Author Archive for Jimmy

Jun | 09 | 2011

What If You Hate What You Blog About?

Posted by Jimmy as Blog Tutorials News, Opinion, Tips, Writing The basic premise in blogging, I believe, is that you blog because you want to. As such, you should blog about things and topics that you actually care about. Why blog if you hate what you are blogging about? After all, who is forcing you to remain as a blogger? There are some special cases, though. Ghost blogging is not a secret. There are many people who write for blogs as professionals. They write the content for the blog owner who may not have the time or the resources to write his own entries. ...
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Jun | 02 | 2011

How to Try New Topics

Posted by Jimmy as Blog Tutorial, Tips, Writing If you are maintaining a personal blog, then this post is not for you. How so? Simply because of the fact that in personal blogs, anything goes when it comes to topics. You can talk about anything under the sun and your readership will probably not be affected simply because you did so. I guess that is one reason I love writing for my personal blog. However, if one of your blogs is targeted at a specific audience, then posting new topics – especially those that are not really related to your theme – might not be ...
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May | 25 | 2011

How To Word Sponsored Posts

Posted by Jimmy as Blog Tutorial, Opinion, Tips, Writing There are so many ways by which to earn money through blogging these days. As such, it is no wonder that so many people are joining the blogging bandwagon – why not, when you can earn dollars for almost no effort at all? Guru posted a couple of entries on How to Avoid Becoming an Ad Spam Blog and I think that we would all benefit from it. The entries made me think more on how a blogger should word his or her sponsored entries in such a way as to retain credibility in the eyes ...
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May | 18 | 2011

The Three Types of Comments

Posted by Jimmy as Blog Tutorial I have never known a blogger who did not value comments highly. In fact, the opposite is true. Every blogger that I know cannot hide his or his excitement over receiving even a single (legitimate) comment on a post. I am much the same way – I love getting comments, and why not? They are indicators that people are visiting my blog, are actually reading my posts, and are finding the posts interesting enough to comment. In my effort to analyze comments and to find out how to get more of them, I came to realize that comments ...
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May | 11 | 2011

Creative Writing: How To Get Started

Posted by Jimmy as Blog Tutorial, Opinion, Tips, Writing In my last post, I talked about the role of creative writing in blog writing. We have a comment from one of our readers, Nancy, which I think warrants mention in this follow up post. She emphasizes the importance of achieving a balance between creative writing and informative writing. So as you try your hand at creative writing, try to bear in mind that balance that you have to achieve. So what do you need for creative writing? I would say your imagination and a conversational tone – nothing else. Put yourself in your reader’s ...
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May | 08 | 2011

Story Telling In Your Blog

Posted by Jimmy as Blog Tutorial, Tips, Writing I remember joining writing contests when I was in grade school. I loved the actual writing and appreciated all the input that my mother and English teachers would give me. One thing that stood out from all the pieces of advice that I received is this: Tell a story. Telling a story engages your readers like nothing else can but it does take some spinning and weaving in order for it to be effective. So how do you tell a story in your blog? One thing that you have to perfect is your beginning. Unlike short stories and ...
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