Month: Feb 2022

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Blogging Insights — New Format # 32 — The Internet

“The Internet destroyed most of the barriers to publication. The cost of being a publisher dropped to almost zero with two interesting immediate results: anybody can publish, and more importantly, you can publish whatever you want.” (Dick Costolo) This quote applies quite aptly to blogging so I completely agree with it. I have often told the story of how and why I launched my blog. … Continue reading Blogging Insights — New Format # 32 — The Internet

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Blogging Insights — New Format # 31 — Focus on Readers

“Don’t focus on having a great blog. Focus on producing a blog that’s great for your readers. ” – Brian Clark Continuing last week’s theme of generating interest today’s quote focuses on readers too. Brian Clark wants you to produce content that is great for your readers. What kind of content is great for readers? Won’t that depend on who the readers are? Unless you … Continue reading Blogging Insights — New Format # 31 — Focus on Readers

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SYW – Valentine’s Day

This week Melanie, our gracious host asks her some love themed questions on SYW Questions; Which traditional Valentine’s Day gift would you rather receive: chocolates, flowers, or a card with a personal message? All of the above. I am greedy. He he. Do you like romantic movies? I absolutely love them. In the super busy years of my life, rom coms were the only kind of … Continue reading SYW – Valentine’s Day

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5 Re-readable Books

Re – reading a book that you have enjoyed before is like eating comfort food. You know that you like it and that it will give you the same pleasure that you experienced with it before. I have been reading favourite books and authors to de-stress and unwind for as far as I can remember. These are of necessity light reads like romance or cozy … Continue reading 5 Re-readable Books

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Blogging Insights — New Format # 30 — Interesting Blog

“A blog is only as interesting as the interest shown in others.” Lee Odden. Today’s quote is by Lee Odden, a marketing strategist, author, speaker and social media expert. What he has said here about blogging is true of any activity which involves interaction between people. Conversation, letters and blogging , all are social interactions. The more interest you take in others, the more interesting … Continue reading Blogging Insights — New Format # 30 — Interesting Blog

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Blogging Insights — New Format # 29 — Spam

TODAY’S QUOTE: “Successful people don’t spam.” — Adrienne Smith MY VIEWS: I might not be particularly successful as a blogger but I definitely do not spam. In my humble opinion, this quote should have been, ” Honest people don’t spam. “ WordPress has a free built-in plug in called Akismet which filters spam, the malicious content that can infiltrate our comments section. Inspite of this … Continue reading Blogging Insights — New Format # 29 — Spam

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5 Little Things That Cause Big Time Annoyance

One of the things that I love best about blogging is that I can say whatever I want unafraid of being judged. I am lucky to have a very supportive and courteous group of people in my blogging community. Hence I can rant away to my heart’s desire. Often, for 5ThingsTuesday, I enumerate some of my favourite things and ask you to share yours’. Today … Continue reading 5 Little Things That Cause Big Time Annoyance

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