Is Proofreading Posts Really Necessary? http://bloggin-ads.com/is-proofreading-posts-... When we're typing posts on our blogs, we tend to make simple spelling or grammar mistakes. This is where our English teacher comes into mind. Teachers do stress proofreading and that is what bloggers do, but I disagree with it. As long as the posts are legible, it wouldn't matter if you proofread or not. Proofreading is only needed if you're a huge blogger like Maki or Darren Rowse.
Stumbling Addiction For Bloggers http://bloggin-ads.com/stumbling-addiction-fo... A lot of bloggers are becoming addicted to StumbleUpon. If most of you already know, StumbleUpon is known as free traffic that could be received by just having others vote for your posts with a thumbs up or down. Addiction to SU will eventually cause you to lose more traffic than gain. The problem is that you would bring up a lot of traffic one day and lose it all the next.
Preventing Blog Burn Out by Finding Motivation http://bloggin-ads.com/preventing-burn-out-by... This post is about a few tips to keep yourself motivated to write before burn out hits. I'm sure you've been burned out before as a blogger. You may also know this as
How Many Plugins Are Needed? http://bloggin-ads.com/how-many-plugins-are-n... Creating a blog is pretty simple, but when you start to look around at other blogs and decide to have the same add-ons, you may be going the wrong way. These add-ons are plugins, but if you start using a lot of plugins, they will eventually slow down your blog's loading time. Make sure you check out the list I wrote of real essential plugins rather than useless ones that slow down your blog.
Is Your Blog Still A Diary? http://bloggin-ads.com/is-your-blog-still-a-d... Have you ever kept a diary when you were a kid or know someone that did? Secrets and personal information used to be written in these small notebooks or notepads and letting friends or family read it was just out of the question. These days, a
MacBook Airs $1,000 Giveaway http://bloggin-ads.com/macbook-airs-1000-give... Bloggin-Ads is giving about 2 MacBook Air laptops and $1,000 split to 10 winners. This whole contest is valued at $4,600. The contest is in place to help promote Mike's new blogging strategy on the way his content is typed and the way he discusses blogging in details. There are no more ramblings that turn away readers, but more topics on teaching you how to blog.
Blogging Does Not Have To Be Stressful http://bloggin-ads.com/blogging-does-not-have... If you're stressing due to blogging, you are not alone. A lot of bloggers including myself stress over blogging because we don't konw if we're doing it right or wrong. What if I tell you that you do not have to stress and stressing is just a mere thought in your head rather than something happening in reality. Keep things easy and you will be able to be a stress free blogger.
Market Leverage's Marketing Craze http://bloggin-ads.com/market-leverages-marke... Market Leverage is wiping around the blogosphere by buying all the possible advertising spots there are from blogs of all sizes and shapes. Their technique of marketing is very unique because gaining money doesn't seem to be the intent, but rather gaining an image is the answer. They're even reaching the hearts of some bloggers like John Chow by sending surprises to his daughter, Sally.
Losing Comments Will Not Kill You http://bloggin-ads.com/losing-comments-will-n... When you're writing a blog post, do you ever consider how much comments you'll receive after the post is published? Sometimes the outcome may turn out bad because you may get a little or no comments at all. A blogger should not commit suicide because of this. Having little or no post comments does not mean you're doing something wrong.
Getting In On Controversy http://bloggin-ads.com/getting-in-on-controve... If you wish to be a successful blogger, you must also know that stirring up controversy once in a while to gain a sudden burst in traffic and ranks. I mean John Chow, Darren Rowse, and Shoemoney do it, so they must be doing something right. The only problem is you will probably gain a lot of haters leaving hate comments, but you may also gain new visitors. It's your choice.
Goodbye To Entrecard http://bloggin-ads.com/goodbye-to-entrecard... Entrecard serves everyone well by giving free advertising needs, but when is it too much to handle? Free is always good, but if you depend on something free, you may never grow out of your shell. Getting rid of Entrecard will mean that I will gain my own organic visitors with more interest in my content rather than making a click on the entrecard widget.
Take A Buck Or Buy A Beer http://bloggin-ads.com/take-a-buck-or-buy-a-b... It has been proven that a high percentage of homeless men and women have some education with some that even have huge college degrees. Society takes for granted that these persons working the corners are lower class when they may even be smarter than us. The only problem for homeless persons is the poor decision making.