One thing I’ve noticed cropping up more and more, especially within the context of NaBloPoMo is the Guest Blogger.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with the term, a guest blogger is someone who writes a post on your blog, who isn’t you.
Bloggers typically open their blogs up to guest bloggers when they’re away on [...]
A few weeks ago, I started the conversation about responding to comments. I asked how you (as a blogger) respond to comments on your blog, and how you (as a commenter) like to be responded to when you leave comments on other blogs.
What you may not know is that I had an ulterior motive in asking these [...]
There’s nothing as magical… or addictive… as your first comment. Comments show that people are reading your blog (can it be true?!) and that what you’ve written makes them want to respond (glory glory hallelujah!)… There’s nothing more gratifying than THAT. I often suspect that it’s the comments that keep us blogging.
As a blogger, the way that you handle your [...]
There’s a quality that certain bloggers have… call it charisma, or stickiness (eww! not that kind!) or just plain magic… where they seem to attract a loyal and passionate readership.
You know what I’m talking about, right?
No matter many blogs you subscribe to, I’m betting that there are probably a handful… 3 to 5… that you [...]
Ah, blogging.
It’s so little understood. My father-in-law asks me, in all seriousness, how the “blopping” is going. My uncle wants to discuss how he can better “participate in my blog.” My mom leaves heartfelt comments on my blog, thinking they’re visible only to me. My friends think I’m crazy for wasting so much time on something [...]
I’ve been a participant in a beta site, http://beta.cre8buzz.com, for a few weeks now. Cre8Buzz is designed as a way for bloggers to network, meet new bloggers, and get more readership.
First I’d better probably warn you that I’m one of those people… you know, the ones who run like lemmings to sign up for the NEXT [...]
Yesterday I had an email exchange that I just HAD to share. I’m posting here so as not to embarass my new pen-pal by posting on the blog that she reads.
Subject: a friend from italy
I’m a “desperate” Italian housewife, mother of a fifteen teenager only child who makes me crazy!
I almost every day read your [...]