Blogging

Sex, Violence and Kids: Who’s Fooling Who?

August 11, 2011

I spend a good part of every morning (between writing my daily UhW posts) reading the blogs of others.
One of the newer blogs on the scene is The Write Cafe.  I am impressed with this blogger’s wit and insight, and today’s blog really got me thinking (and moved me to add her to my blogroll).
The [...]

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Blogging Tip #316 – Hold the Best? I Don’t Think So!

July 4, 2011

 
As a professional blogger, I’ve made certain distinctions.  I know, for example, which days of the week are more or less likely to produce high hit rates.
For example, Thursdays are the biggest days for Uphill Writing.  Why is this, you ask?  Is it because of a special feature I publish only on Thursdays?  Nope.
Sundays are [...]

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The Other Side of Blogging – Commenting

June 17, 2011

An important part of growing your blog is reaching out to other people, to other bloggers, that is, and making both a good impression, and building a strong relationship.
I can think of no better way of doing that, than by commenting on blogs which share your topic or point of view.
There are [...]

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Turning a Blog into an eBook: Part I

April 27, 2011

You’ve been blogging for six months or longer, and things are going well. You’re seeing a daily increase in unique visitors and an even better increase in daily page reads. Your visitors are commenting on your posts, and perhaps arguing among themselves about what you have to say.
Life is sweet.
You are clearly on [...]

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Blogosphere: 10 Questions Expanded – Continued

July 5, 2010

Continued from Part Six
New to the Series?  Start with Part One 
Blogosphere: A series
Part Seven: 10 Questions Expanded – Continued

Question 4. How dedicated are you to Blogging?
Every now and then, in a Blog, one must make a rude noise.  This is just such a time.
You say you’re interested—no, anxious—to start a Blog.  Here comes the [...]

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Blogosphere: Why Bother With a Blog?

June 28, 2010

 
    Blogosphere: A series
    Part One: Why Bother?
Sometimes it feels like Uphill Writing has been around forever.  Blogging has become a very important part of my daily activities, and I feel it is time to share some of the lessons I’ve learned.
We’ll get into some (perhaps) sickening detail down the line, but for now let [...]

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Blogosphere: A Study

June 26, 2010

Starting on Monday, June 28th, at 11:30 AM, Pacific Time, Uphill Writing will be getting into an in-depth series looking at the whys, the hows, and the how-tos of Blogging.  We’ll look at the costs in time, money, and the other hidden “gotchas” of Blogging.  We’ll look at the steps you need to take to [...]

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Why Bother to Blog?

June 11, 2010

Some time ago I wrote a long series of pieces about blogging.  It mostly covered the how-tos, and various tricks of the trade.  It also touched on the why.
As I am soon to embark on a lecture/workshop series on blogging, I thought it a good opportunity to use a blog to get my thinking about [...]

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Still In Training

March 30, 2010

Blogging on a train–especially one flying along the northern border of the US (AKA, no-Internet-ville) continues to be a challenge.
  
  
We switched trains in Portland, and are now heading East through Montana and on into North Dakota.The scenery has been magnificent.  We went from a snow-storm in the mountains to sun on a prairie in a [...]

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Using Email Subscription To Capture and Hold Readers – Blogging: 101 Pt. 45

March 28, 2010

Continued from Part 44
See the whole series starting with the first post

We know from experience—and earlier posts in this series—that visits and page-reads are the currency of Blogging.  This brings up the question of offering a subscription service to your Blog.  It is easy to do, and it does deliver your words to those who [...]

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