Dear Blog Product Review Requesters: Flattered, but… For many years, I’ve received contact forms from various places basically asking me to blog about their product. I like to blog about a lot of stuff, but some of the applications, means I will need to sign up and download. Usually that is no problem, but it
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Ask Nile: It’s 2022 – Are Blog Comments Still Necessary?
Blogging has been going on for decades. Part of the whole blog community is about comments. Blogs grew because people engaged on the site’s articles, and shared them with others. In fact, many bloggers use to exchange comments, and there were even forums or communities dedicated to that. However, it’s 2022, and there have been
[Continue Reading...]Dear Bloggers and News Sites: Your Ads and Optins are Excessive and Annoying
Dear Bloggers and News sites: You know who you are. It’s okay to want to make money blogging, but there’s a line where you show where you either care about who is reading your content, or don’t give a sh*t about them. When you’ve added advertisements and popups to your site, did you even check
[Continue Reading...]Why Your Guest Blog Proposal was Rejected
I get a lot of guest blog proposals in my email inbox. It’s not often that I will accept guest blogger, and usually it’s because I’ve got standards I’m looking for. However, from working with other bloggers and guest blogging, as well as managing clients and their guest bloggers, I’ve come up with a list
[Continue Reading...]Dear Newbie Bloggers: When Money is on your Mind, Have Patience
A lot of new bloggers get into blogging because they want to make money. There’s no shame in that. Some people can’t admit that it was the original motivation for starting to blog, but now that these people are blogging, it’s a bit of a sh*tshow. There are a lot of opportunities for bloggers to
[Continue Reading...]The Etiquette Of Quoting People or Resources In Your Blog
Wait? Is there actual etiquette on quoting people or resources in your blog? The answer is – yes there are some things to think about before quoting. Quoting people or resources helps you build authority in your niche. It shows others that you’re not another cuckoo bird, spouting junk from your soapbox. Some benefits of
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