I need to work more on my blog. I'll wait before posting a link on here! :-)
Go ahead and post your blog I-I-A... A neophite (at blogs) like me will think it is great... and frankly, I would rather see a raw start-up, then see your progress later, than waiting to see what everyone elses look like, after you get it all snazzed up... Go ahead and post the link, and maybe I can learn sumthin here... Thanks.
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If you want to see an example of what I consider a good blog design, take a look at one I did and then kind of let it die in the water. I think I depressed myself too much.
Now, there is a very good lesson to be learned here. Probably 95% of blogs end up dead like this one. People are all enthusiastic at first and post nearly every day. Then it becomes a chore. Then it becomes boring. And then it just sits out there in cyberspace like space dust. There are something like 8 million dead blogs.
Originally this was going to be a feeder for a commercial site (cross-linked), but the other site did not work out, so this one lost it's purpose.
This message popped up when I clicked on that link:
McAfee has automatically blocked and removed a Trojan. About this Trojan Detected: VBS/Psyme (Trojan)
Location: C:\Users\ \AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\XCF80VV5\wp-stats[1].htm
Trojans appear as legitimate programs but can damage valuable files, disrupt performance, and allow unauthorized access to your compute
Google Chrome did something similar. That is the problem when you don't visit your own site. Someone apparently used the Wordpress comment system or somehow hacked the site to put in some malware.
WordPress did have some problems with security holes.
Twitter isn't really blogging. You only have a few characters to state what you are currently doing at that moment. I personally think Twitter is kind of lame (no offense if anyone uses it!)
Could someone explain "twitter" to me. I don't get it at all. It seems like its just an "away message" like on aim, or a "status message" like on facebook. Whats the point? Someone help me understand.
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A lot of bloggers use twitter to let everyone know they posted a blog. With certain widgets and the click of a button, it will automatically update your twitter page with a link to your blog. Bloggers use it to build their reader base in short.
could someone explain "twitter" to me. I don't get it at all. It seems like its just an "away message" like on aim, or a "status message" like on facebook. Whats the point? Someone help me understand.
I have pretty much the same thoughts as you. It really is just an "away message". Here's an article on it:
There are several comments here about being careful not to offend anybody in your blogs. Certainly good advice to not make your prospects mad at you, but I'd argue that being honest and authentic in your writing will always beat being salesie or sounding like you're marketing. If you can use your blog to show people that you're a human, that you have opinions, and that you care, they'll begin to feel like they have a relationship with you.
This is a totally different industry, but I read about a man today who started a one-person software company five months ago and just passed $100k in sales. His biggest source of PR (and thus his sales) was his blog, where he's completely transparent about his company, his goals, and even his financials. You can see the article at www readwriteweb.com/archives/man_writes_software_blogs_abou.php
Well, i just launched a blog on wordpress. I had previously used another blog site, but I like what I've seen so far today on wordpress. I have put a few of my articles on there so far, and will be adding more to it tonight, or this morning, whatever it is now. haha.
Haha, very nice. do you get many views on your blog? I am putting my articles on mine just to get some content up there, but will probably start writing a bit more "relaxed" posts on a day to day basis.
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