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
Today is a "Blogging Truths Be Told" day, so I have to come out with it. Here "it" goes. Have you ever just stopped in your tracks and thought, "I really hate this part of my job, but I know I have to do it because it's a means to an end -- a step … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: Why Can’t I Just Blog?
You've heard it all before -- all the rhetoric that people put out there, stating that consistency is the key in blogging or, quite frankly, in anything you do. It unlocks the door to the successes you seek to obtain from the actions you take. And every time you hear a discussion about consistency, I'm … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: Consistency is Everything in Blogging
I picked the following quotes from a previously posted blog post, just to show you that same-old same-old thought processes have a way of resurfacing over and over again. And you have to be able to recognize when they creep up on you and try to enter into that mindset of yours, especially if they're … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: Chasing the New Shiny Object
After falling asleep at my computer last night, while working on the original "Blogging Truths Be Told" post for today and then waking up in the wee hours of the morning to use the bathroom, here's what came to me. Instead of continuing to rework the post I had before me, I decided to scrap … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: When You’re Just Not Feeling It . . .
Last week, I indicated that I would probably have to cave in and look into some of the "surface stuff" when it comes to a blog site's exterior, because that's what many people tend to gravitate toward when initially looking for a blog site to peruse. And I have to be sensitive to that fact. … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: You Can’t Always Judge a Book By Its . . . – (Part 2)
Cover . . . Outward Appearance . . . First Impression. How would you finish the title? Well, several times recently, I've found myself thinking deeply about today's topic. And every time I do so, I become more and more upset by the abundance of attention people place on the wrong things and the lack … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: You Can’t Always Judge a Book By Its . . .
Howdy! I'm so glad you're here. However, if you came here first before going there to read part 1 of "Blogging Truths Be Told: Marketing is So Cringey", then you're doing yourself a great disservice. It's okay if you did though. Just backtrack and head over to the linked article above, read, and relate. And … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: Marketing is So Cringey – (Part 2)
The "Blogging Truths Be Told" series is my outlet for sharing the unglamorous side of blogging. And there's absolutely no way I could do another post here without addressing the big blogging elephant in my room. For me, that ever-unpleasant presence is (drum . . . roll . . . please) marketing my content and … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: Marketing is So Cringey
Today is a day for continuation . . . specifically, continuation of the discussion from last week's Blogging Truths Be Told: Stalking Your Numbers and Comparing Them to Others. Since I wasn't completely finished with my thoughts from last Friday, I've decided to unload the rest of them on you this fine day. And just so … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: Stalking Your Numbers and Comparing Them to Others – (Part 2)
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