How to Get People to Read Your Blog

It seems like everyone is on the blogging bandwagon these days. Your mailman, cashier or dentist may even be hocking their Wordpress or Tumblr URL when you show up for services.
The problem is, many bloggers still wrestle with the all important question: how do I get people to read? That’s the tricky part. It’s never [...]

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State of the Blogosphere 2010 Released

Since 2004, Technorati, blog search engine extraordinaire, has released a State of the Blogosphere, outlining key trends & statistics among blogs & bloggers. The latest report has just been released, and it includes some fascinating statistics, including the following:

25% of all bloggers are already engaged in mobile blogging
64% of respondents fall under the “hobbyist” category, [...]

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Dealing With Blogger’s Block

How to Overcome Writer

When you keep up a blog, this is the big question on your mind daily.  What the hell do I blog about today?  Start the  coffee, turn off your phone and breathe.  I was thinking of ways to stimulate my brain on a new blog topic, and realized …  I am not alone.  This list [...]

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A Personal Touch from Your Blog

So, I like to think that our blog provides our readers with trends, formal statistics, likes, dislikes and a personal touch. Over the past few months, I hear more and more from industry peers about how to blog in a way that gives a reader the real story from the bloggers point of view without over-doing [...]

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What I’m Thankful For – Felicity Nava

Kindle for PC

There is so much that I am thankful for this year. Without my family and friends, my holidays would not be celebrated with warm hugs, laughs, board games and discussions! A wonderful career! I have been given a great opportunity this year to work with a great team and to work with wonderful clients.

But let’s move a little further through the year to about the time that I discovered the Kindle!!

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A Niche for Everything and Everything in a Niche

Everyone has a niche. Whatever your talent, story or special skills, there’s a group of people out there who want to hear what you have to say. Proof positive – some of YouTube’s most eternally popular videos involve makeup application tips by amateur girls. Surprised?

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The Benefits of Blogging

Telling stories is what good marketers do. We tell stories that compel, excite and inspire people to travel, to purchase a good or a service, to change their behavior or preferences. And the truth is, every organization, business or individual has a compelling story to tell, it’s just a matter of finding that story and sharing it with the world.

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Eavesdropping

I eavesdrop on other people’s conversations. You heard me right. I listen in on what strangers are saying.
Of course, I’m talking about in public places, where people are talking loudly or chattering away on cell phones – there’s zero stealth involved on my part.

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