I’ve found there are a variety of reactions to the end of the Blog Challenge. Whether you participated in the Blog30 30-day challenge or the Mini7 7-day challenge, you are now faced with a dilemma.
Do you keep blogging daily? Or do you back off of your daily schedule? Read More→
How often have you found yourself doing something the “hard way” rather than taking the time to figure out an easier solution?
I just did it again. Here I was summarizing the blog posts that talked about lessons learned and results from the blog challenge – but I was doing it the HARD way! You see I was: Read More→
Okay, yesterday I asked you to share advice with participants in the next Blog Challenge. Now it’s time to advise the next person to run the Blog Challenge.
What would you do differently for the next Blog Challenge?
Would you communicate more frequently or less frequently? Read More→
If you’ve been blogging for the past 26 days, then you are an expert. You understand the challenges – and you have overcome them.
So what tips and advice would you give to someone considering the NEXT blog challenge? Because of course we all know there will be another one – it’s just a matter of time.
What worked for you? How did you get over that initial “oh my gosh, what have I done” thoughts – to still being with us 26 days later? Read More→
One of the observations I’ve made during the Blog Challenge is that many people were confused and confounded by the RSS feed.
First, let’s review WHY the RSS feed is important. It’s used by both individuals and search engines.
Individuals use the RSS feed to subscribe to the list of your blog articles. If they use an RSS reader (or their email program) it automatically updates each time you post an article. It’s an easy way for them to keep up with what you’re writing. Read More→
We take social media for granted. After all, we’re tweeting regularly. We check our Facebook account several times per day – or per week. We probably have a LinkedIn account.
But it might all be relatively new to you. After all, these “social media” services haven’t been around THAT long. It was just a couple of years ago that no one knew what Twitter was and only college kids were using Facebook. You still talk to people who don’t know a Twitter from a tweet.
So what’s the state of social media? This video says it well:
So what do you think? Are you surprised by any of the statistics revealed here? Would you agree or disagree?
Has social media use by Big Business helped or hurt the individuals who are using it?
Where do you see it going? There are just so many ways you could view this – and I’d love to get your input!
Blogging provides you with a unique tool to communicate. And while creating an online identity and blogging as that person or company image can be great fun, it can also be profitable. (And making money is certainly fun!)
Here are just a few ways you can monetize your blog: Read More→