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10 Essential Blogger Skills Anyone Can Learn : Topic Factory
"Don't use these ten skills to put yourself down or even out of the blogging business. Rather use them to see where you do well and less well to motivate yourself to do more in certain areas while rewarding yourself for doing well in others. We do not come pre-assembled as perfect bloggers nor did those who enjoy the greatest success or draw the biggest headlines. Although basic skills and talent do play a role there is really nothing on this list that you cannot learn and get substantially better at." [Link]
Circular Communication
Circular Communication is that form of communication that is meant to be both read and talked about - it flows in two directions. It is also communication about communication - everything is woven in a second layer. The aim is thus not just to communicate, but to communicate about communication and even to communicate about communicating about communication. Because of the starting point will blogging be a substantial, but not exclusive, part of the communication. This is not a blog about blogging, but a blog about communication that also communicates about blogging. [Link]
A Virtual Interview With Lorelle About Guest Blogging & Lorelle on WordPress
"A traditional interview is a conversation between two or more people where questions are asked by one of them to obtain information from the other(s). In contrast the interviewer, when conducting a virtual interview, has to do all the (present) work including picking the topic, choosing the participants, formulating the questions and finding the answers. The participants are separated both in time and space and only connected through their writing. You could thus also call a virtual interview a particular form of reorganizing someone's written words." [Link]
Why You Should Want More Subscribers and How to Get Them : Topic Factory
"Circulation is as vital to blogs as it is for other media like newspapers or magazines. Imagine that you could only get the latest copy at the news stand instead of having it sent home to you on the day of publication. Subscribers are the backbone of any greater magazine or newspaper and they can also become the backbone of your blog. Just think about the consistency and power that lies in having a great subscriber base." [Link]
Why Writing a Link Post Should Be Like Planning a Party & Lorelle on WordPress
"Why do people arrange parties? Because we like having a good time, we like seeing old friends and meeting new ones, we need a break from the everyday routine, we like people visiting and so on. On a blog there is even more to it than that. When writing link posts we are celebrating each other and padding each other on the back. We are reinforcing the positive. In fact we are not only inviting people to our party, but are sending them to all the other parties as well. Perhaps is that the reason that I like link posts so much." [Link]
The David Lee Roth Guide to Legendary Marketing | Copyblogger
"Outside of the Van Halen faithful, 'Diamond Dave' is considered one of the most egotistical and arrogant clowns in the history of rock and roll, but that doesn't change the fact that he's a legend. The lesson for bloggers and online marketers is that Roth is a legend of his own making, and he knew exactly what he was doing. Let's see what we can steal from ol' DLR when it comes to getting people to take notice and never forget." [Link]
10 Tips That Will Make Anyone a Better Commenter & Circular Communication
"Good comments helps motivate the blogger and the other commenters to do even better. They add to the conversation and make everyone smarter. They help build communicative bridges and expand communities regardless of what else sets us apart." [Link]
Why A Link Post Should Be Like Mingling at a Party & Lorelle on WordPress
"When you write a link post let people know what you are linking to, why you link to it and what is in it for them. Make clear that it is relevant and why. Qualify what you link to and you will find that people appreciate that they are better able to pick what interests them. That they are not clicking away unprepared. That they enjoy exploring what you present and don't find themselves wasting their time." [Link]
How to Avoid Miscommunication, Embrace Differences and Handle Disagreements & Circular Communication
"We have to get along somehow and in fact most of us want to. Staying true to who we are, what we believe in and how we do things are equally important. That can lead to conflict. If we remember that we actually want to get along when we communicate does that make a world of difference." [Link]
Getting Great Interviews
"Interviews are one of the most under-utilized forms of content, and both bloggers and webmasters are guilty of overlooking it. Most people assume that they'll never be able to interview anyone of interest to their readers, but most of the time this isn't the case at all." [Link]
