Can you tell this is my favorite thing to do? I can't resist! :) Yesterday's (today's) post about day 15 - 17 is pretty much my opinion on blogging for other people, as opposed for yourself. I imagine that expressing your opinion would be difficult for more reserved people? Or perhaps for people concerned with accuracy?? … [Read more...]
Day 15 – 17: blog buddies, buddy watching, buddy instruction
Sorry People - I thought I'd posted this a couple days ago!! Okay, so I`m sensing a theme among ProBlogger`s posts of late: social networking. Blogging is social; it is communication. Here`s my take on this. To some extent, I like to think that I`m writing into the void. My personal blog is my place to record the memorable, the funny, and photos, the petty, etc. It just exists. And … [Read more...]
Day 14: Update a Key Page
Oh my goodness, this is a biggie. If you're like me, you have a list about a mile long of all the things you'd like to do on your front page, let alone the comments, and about pages. Not to mention the contact and subscribe buttons. This blog, and my other two should probably be the shining examples of blog layout and function, as that is what I do, however. Have you heard the tale of … [Read more...]
Day 13: Shopping and People Watching!!
Oh, these are MY kind of assignments! :) So, Day 14 of 31 DBBB at Problogger: Go to the mall and observe marketing trends, the ways the display, creativity, color are used. Perhaps do some people watching too. Okay, so I tried this. I spent an hour at the mall, but my ADD wouldn't let me observe what was going on... there are way too many sparkly and shiny things to drag me in. … [Read more...]
Day 12 31DBBB: Editorial Calendar {printable}
After I read ProBlogger's Day 12 of 31 Days to Build a Better Blog, I immediately thought of creating an online editorial calendar - type tool that I could use. I like to be obsessive like that. If you are a pen & paper person like me, you can print this editorial Calendar from your browser and complete it, or you can copy to your own google docs or word processor to complete … [Read more...]