A lot of new bloggers get into blogging because they want to make money. There’s no shame in that. via GIPHY 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
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The Skinny on Blogging Fears
So what are the real reasons why blogger can’t blog confidently? Some think it’s due to branding and design. It doesn’t. It’s all about blogging fears, especially with the blogger’s mentality and choice in choosing to fear, rather than put it aside and just blog. It’s the same issue I’ve seen over and over with
[Continue Reading...]Tag Cloud Do’s and Don’ts
I have been seeing a disturbing number of blogs with some creepy tag clouds. This isn’t something just recent. The tag cloud tragedies I’ve seen span more than a decade! Some have no CSS spacing implemented and others, well, they really are a ‘drag’ on the layout’s load time. I am not going to draw
[Continue Reading...]Reflections on Blogging After Thirteen Years
I recently got the invite to do LinkedIn Publishing and sat down to do a post. I blog enough, but because LinkedIn is a professional setting, I wanted to start exercising the business experience of blogging and web design. I wanted to share personal stories and thoughts that were different from my really personal site
[Continue Reading...]Blog Title Writing 101: Simple Grammar
I will always keep repeating that blogging doesn’t have to be perfect, even if English is not your first language. However, if you are intending to keep a competitive site that keeps readers, you need to tighten up on grammar. That includes tightening up on the grammar when writing a blog title. Writing can be
[Continue Reading...]Blog Title Writing 101: Mean What You Write
I’ve been stumbling on articles where the title doesn’t make sense or fit with the content of the post. Now, the post’s content itself doesn’t have very many problems, but when I read the article and reflect back to the title, it means a whole different thing. Are you finding that an issue sometimes with
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