IN RESPONSE (IN PART) TO “VIEWS” BY FANDANGO We all want to know why some posts are popular and the rest? Not so much. Everyone wants to know the secret. I think the secret is getting Google to notice you… Read More ›
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FOLLOWERS AND COMMUNITY
Blogging Insights NF # 56 “Successful blogging is not about one time hits. It’s about building a loyal following over time.“ — David Aston I don’t know who David Aston is, but that’s a pretty solid, reasonable statement. A lot… Read More ›
LORD OF THE WHAT?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #183 The right question, but the wrong “slant.” I could care less what race they show them to be, but I do care how much they distort the story and how little they apparently care for J.R.R. Tolkien’s… Read More ›
1,203,989 MESSAGES IN A BOTTLE?
Blogging Insights NF # 53, hosted by Tanya Today’s blogging quote doesn’t really make sense, at least not to me. Aside from its obvious and intentional rudeness — I don’t think any context could change its meaning — it’s snarky,… Read More ›
BEYOND THE FRINGE: I’D RATHER BE A JUDGE THAN A MINER
FLASHBACK FRIDAY FROM THIS DAY IN 2018 We now, after almost 350 years of nationhood, have a president who thinks mining — coal mining — is a good idea and a fine way to make a living. Oddly enough, someone… Read More ›
BLOGGING AS AN EXERCISE IN WRITING?
Blogging Insights NF # 53 — ‘Finger exercises’ In all the years I took lessons and practiced piano, my teacher never gave me finger exercises. She gave me music to play that would accomplish the same purpose. She felt “making… Read More ›
Y’GOTTA READ BEFORE Y’WRITE, RIGHT?
Blogging Insights NF # 52 — Reading “The first step in blogging is not writing them but reading them.” — Jeff Jarvis I agree, although for me, it’s just reading, then reading more. I’ve always been such an insane reader…. Read More ›
GET TO THE POINT
Blogging Insights NF # 51 — “Good value for money” TODAY’S QUOTE: First, I never believe any blogger who says he or she is “only writing for him/herself.” If you are writing for yourself, why do you have a blog?… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 