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SEO stands for search engine optimization. And is the art of getting Google to see your site among the millions, and to love it.There is a lot of information to sift through to find the good stuff on SEO. For example, you want to use "keywords" to help the search engines know what your pages … [Read more...]

Day 19: Express an Opinion

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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [Read more...]

Forums, Alerts, and Mind-mapping

So, any thoughts on day 9 through 11?#9 Forums:My take is that it is a good idea. And I don't have the time. I found it particularly helpful in today's (day 11)post that he shared his time management priorities, although vaguely. I too think that I'm going to have to put more time into … [Read more...]