On Comments: To moderate or to not moderate?

a glimpse into how comments are moderated When you have a blog and you have the comments function on, or open for that matter, it cannot be helped that sometimes you get spam or insulting comments from different visitors, most of them you probably don’t even know. Some might even be personal insults or a […]

The Growing Blogsphere. Expression in Opression

In oppressive countries, such as Iran (which shut down almost all independent newspapers in 2000), blogs have provided a way for journalists and others to express themselves and share the latest news and happenings. But speaking up in such places often has serious consequences, such as one blogger in Iraq who was jailed by authorities […]

Writers’ block dragging you down?

Every once in a while people experience what is called the writers’ block. Tough life, isn’t it? But it does happen. Have you had one yourself? If not, good for you. But if you have, how did you deal with it? Some things to help you get writing when suffering from the so-called writers’ block: […]

Writing blog entries for fun

More often than not, April Fool’s is when bloggers have a lot of fun on their blogs. They experiment with topics or writing styles so that they could fool their readers. Maybe you have done that before, maybe not. But there are fun things you could do: Play around with words. Some people write a […]

Simple Tips From The Experts

Want some advice from the most successful bloggers today? Read on and learn! Topic 1. Write about something you are passionate about, or at least interests you. It could be your work (be cautious here though as more people are getting fired for inappropriate blogging on work), your daily life or even a hobby. Be […]

Regular frequency in posting blog entries

Blogs are more or less the chronicles of an individual or even a collective. Sometimes people just stumble upon our respective blogs. Don’t you feel good when you have some comments? Especially from readers who say that they read your blog regularly. In any case, regularly posted blog entries are not so bad. It is, […]