This is going to be a quick post since blogging is dead. At least that’s what Brian Clark over at CopyBlogger.com says. Or is he? He’s got a point about content marketing that I’m not sure I get. And I don’t think he wants me to get it – yet. This seems to be the […]
Blogging
I don’t know what to write today. I have no blog ideas. So I’m going to skip writing today. I tried. Honestly. Here’s where I looked: RSS Feeds: I have an impressive library of RSS feeds that I monitor. That’s where I found this great post on finding blog ideas from Duct Tape Marketing. Which […]
The number of followers is not proof you’re an expert or guru, but it’s probably a good indicator that x amount of people believe the claim of authority you made.
I’m always learning. Always looking for content that can teach me something I didn’t know about blogging. So I couldn’t resist reading 4 Scientific Tips that Help You Get More Blog Comments on Copyblogger. First let me list three points that make this post a must read: It’s a list. (Although lists of odd number […]
You need to stop trying to be perfect. It’s keeping you from writing. It’s an excuse not to write. People set incredibly high standards that they can’t meet. Then they don’t have to write. Even when they decide to match the standards, they spend too much time worrying about their writing. It turns writing into […]
For awhile I had a block of Google Ads on the left side of this page. But I just took them out. Why? I really wasn’t making any money. (Google owes me $2.62) I didn’t put any effort into them They were taking valuable real estate They were kind of ugly This isn’t meant as […]
I was raised by a middle school librarian. Along with a love of books, she passed along a love for categorization. It seems almost obvious. You put books about the same subjects together. So when I started blogging, it seemed natural to put posts about the same subjects together. The blog as a library seemed […]
The problem with newspapers is aggregation. Talk to a news publisher and you will hear a rant about the aggregators who capture the news and insert it into their advertising supported web sites. I find this a bit disingenuous because newspapers have been doing this for centuries. Yes, I know they employ armies of reporters […]
The problem with moderation
by Carl Natale on December 9, 2010
You want scary? Enable reader comments on your web site. That’s right. Let anybody and their mutant cousin write what they want on your web site. You’re going to have to have some control. Approve each and every comment before the world sees it. It’s called moderation: The biggest problem with moderation is that readers […]
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