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Twitter is all the rage.  Literally.  Every blog I visit has Twitter being promoted.  “Follow me on Twitter” buttons, Twitter feed live on their blog, posts about tips for Twitter; simply put, Twitter has inundated the blogosphere.  Rightfully so, I might add.  It’s a great way to network with others and an even more effective [...]

I’ll be the first to admit it.  I’m addicted to social media.  Seriously addicted.  Why is that?  Why do I feel the need to check my email, twitter, stumbleupon and facebook constantly?  Well, it’s because I’m a social media junkie.
Those of you who use social media outlets (and who doesn’t these days?) know exactly what [...]

If you’ve logged on to your computer in the last year or two, you’ve heard the term “social network”.  Social networks have been evolving over the past 10 + years.  Remember ICQ? And Microsoft MSN Instant Messenger?  They have been around for ages, but still, very similar to the social networks available today.
Today’s social networks [...]

Recently, I heard the term “blog carnival” and wanted to find out more about it.  What’s a blog carnival?  Is it a big, spring get together with bloggers, playing bean bag toss, drinking root beer floats, and cashing in your tickets for bigger and better prizes?  Right, I didn’t think so either… so I decided [...]

One of the biggest challenges to launching a new blog is driving traffic to your site.  I always like to tell people that creating a new blog is like building a large billboard with your message, but no one can see it because it’s stuck in your basement!  One of the quickest and easiest ways [...]

I’m honored to be able to share another guest post from a fellow blogger, whom I’ve met through my networking efforts – Ciara from WebDesigners.  She’s got a plethora of ideas and is an amazing resource for all of us up-and-coming bloggers to learn from.  Read on to check out her tips on building your [...]

Why would you want to publish someone else’s thoughts and words on your site? Why would you want to blog on another site? What advantages does this have? How do you approach another blogger about this? And once I do guest blog on another site, should I post the information to [...]

I recently came across a great entrepreneur website called StartUpNation.com; this site has more information then I can even begin to sum up in one blog post. The focus of the site is to offer a plethora of articles, resources, and tips on how to get your business of the ground and running. [...]