Friday, August 30, 2013

[New post] Blog Exercises: August Summary

Lorelle VanFossen posted: "August is done, and so is the summer for most of the world north of the equator. Summer is on its way down under. This is the end of eight months of celebrating the 10th Anniversary of WordPress with a year of non-stop blogging about blogging, focused"

[New post] Blog Exercises: The Secret Sauce

Lorelle VanFossen posted: "In "Letters to Laurali" on Laurali Star Diaries, author Larauli responded to her first "letter to the editor" on her site. The request was from a fellow blogger asking for help blogging. Blogging has changed her, she admits. Laurali has soared, stretching"

Thursday, August 29, 2013

[New post] Blog Exercises: Creating Influential Connections

Lorelle VanFossen posted: "In "Why a Link Post Should Be Like Mingling at a Party," my friend Jan of Circular Communication described it this way. Imagine you are at a party. You mingle and meet someone you know. You do not know her well, but well enough to appreciate her. You a"

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

[New post] Blog Exercises: You Shouldn’t Have Started with a Question If You Didn’t Want it Answered

Lorelle VanFossen posted: "In the movie, Big Fish, the son tries to describe to his father how little he knows him. Will Bloom: You know about icebergs, dad? Senior Ed Bloom: Do I? I saw an iceberg once. They were hauling it down to Texas for drinking water. They didn't count o"

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

[New post] Blog Exercises: Patterns in the Stats

Lorelle VanFossen posted: "As we proceed through this year of blogging tips and exercises, we'll talk more about statistics and web analytics to help you check in with yourself that you are on the right track. Today's blog exercise is to familiarize yourself with tracking your site"

Monday, August 26, 2013

[New post] Blog Exercises: Who Do Others Think You Are?

Lorelle VanFossen posted: "Today's blog exercise was inspired by Kathy Holmes in her post, "Who are you today?" Lorelle's "What Makes You Special?" blog exercise links to "Who the Hell Are You?" and both got me to thinking, not only about who I am, but who I am today and who peo"

[New post] Blog Exersices: I Can Wish It Away But…

Lorelle VanFossen posted: ""I can wish it away but I can't change it." Those words jumped out of the radio. This was a politician talking about international trade regulations and laws in my state. It's true that any governing body is ruled by other governing bodies in this bur"

Friday, August 23, 2013

[New post] Blog Exercises: Before the Blog

Lorelle VanFossen posted: "While researching memes for one of these blog exercises, I discovered a fascinating meme called Before the Blog. Started by YA Litwit, and not updated by the author since 2011, it is a meme designed for writers inviting them to review and recommend bo"