2010 didn’t start off amazingly well here at Market My Novel.
I could give you a lot of excuses why. I was burned out, I launched a new blog, was looking for more freelance work, etc.
The real reason? My blog wasn’t working.
That’s right. Miss Social Media Diva had a blog program that didn’t work, and it [...]
Entries Tagged as 'blogging'
Posting Is A Pleasure Once Again
March 13th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Blogs
Dead Blogs
October 27th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Blogs
Image credit: David Beaulieu, About.com
Recently, I’ve encountered several really cool blogs that haven’t updated in months – sometimes years.
Like homes caught in the midst of the bad economy, these blogs were abandoned for whatever reason by their creators. Many times there are no explanations, no caveats, no links to a new and improved blog, just [...]
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How to Juggle Blogging with Life
March 17th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Blogs
Many authors say they cannot find time to blog. It takes too long, it takes away from writing time, it is too much of a commitment, etc. My philosophy on blogging – as I’ve said on this blog many times before – is it should be fun and informative. You can write a bunch of blogs at one time and…
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Why Do I Blog?
January 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Blogs
After reading my post, How Do You Build Blog Traffic?,” publicist Don Lafferty wrote: Good stuff, Angela. For someone with no blogging experience, the dynamics of the practice can be difficult to grasp, especially when trying to explain the psyche of the average blogger and blog reader. Gaining an understanding of how and why blogs are read is an important…
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How Do You Build Blog Traffic?
January 7th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Books, Social Networking
fter reading my recent post When – and What – to Blog, author Pat Guthrie asked this question: I’m glad you’re talking about blogging. I’m still trying to figure out how to get people there in the first place. I have the blog connected to my website. I’ve had it up for about a year (maybe a little longer). I…
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When – and What – to Blog
January 5th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Blogs
fter reading my post, Are You Blogging on Amazon?,” children’s and YA author Julie Berry posted a great question about blogging: I have a question that’s more general — how should authors blog to their readership (whether via Amazon or some other way) and not turn into annoying shameless self-promoters? What valuable and desirable content can we provide via blogging…
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