I read a lot of blogs. To be a blogger, to be a writer, you also need to be an avid reader. Or at least a headline reader or skimmer!
As a reader of blogs there are a few things that I find really annoying.
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Why is it that even when I bring my laptop, when I get home from a conference my email box is still overflowing? And I was only gone 2 days!
SXSW was definitely worth the trip. Someday I’d like to stay for the music festival. Just missed Jakob Dylan live, but managed to listen via Austin’s [...]
Today at SXSW I attended three very different sessions. Here are some of my notes…
Twitter Talk with Evan Williams
The keynote with Twitter founder Evan Williams was totally packed. I was in the actual exhibit hall but there were overflow rooms with a rebroadcast. It wasn’t a keynote speech at all, but an interview. It was [...]
At some point in the near future I swear I will get back to the intro to cause blogging series. In the meantime, Josh Katherman has a great short and sweet post on Best Blogging Practices.
A couple of points that he makes that I’d like to emphasize:
Give your readers a reason to share. Useful information. [...]
Being the most authentic you can be when writing for your blog can make all the difference in the world. This is something I’m still working at. I tend to re-write and censor too much. That’s part of me too I guess. I’m a rather private person. Example: I have Facebook fan pages for all [...]
Today I’m posting a roundup of links related to the Haiti earthquake. Many bloggers and activists are now focusing on the country will rebuild. It may not be front and center news anymore, but these efforts will go on for many years to come. Bloggers can play a big role in helping keep awareness up.
How [...]
Sandra Sims shows nonprofit organizations and activists how to create websites and blogs to promote their causes.
From Step by Step Fundraising
