blogging
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5 Tips to Help you Kill Writer’s Block
I’ve been helping people start blogs for years now. Starting a blog is one thing, and it is perhaps the most important thing towards becoming a successful blogger. I mentioned that in the fifth video from the 100-day challenge. But once the blog is started and you have a couple articles posted you will certainly face…
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How Add Your Profile Picture to Comments with Gravatar
Have you ever noticed some people’s profile picture in some blogs is just a silhouette? This happens in blogs, and you’ll see it on the comments. Sometimes you’ll see a “monster” or a big “G” in place of a profile picture. If you have just jumped into blogging with a WordPress blog, this is something…
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Tired of Starting Over?
Many people give up just shy of success. It’s something that humans do. But there are a few individuals out there that don’t give up, they’re resilient. They persevere. The rest may be afraid of success, maybe they’re afraid of facing a challenge that seems too difficult to overcome. They retreat to their comfort zone.…
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The Truth about Free WordPress
Free is always enticing. This is why some people go to get a blog with WordPress.com. I have some issues with WordPress.com and I want to talk about those with you today. I’m going to come out and say it directly; you should not start a blog with WordPress.com, Blogger.com, Medium.com, or other free blogging…
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Why You Shouldn’t Compare Yourself to Others
Keeping up with the Joneses is a distraction, it will hurt you and you have to do everything within your power to avoid it. Don’t compare yourself to others! There are so many issues with blogging, and you really don’t need to add yet another problem to your blogging process. comparing yourself to others is going…
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Why You Shouldn’t Compare Yourself to Others
Keeping up with the Joneses is a distraction, it will hurt you and you have to do everything within your power to avoid it. Don’t compare yourself to others! There are so many issues with blogging, and you really don’t need to add yet another problem to your blogging process. comparing yourself to others is going…
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Is Native Content Bad for You?
My thoughts on this are still evolving, but I want to talk about a topic that is affecting you right now. If you’re an online marketer, a blogger, a media buyer or an advertiser then this is closer to you than most people. I’m talking about online advertising. Over the past few years, marketers have…
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Are You in Control of Your Time and Productivity?
Gary Vaynerchuck talks a lot about “knowing who you are.” And It’s true, that’s something we should do. “Know Thyself” would say Plato. So… do you know what you’re good at? What about what you’re not so good at? For me, it’s time management and time commitments. I say yes to a lot of projects,…
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About Making Money on My Blog
The FTC requires us to tell you when we get paid for some of our content. There’s a long history of small events that have led to this requirement, and I won’t get into all the details this time around, but I think in general this is a good thing. I would tell you even…
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How to Pick a Good Domain Name. 5 Quick Tips to Consider.
When first setting up any website, one of the hardest things to decide is what to call it. Your website’s domain name will play a role in defining your brand’s image, search optimization, “buzz-worthiness,” and more. Unique domains are becoming increasingly scarce commodities as hundreds of thousands of new sites come online each year. With…