Perhaps you want to mix things up and create some interesting multi-media content for your blog? Videos are a fun, not-too-tricky way to do that. Not only do they capture things that it can…
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There are many different ways to approach writing a blog, I think. There are those of us who document our daily lives, speaking only to ourselves and our nearest and dearest, documenting last night’s…
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I’d never heard of Pat Flynn before – perhaps I was under a rock. I think it’s entirely possible! I’ve got some ace notes from Pat’s talk… but they are a bit messy (see…
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Hey! I’m at ProBlogger RIGHT NOW! Darren Rowse is giving his opening remarks and I thought I’d pop a post up here and add to it over the next day or so. Perhaps that…
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Let’s dig a bit deeper, shall we? 1. Are you writing the way you really want to write? I see lots of great writing on the internet and I see lots of less perfect…
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I’ve never been a fan of the reader survey. I’ve always thought they were a bit probing… too business-y and a bit counter-intuitive. But I’ve done a rethink. I had a bit of a…
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There are a few different ways to send your blog out to readers via email. Feedburner has an option, as does the Jetpack plugin. There are some more detailed here. These services use your…
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RSS means REALLY SIMPLE SYNDICATION. All blogs have RSS feeds (unless you use some weird platform!) Blogger and WordPress create the RSS feed automatically. If you are on WordPress yours will be something similar…
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Let’s talk TOOLS! Photography Hardware, Software and Accessories: Phone Camera Digital SLR Point and Shoot (or a combination of all three!) DIY studio (discussed here) Tripod: really useful for taking photos in low light Props…
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The internet is quite obviously built on links. One page leads to another and so it goes. We take these digital stepping-stones for granted, in many ways, but we shouldn’t. Linking is really…
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From time to time I’ll cover some basic beginner skills, because we do have beginners in this group and I want to help as much as I can! Let’s talk about making a link…
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Creating an interesting, interactive blog with compelling unique content is the very best way to grow your own community. Here are some other important ways to gather your people: 1. Promote others See someone…