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As more and more people enter the blogforce (yes, I’m coining a new word!  — blogforce, noun, group of people engaged in blogging activity, similar to workforce), guest blogging invitations abound.  Should you take up those invitations?  How do you decide what is worth your time, and what isn’t?  Should you invite guest bloggers to write posts for your own blog?  And what unspoken (till now!) guest blogging etiquette points play into the process?

Here are my guest blogging pro’s, cons, and tips: [Read more →]

Tags: How to Blog, Marketing by Suzanne McMinn
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The Writer’s Blog Workshop Series Lessons: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9

Lesson Nine:

So you’ve got a blog.  You’ve got a purpose and an audience in mind, strategies for developing regular material, and maybe you’re even starting to think about creating a snazzy new design.  But how do you attract more readers?

Most bloggers start with a small audience.  Patience is key in building a blog.  Don’t give up!  Here is a list of ways to promote your blog, for little or no money. [Read more →]

Tags: Series Articles, The Writer's Blog Workshop by Suzanne McMinn
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How can a writer make money from a blog? Blogging for promotional purposes to help increase book sales and heighten name recognition are the two main reasons most writers create and maintain blogs. But there’s another way, a direct way, to utilize your blog to plump your bottom line. Advertising. In this article, we’ll take a quick overview of your advertising options.

Wait a minute. Did I say advertising? Yes. Yes, I did.

But advertising is so….tacky! No. No, it’s not. If you’re too genteel to make money from your blog, this article isn’t for you. But if you like money and want to find out how to make more of it passively from something you’re already doing, keep reading. [Read more →]

Tags: How to Blog, Marketing by Suzanne McMinn
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What is a blog carnival and how can you use blog carnivals as a fast, easy, free way to build traffic to your blog? A blog carnival is a collection of links to selected blog posts submitted by different bloggers on a given topic or theme. The links are then posted by the host blogger on their blog as a “carnival”. A blog carnival is a great way for bloggers to highlight fellow bloggers, organize theme posts, and increase cross-traffic between related blogs. For blog readers, a carnival presents an opportunity to discover a variety of posts from multiple bloggers centered on topics they enjoy. To understand more about what a blog carnival is and what it can do for you [Read more →]

Tags: How to Blog, Marketing, Spotlight by Suzanne McMinn
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The Writer’s Blog Workshop Series Lessons: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7

Lesson Three:

How do you develop regular, entertaining, informative, and purposeful content for your blog? Content is one of the toughest issues for many blog writers, and concern about creating regular quality content is one of the most frequently mentioned fears preventing some people from even starting a blog. Some days, writing your blog entries will come naturally, almost effortlessly. Other days, you’ll experience blogger’s block. Don’t be scared. It doesn’t mean you’ve run out of things to say. It just means you’re having an off day. Happens to everyone. The wrong answer to this problem is to not blog at all. (Derailing your posting schedule is a sure path to losing your blog traffic.) So how do you beat blogger’s block and post on those difficult days? [Read more →]

Tags: Creativity, How to Blog, Series Articles, The Writer's Blog Workshop by Suzanne McMinn
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