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I have been known to go and on about how wonderful WordPress is for bloggers and website owners. Sometimes to point of irritating my readers who prefer other platforms. The thing is WordPress is a platform that is not only easy to use but is incredibly flexible. You don’t have to be a tech guru [...]

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WordPress, the most popular blogging platform, has oodles of themes to choose from. But where do you start? Most themes seem Spartan or manly, but a few have a woman’s touch. So whether you’re a girly-girl or prefer something a little more austere with just a hint of flair, you’ll be sure to find a [...]

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Yesterday we discussed trackbacks, pings and backlinks. Today’s glossary terms are about blog commenting. Spam — There used to be a time when everyone thought of canned meat as soon as they heard the word spam. Not anymore. In the blogosphere spam is an unwanted comment sent over and over again, with the same wording, [...]

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Tribal Blogs now offers a multitude of blogging services. We cover everything from ghostwriting and SEO to blog design and WordPress conversion. We’ve been having so much fun giving Extreme Blog Makeovers to some great bloggers that we decided to hold a contest and give one lucky winner a free Extreme Blog Makeover ($300. value). [...]

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Blogging has gone mobile. With these top five blogging apps you don’t need to be tied to your desk anymore. During the summer months, when the kids are out of school, we are always on the go. That means I can do my blogging late at night after everyone has gone to bed or I [...]

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WordPress and I don’t get along. Our relationship, based solely on need (mine) and callous disregard (WordPress’s), holds no trace of balance or ease. We’ve only been together a few months, but since then my mental health, already tenuous, is measurable only in negative numbers. This alone is a frustration: inept in math, I can’t [...]

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What kind of content will your blog have? Creating content for your blog is just as important as the design of your website. Even if the aesthetics are in place and the navigation tools are top notch your reader will not return if the content is updated sporadically. Before your blog launches you need to [...]

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What will the focus of your blog be? Will you document the progress of building projects with before and after photos, will you answer questions about products, will you give a history of your company, will you offer advice on home improvement projects? Will you post videos answering customer concerns? Will consumers have a way [...]

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Is Blogging Dead?

by Kelly Bristow on October 10, 2010

It seems like a haze has settled over the blogging world since the beginning of summer 2010. Many bloggers have complained of writer’s block; some have taken a short hiatus while looking for their creative mojo. Is there something in the water? Has blogging become the 21st Century version of the Pet Rock? I suppose [...]

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