Reader Discussion | Blogging Experiment

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Recently the SEO universe erupted into a huge debate about the morality of fake or made up linkbait. Popular blogger Lyndoman admitted in a post on his blog that he had completely fabricated a story about a 13 year old stealing his father’s credit card and using it to hire ...

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Very often when you first start blogging, people will tell you that you need to find your voice. They’re of course talking about your style of writing and the personality you want to portray but I’ve recently been thinking quite a bit about the different rolls or persona’s bloggers use. ...

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Typically I don’t write blog posts on weekends, but I’m trying to continue my “great first impression” since I’m still new in town. Don’t get used to this 7 days a week stuff : -) I was thinking a lot about what kinds of things I’m going to discuss on ...

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A couple of weeks ago, I was asked a question regarding the Reader Discussion Sessions by two different people. One person asked why I hadn’t done one in a while and the other asked why I bothered trying to get input from readers. Naturally, I’m hoping to kill answer two ...

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It’s been a while since I last asked for a lot of reader feedback in terms of this blog’s performance. And, much like going to the doctor or the dentist, it’s rarely a good idea to go too long between checkups. So, I’ve prepared 4 quick questions that I’d love ...

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The holidays are here and tomorrow is Thanksgiving in America. My wife and I decided to host the family dinner this year since it is our first holiday season in our own house. As you can imagine, things have been a bit hectic around here. So, rather than taking a ...

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Wow, so in the midst of preparing my post for today I received an email from SponsoredReviews.com. The review I did yesterday of Laser-Toner.co.uk was apparently not quite up to their standards. Well, rather than give you second hand information, I’ll just post the email. Ben, There are several problems ...

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One of the major stories in blogging this week was the US House of Representatives passing legislation that, according to a CNet article, “would shield journalists–and some bloggers–from being forced to reveal confidential sources in federal cases.” While the actual definition of which bloggers actually receive this protection changed significantly ...

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Last week, we had our first ever Reader Discussion about whether or not we as bloggers need to be careful what we promote. To my surprise and delight, it went over better than I had even hoped for. We had, and actually are still getting, fantastic comments that resulted in ...