Category: Blogging

Here’s Why You Don’t Rely on Free Hosting

Here’s Why You Don’t Rely on Free Hosting

A lot of bloggers got a harsh lesson on not relying on free hosting this weekend. More than 73,000 blogs were shut down with no warning by law enforcement officials. It’s not clear what happened to cause them to shut down Blogtery, but it’s a good lesson on not...

Do You Need to Go on a Content Diet?

Do You Need to Go on a Content Diet?

Take a few minutes to think about this. How much time are you spending reading other people’s content? Now how much time are you spending on creating your own? It’s amazingly easy to fall into the trap of reading, reading, reading, and not working enough on your own websites....

The New York Times vs. Mom Bloggers

The New York Times vs. Mom Bloggers

This is shaping up to be quite the interesting battle. The New York times printed an article called Honey, Don’t Bother Mommy. I’m Too Busy Building My Brand, and it has many mom bloggers furious. I can’t say I blame them. Much of the article is condescending. Little mommy...

How Do You Find Blogs to Comment On?

How Do You Find Blogs to Comment On?

I mentioned yesterday that I am trying to do a lot of blog commenting. One of the biggest challenges can be finding blogs to comment on. Here’s how I do it. Follow or No Follow? I honestly don’t stress that much about follow versus no follow blogs. I focus...