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Blog Discussion

I’m Speaking at Blissdom ‘09

December 21, 2008

I am presenting on a panel with Shannon from Rocks In My Dryer at Blissdom ‘09. I would love it if you would come too! Here is a synopsis of what Shannon and I will be discussing:

Shannon Lowe and Melanie Nelson will give beginning bloggers some solid advice on building a strong foundation for your [...]

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What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

December 17, 2008

In third grade, I had visions of myself in a suit, carrying a briefcase, working in a busy downtown setting. I was going to be a lawyer. I have no idea why. To this day I have no interest in that field. I did like to write, though. I remember writing a story in third [...]

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Tips for Blogging as a Career: Video at Five Minutes for Mom

September 24, 2008

One of my gigs in the past year has been writing a monthly column about blogging at 5 Minutes for Mom. If you don’t know Janice and Susan, the twins behind 5 Minutes for Mom, you are missing out. They are dynamos!
One of the things they did this summer at BlogHer08 was to interview [...]

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I’m Communal

September 4, 2008

Question: Those of you who can’t get the links to work, do you have a FaceBook account? I’m wondering if that’s why some can access the links and others can’t. Anyone else having this problem?

Communal, people, not communicable. I took all the Penicillin.
And I don’t mean communal in a I’m-a-Crazy-Democrat-Liberal way either.
I mean I’m [...]

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Tuesday: Behind the Blog Online Radio Show

August 26, 2008

Today at noon CST Karen and I will be interviewing Stephanie from Adventures in Babywearing and 5 Minute for Parenting about marketing and sponsorship.
We’d love for you to call in to Behind the Blog during the interview if you have any questions for Stephanie. The phone number is (347) 826-7594. Or, you can join [...]

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New Blog Etiquette Questions

April 19, 2006

Except that these questions aren’t really about etiquette, I’m just curious.
A few bloggers have written that they discuss various bloggers with their families. In fact, their families know who they are talking about if, for example, they say, "Hey! Chilihead likes to eat potatoes with pork and beans on the top!" (which, by the way, [...]

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Blogging Applications

April 6, 2006

We had some great discussions and comments here and on a few other blogs last week. This week I’d like to discuss the following:

Which blog application do you use (typepad, blogger, blogsome, etc.) and why? If you were to make a case for using your application over another, what would the pros and cons [...]

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Blogging Dos and Don’ts

March 31, 2006

A few other ladies are asking some really great questions about blogging. Check out their sites:

MelNel at aufdeckende Gespraeche wants to know who you blogroll and just can’t miss.
Jeana at Days to Come wants to know how you make your privacy decisions (e.g., whether to use fake names, show pictures, etc.)
Momrn2 at My Quiet Corner [...]

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