Every once in a blue moon, I'll hear something about the "overnight" blogging success story. And because I don't have first-hand experience with online overnight success or personally know someone who has, I can't really identify with that particular blogging experience. I'm not saying that it doesn't happen. I'm sure it can and has happened, … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: You WILL Be Tested as a Blogger
Strategy in blogging is so crucial to your longevity as a blogger. There's absolutely no way that any successful blog has been able to function for any length of time without its creator formulating a method to function in the ever-changing blogging madness we can find ourselves in. I've said it before and I'll repeat … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: Strategize by Repurposing Your Content
Okay, here comes your dose of truth for today . . . there are definitely some aspects of blogging that are just no fun. Not enjoyable by any stretch of the imagination. And please keep in mind that blogging is more than the writing. There are soooooooooooooo many different activities that go into building a … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: The Blogging Community is the BEST Accountability Partner EVER!
Well, I'm back with part 2 -- all about you. It's a little about me, too. Anything I share in today's post is meant to make you think a bit and to encourage you to make bite-sized, incremental life-impacting changes for the better. And since I don't have my stuff all together (constantly seeking better … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: Your Life is More Than Your Blog (Part 2)
Don't get me wrong here. Your blog could very well be your livelihood -- your bread and butter even. And that's not what I'm trying to confirm or disprove in the title, when I state that "your life is more than your blog". What I'm wanting to convey in this post is that blogging could … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: Your Life is More Than Your Blog
What do ants do for fun? Because as far as I can tell, they're all work and no play. I mean, they aren't playing around when it comes to GETTING THINGS DONE. Whether the worker ants are tending to the ant babies, scavenging for food, or building the nests, they have an unrelenting work ethic … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: Blogging’s for the Worker Ant (Part 2)
I think I'll start this blog post out with a recurring and relentless theme that has managed to infiltrate my habitat at the beginning of spring every year for the past two or so years. Now, I'm good with nature doing what nature does. And any insect can totally have free reign in its natural … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: Blogging’s for the Worker Ant
Better yet, IMPOSTERS BEWARE! You have been warned. In last Friday's blog post (Blogging Truths Be Told: Don’t Play the Blogger Imposter), I mentioned that, in today's discussion, I may not be as nice (as I was last week) about the whole topic of "identity theft", one of the more prominently shady activities a blogger … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: Don’t Play the Blogger Imposter – Part 2
There are several places I could go with the subject matter I'm dealing with in today's blog post, and I've decided to settle on the more tame option. So, let's get after it. Dictionary.com describes an imposter as being "a person who practices deception under an assumed character, identity, or name." In other words (in … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: Don’t Play the Blogger Imposter
I hate to tell you this if you didn't already know, but the blogging scene isn't ALL about YOU. I mean some of it's about you, but you're just a water droplet in the huge body of water known as the blogosphere. Kind of harsh, don't you think? Well, I don't mean to offend; I'm … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: Blogging Requires You to Drop the Ego
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