Most of us never have enough blog traffic. We want more, and more, and more site visitors. But the real value in blogging comes from 1. How can you get 1 more person to visit your blog, engage and build a relationship with you? Write to Get More Comments. Turning a visitor into a commenter […]
5 More Things You Didn’t Know About Me (Until Just Now)
Robyn Tippins and Shawn Hessinger tag teamed me with the “5 things” meme. I’d previously been slammed with the 5 things meme bug by Leah Maclean, and I had a tough enough time with that! But after days of deliberation I’ve come up with 5 more things you didn’t know about me…until just now (assuming […]
Prizes Won For The Group Writing Project – What I Learned in 2006
The final group writing project of 2006 ended today (on the 2nd day of 2007) with a final post snuck in at the last minute by Shawn Hessinger. In total your efforts raised $350 for charity! The final tally of posts was 70, and you can find the full list on a special page that […]
Check Out The Carnival of Capitalists
I received an email today from the author of Free Money Finance to let me know that one of my posts was featured in the Carnival of Capitalists. It was 3 Business Rules To Live By. Please check out the Carnival of Capitalists and enjoy the wide spectrum of posts. As I’ve said in the […]
Only A-Listers Say There’s No A-List
It’s a nice notion – that there’s no A-list – but of course there is. And everyone who isn’t on the A-list knows it. There’s even a widget out there to tell you what list you’re on! Some A-listers may say, “there’s no A-list” to avoid coming off as elitist, and the sentiment is appreciated, […]
Webmasters and Blogging Carnival at SirLook.com
If you’re going to participate in blog carnivals (and I recommend that you do) you really should promote them as well. Not to benefit your specific post, but to help promote the carnival that it’s published in. Carnivals take a lot of work. I know because I run one at Startup Spark called The Carnival […]
You Can Bring More Attention to Bloggers That Deserve It
Mack Collier has an idea for turning Technorati’s ranking methodology on its head. His take is that Technorati doesn’t adequately measure the value/importance of a blog because it focuses primarily on links. Well, it does need something to measure importance by, and links are a reasonable measurement of success in the blogosphere, but there are […]
Join the Group Writing Project Starting Next Monday!
Another quick reminder about the group writing project I’m launching on December 18, 2006. It’ll last a week, during which time you can write 1 or more posts answering this question: What Did You Learn in 2006? It’s broad, open-ended and leaves tons of possibilities for blogging. I hope you’ll participate. Write your post, link […]
Group Writing Project Adds 2 More Prizes – What Did You Learn This Year?
For the final group writing project at Instigator Blog in 2006 we’re asking the question, “What did you learn this year?” That should spark a wide range of ideas and blog posts from people, and hopefully inspire a little creativity and fun. The group writing project starts Monday December 18th and you’ve got 1 week […]
What Did You Learn This Year? A Final Group Writing Project for 2006
One of my goals from Thanksgiving to Christmas was to run one last group writing project. I thought about a few ideas, but decided to look back in time and ask the question, “What did you learn this year?” I’m not the type to overly reflect on the past but given how much I’ve learned […]
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