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blogging: 10 steps to Localism success - 07/01/08 02:34 AM

 
1. Write about some place local:  The smaller the region the better.  A community post is generally more valuable than a city post, and a city post is better than a county post. The more specific your post, the higher likelihood it will return higher search engine results.
2. Provide original and interesting content: Actually say something.  Don't just link off to other web pages.
3. Post lots of pictures: There is nothing that captures the spirit of a place better than a picture. Except... Video.
4. Take a video: Videos of communities will be all the rage starting … (121 comments)

blogging: The top 4 secrets to acheive SUPER blog post success! - 01/01/08 04:32 AM
This is blogging baby; not research paper or novel time. Blog readers skim hundreds of posts looking for the ones that promise to give them what they want. Use the following secrets to let them know that yours is the post they should be reading! 
1. Use the Title to tell the reader up front what they are going gain by reading your blog post.
2. Use the first line of the post to tell them again what they are going to gain by reading your post.
3. Use a captivating picture that somehow associates with your post. Ideally it gives the reader some … (35 comments)

blogging: Continuous Partial Attention - 06/11/07 06:16 PM
Now that I have officially renamed my ActiveRain blog to something that more matches my state of being, I can start blogging more in line with the way God made me.
I have 9 windows open on my 30" display, I don't have the time - I mean attention span - to write out lengthy well thought out posts.
For about a week or so, I have been experimenting with a service called tumblr.com and I have found the tumblr style of blogging to be much more natural for me.   So I have decided to give that style a go … (17 comments)

blogging: Video on ActiveRain? - 02/28/07 03:11 PM
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