Update: This giveaway is now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered and Liked Blogging Basics 101 on Facebook! Random.org chose these numbers as the winners of the necklaces: #24 & #16. Congratulations to Sarah B & Shana! I’ve sent you both e-mail and will need you to respond by Tuesday at 10:00am CST or [...]
Tickets Still Available for I_Blog! Midwest Bloggers Don’t Miss Out!
I’ll be speaking at the I_Blog Blogging Conference next week, and I really hope I see you there. Why? What makes this conference different from the rest? It’s simple, really: It’s small. In fact, it’s small enough that you’ll know everyone who attends by the time you leave. It’s small enough that you’ll have answers [...]
I_Blog Conference November 5-7 in Iowa
I have a lot of favorite things: geeky girls who love tech; the early 20th century; Harry Connick, Jr.; True Blood; East of Eden; and Iowa to name just a few. Wait. What? Yes. I said I love Iowa. I was born there, lived there for a short while as a baby, and try to [...]
Find a Blogging Conference in Your Area
This week I received an excellent question from a reader asking how to find out about blogging conferences in her area. Attending a blogging conference or a local blog meetup or tweetup is a great way to meet others who share your interests (blogging and social media), network, and learn new skills. Here are several [...]
Helpful Blogging Links: E-Book Covers, Small Biz Social Media Summit, Choosing Your Blog Niche
Every day I share links to all the tech articles I love on the Blogging Basics 101 Tumblr blog! Subscribe to the Tumblr blog and never miss another article. Tutorial: How to Create an E-Book Cover with Photoshop via Standout Blogger. I always wondered how to do this and now I know. Beware, though, the [...]
Blissdom Recap: SEO & Counting What Counts (Pt. 2)
Yesterday I shared some of the main tips from the Blissdom Wisdom Workshop SEO & Counting What Counts presented by Kelby Carr and Angela England. Today I want to give you the rest of the tips they shared, but it won’t be quite as detailed as yesterday’s recap. I love bulleted lists and this is [...]
Blissdom Recap: SEO & Counting What Counts (Pt. 1)
Panel Name: SEO & Counting What Counts by Kelby Carr & Angela England I attended Blissdom ’10 in early February and loved that the event offered Wisdom Workshops a day before the real conference began. These workshops were offered in four tracks: Business, Writing, Creative, and Geek. As you can imagine, I stayed in the [...]



