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I’m a little rushed this morning. I have a dentist appointment in an hour, speaker proposals to review, a series of phone calls, and a chapter of my book is due tomorrow. So when I used an offline editor to post a blog post on the BlogWorld blog, I figured it was saving time. My [...]
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As I write this, I have three ebook projects on the back burner. Part of the reason they’re not complete is because I’m busy with my job and, now, a book deal. The other reason is because I want them to be worthy of your investment. I’ve become a little jaded about ebooks – mine [...]
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I first began blogging for other folks before it was called blogging. I started my own blog during blogging’s glory years, a time before stale, regurgitated content and saturated niches. There was a friendly, helpful vibe back then and most of the time it was more about words than money. As I’m beginning to watch [...]
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My fellow bloggers, though it pains me to do so, I say this with love. Some of us are starting to… how do I say this politely…get a little too big for our britches. Now, I don’t want to bring you too far down to earth. After all, no one knows better than I the [...]
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It happened again. I read a brilliant blog post and wanted to share it with others but there were no share buttons. I had no way to retweet or post to my Facebook status. I couldn’t give it a Stumble, vote for it on Reddit or even share with my associates on Linked In. And [...]
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Today, I’m going to break my vow of positivity to discuss a few things that bother me about blogs and blogging. Not all of these are deal breakers, but they can be irritating sometimes. Many of these are personal, and may not bother you at all. Also, just because these are things that aren’t sitting [...]
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Bloggers receive lots of free stuff. We’re sent products to review, gifted swag bags at conferences and we may even land some awesome prizes as the result of someone’s blogging contest. But guess what? Free doesn’t always mean free, especially around tax time. Your swag might be considered taxable income. Disclaimer: I’m not an accountant, [...]
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Last week we talked about some different links and why they’re important. However, we mostly talked about why links benefit the linkee and not the linker. Let’s do the opposite today and talk about what happens when you link to other blogs. A common argument I hear for not linking to others is that links [...]
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If I called my accountant for advice, he’d add a consultation fee to his accounting fee each quarter. If I went into my doctor’s office for advice on a condition, the person who handles such matters would be sure to bill my health care company. My attorney would charge for his time as would the [...]
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After content, traffic and community, links are king when it comes to blogging. In fact, I’ll even venture as far as to say they’re about as important as all the aforementioned components. Links are also one of the most misunderstood and misused aspects of blogging. Linking turns bloggers into spammers, pains in the butt and [...]
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