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Vintage Pearl & Lisa Leonard Stamped Necklace Giveaway

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 [...]

#140Conf Smalltown Recap by Kelly Kinkaid

My friend Deb of Deb Works invited me and a few blogging friends to attend the #140Conf Smalltown in Hutchinson, KS earlier this month. Unfortunately, my work schedule didn’t permit a road trip that week and I asked my buddy Kelly Kinkaid of Kellyology to wrangle some bloggers and make the trip for me. She [...]

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 [...]

Small Town #140conf in Hutchinson, KS November 1, 2010

I don’t usually post press releases here at Blogging Basics 101 because I don’t feel the majority of them are relevant. I’m posting one today, though, because I specifically asked for a copy. There’s a conference going on November 1 that I think you need to be aware of and should attend if you can. [...]

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 [...]

Helpful Blogging Links: Blissdom Recaps, Women in Public Speaking, Create a Sliding Button

photo credit: mrhayata 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. Crafty Love by Arianne at To Think Is To Create. Arianne was part of a panel on writing well. She (along with Megan [...]