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Blogging With Amazing Grace 2007-07-16 15:12:00 I've come across a new blog that has really caught my attention without any sceptical reservation on my part about its potential.
More often than not, most newbie blogs have the tendency to be more...
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Link popularity: How, why and what to do about it 2007-07-11 17:25:00 Photo credit: riaskiff
Action is what counts to gain popularity
When you work on your blog it's like driving a car. You're in the driver's seat and how you get to your destination is up to you to...
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Mad cow disease - a John Cow sequel 2007-07-10 08:01:00 This is a sequel
to my previous post regarding an unusual event that has taken roots with a cow-sense vengeance. Read on:
It looks like mad cow disease
is rampant in the blogosphere. Although some...
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There's a lot of good cow sense at John Cow 2007-07-08 10:14:00 This is a hat-tip to an ingenious idea that has appeared to take on a viral form of its own this past week. It's awesome. It's a phenom. Okay, that's how I view it. I'm talking about some creamy...
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Making sense of typography on your blog 2007-07-06 01:23:00 Are you fully aware that typography if used correctly can enhance the appearance of your blog and increase readability?
I've seen blogs that don't regard typography as an important visual element in...
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Blog Till You Drop Or Blog Smart 2007-06-27 15:53:00 Key To The Life (Or Death) Of A Blog
In this era of information overload, how do you keep pace as a blogger? Some of you may have that boundless energy to keep pushing forward but others may not...
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Google Page Creator - New Features For Blogger Users 2007-06-21 13:39:00 This is an update to my post "Now You Can Add Static Pages To Your Blogger
Blog With Links" on Tuesday (June 19). This is something that will make most Blogger users happy, I guess.
I'll not go into...
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A Tinkering Blogger Becomes A Thinking Blogger! 2007-06-20 00:15:00 How cool can it be. Coming out of the blue. Thank you, Christy of Coffee Break.
Yes, I've been tagged by Christy as one of her fave blogs to be given "The Thinking Blogger
Award." As a blogging...
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You Can Add Static Pages To Your Blogger Blog With Links 2007-06-18 14:32:00 A recent post by Vin over at BetaBlogger
For Dummies had gotten me into action after a few days of chilling out. In his usual instructional manner, he reveals how to add static pages in Blogger.
All...
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Chill Out: Catch "The Shadow Catcher" 2007-06-15 00:52:00 Author Marianne Wiggins has seven novels and two collections of short stories to her credit. She is noted for the unusual characters and story lines in her novels. Her work is increasingly considered...
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The News Room: New "Mash For Cash" Opportunity 2007-06-11 17:47:00 A new opportunity is presented to bloggers when they join the The News Room. This is a new concept to present news content online via an individual's blog like yours and mine. And you're going to be...
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Even Grandma Can Handle This Site Builder Without The HTML Mumbo-Jumbo 2007-06-11 06:00:00 Website builder has come a long way. Setting up one's website has never been easier. The HTML bogey used to put off some people who were just blurred by the markup language.
But today, it's a...
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How Paris Hilton Could Easily Avoid Such A Rash 2007-06-07 15:03:00 What has MRSA got to do with hotel heiress ParisHilton
? And what is MRSA?
It's hard for those not in the know to associate Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) or staph infection...
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Know The Nuts And Bolts Of Web Copywriting 2007-05-31 17:08:00 Do you know of a good web content service that can turn words into money seemingly out of thin air?
As far as I know, from my own experience, most copywriting agencies and some freelancers are...
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How I Got Dumb And Dumber Until I Was Almost Schmoed! 2007-05-28 16:58:00 A Snippet For MyBlogLog Members Only:
The tagging game at MyBlogLog seems to make some people see a little bit of red. So do I when I joined in. I was seeing tiny red minus icons each time I clicked...
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CRM Software Review: Integrated System For Biz Websites 2007-05-27 16:04:00 An innovative customer relationship management software system has been introduced by AIMpromote.com. It's being toted as an efficient and reliable CRM software that addresses the needs of Internet...
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BlogView: Blogging Avatars And Bloggers' Anonymity 2007-05-24 14:50:00 They may be few in numbers but these are bloggers who are steadfast with their own myopic principle that all bloggers must show a face.
If they don't see a face in your avatar they think you're...
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QuickShot: Your Guide To Interesting Posts 2007-05-19 16:53:00 You Wanna Make A Breakthrough In Blogging?
Remember the headline in the famous Avis car rental ad?
"We're Number Two, but We Try Harder."
That was the position taken by America's second-ranking...
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Writing Paid Reviews: How Is It Going? 2007-05-14 06:49:00 When the get-paid-to-post programs hit the blogging scene a while back, they opened the doors for bloggers to monetize their sites by writing reviews of products and services. But, at the same time,...
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Chill Out: Dig Rootsy Ruthie Foster 2007-05-13 17:03:00 Is Ruthie Foster
"the best kept secret in America?" After listening to her album "Runaway Soul," I think this 42-year-old gospel-folk-blues singer from Texas is the real deal. Forget the glossy acts...
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How Technorati Can Help You Become Fan-wise 2007-05-07 11:05:00 Since Technorati
started to make some changes to their interface, like adding new features and doing away with others, I'm sure many would give the thumbs up for these "smart moves."
We don't want...
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Chill Out: Lowest Unique Bid Could Win You A BMW! 2007-05-06 15:39:00 Time to chill out again: Just head over to the bid4prizes site and tickle yourself pink with this unique auction game where you try to offer the lowest bid for any prize. Maybe you could win a Plasma...
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New Feature Added To Technorati's Interface 2007-05-05 01:08:00 Checked out Technorati
this Saturday morning and what did I find? A surprise package.
The Technorati guys have added a new feature to the site's interface. This time you'll see something that's...
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The Dip: When To Quit And When To Stick 2007-05-02 15:13:00 As a blogger, sometimes you wonder which way you're heading as you spent hours blogging, losing sleep while increasing your intake of caffeine.
If someone who doesn't understand this "blogging...
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How Hot Is Your Blog? Lukewarm? Cold? 2007-04-29 03:46:00 Hot blog or a 'blog' of ice?
Have you ever wondered why your "just hot from the oven" blog is not that sizzling hot after all over a period of time?
If you're looking for ways to retain your...
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Are you one of those "bad apples"? 2007-07-22 18:14:00 Bloggers who write paid reviews, especially those who signed up with Sponsored Reviews, will have to "clean up their act" soon. Sponsored Reviews will be on the lookout for "bad apples" because their...
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Review You, Review Me - Part One 2007-07-26 01:40:00 Blog or website reviews have come a long way with more and more bloggers jumping on the bandwagon. The monetary aspects of it as propagated by ReviewMe, PayPerPost and a host of other Internet...
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Blog reviews: To pay or not to pay? 2007-07-29 17:39:00 Photo credit: pneumatic.transport
Review You, Review Me - Part 2
Paid blog reviews
for the majority of bloggers will not come to fruition in a big way.
That's a bold statement. Here's why I'm...
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John Cow Saga: A Helping Hand From John Chow 2007-08-04 04:30:00 Update to The John Cow Saga: Is This The End?
The John Cow site has gone offline. Instead you'll arrive at John Chow's site when you click on the links in my previous post which originally took you...
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The John Cow Saga: Is This The End? 2007-08-03 13:17:00 Dark clouds are casting their shadows over the John B. Cow farm. It seems poor Mr Cow will have to stop moo-ing and there'll be no more free delivery of milk to faithful subscribers.
The sad news...
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