Every once in a while, as I’m planning my blog posts for the upcoming week, I’ll think to myself, “You haven’t had a post lately with a lot of comments. Which of the posts in your queue will solicit a lot of feedback?” Because what blogger doesn’t like feedback? Comments are proof that someone’s actually […]
If there’s a secret to growing any blog with a personal component, it’s this: Blog about where you want to go, not where you are. Where you are can be interesting, entertaining even. But where you want to go engages us on a totally different level. Because when you share where you want to go, […]
During a recent blog-coaching session with the fabulous Sarah Bagley, we were brainstorming how to grow her readership. (Yes, I’m offering blog coaching for individuals!) And Sarah had an ah-ha moment that was rather genius, one that’s worth sharing with you. She used to focus on commenting on other people’s blogs to lure them to […]
Update: The winner of the book giveaway is Dean Miller. Dean, Chuck will send you your choice of the 2011 Guide to Literary Agents or Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript. Congrats! One of the best blogs around for writers is Chuck Sambuchino’s Guide to Literary Agents. (And I’m not just saying that because Chuck lets […]
I’ve become a student of entrepreneurship lately, spending much of my free time watching interviews with entrepreneurs and reading about their strategies, and even picking their brains at work. After all, many of us are entrepreneurs in our own right, figuring out how to cobble together a living doing what we love. (Self-publishing, by the […]
Remember when, nearly two months ago, I posted this photo? The view from my run at Hambidge, a writer’s colony in Georgia? A few weeks later, a reader sent me this note via e-mail: “I loved that photo that you sent from North Georgia of a scene from a morning run. That meant a lot […]
Looking for ways to make your blog unique? One of the easiest — and most fun — is adding cool social media buttons. When I built this blog, I spent way too much time picking out buttons. I wanted them to be simple enough to be recognized, but interesting enough to show my personality. You […]
Looking for ways to increase traffic to your blog? If there’s one thing I’ve learned from blogging during the last few years, it’s this: The number of hits I get on my site corresponds directly with how often I post. When I post a lot, I get a lot of hits. When I slack off […]
Even though I’m now working a full-time job (which I LOVE so far), I’m planning to keep up with these weekly roundups. They require me to think critically about the better posts I read each week, which can only be good for me. Enjoy! The Online Journalism Review suggests five questions you should ask about […]
I’m skipping my Writers’ Roundup this week and next because part of focusing on my book at Hambidge is getting away from my Google Reader and Twitter. Instead, I’d love to see suggestions from you on a specific topic: fostering community and conversation on your blog. If you comment here regularly, you may have noticed […]