloggers: A Step By Step Guide For How To Use Reddit To Supercharge Your Blog
When most people think about growing or getting traffic to your blog, podcast or even just a basic website, you probably think of the usual suspects: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and/or if you are lucky enough to have a large one- your email list. The reality is the traditional social media channels – especially Facebook and Twitter- tend to perform badly for driving loads and loads of...
5 Tips To Help You Kickstart A Brand New Blog
I have been blogging since 2009. There’s no doubt that blogging has changed a lot since then. While the tools and number of resources to help new bloggers have grown tremendously, there is no question that’s it harder to get your new blog noticed out of the crowd today. As someone who just started a new lifestyle blog a few months ago, I wanted to share five tips to help you get your...
Why You Should Think Twice Before Removing Blog Comments
Recently, a few top-notch bloggers, including Jay Dolan, of The Anti Social Media, and Copyblogger, have made the decision to get rid of blog comments. I have read (and re-read) each of their posts multiple times, trying desperately to understand the logic behind this move. They stated a number of reasons for removing comments including: Too much spam No meaningful discussions The conversations...
The Dangers of Being “Edgy:” A HuffPost Response Post
Have you ever read a post or two that has made you want to tear your hair out, scream “Bloody Murder” and strangle the genius who actually thought this was a good post to write? Or, is it just me? Anyway, thanks to a few tweets, I had the misfortune of clicking on an op-ed piece from a young journalist on the Huffington Post’s site. Personal feelings aside, and why I think this...
An Interview With BlogChat Founder Mack Collier
Last Sunday, I participated in probably one of the best #blogchats to date. The chat was about blog comments. The advice and tips on Twitter were phenomenal. Some of the best advice came from none other than Mack Collier, #blogchat founder. Here’s a short interview that I did with Mack shortly after last week’s chat. 1. What’s your comment policy on your blog? MC: I don’t...
7 Deadly Blogging Sins
It’s been awhile since I did one of my 7 deadly sins post, so I’m bringing it back now to talk about the seven deadly blogging sins. This is a follow-up post to the Seven Deadly Twitter Sins, Seven Deadly Facebook Sins, Seven Deadly Linkedin Sins, Seven Deadly Email Sins and Seven Deadly Foursquare Sins. 7. Posting Infrequent, Unfocused Content If you are a casual blogger, it’s...