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Defining Basic Blogging Terms, Part 3

April 12, 2010

Thank you for sticking with me as I’ve defined basic blogging terms over the last three weeks. This is the last week for the blogging glossary; next week I’ll be defining and discussing social media terms. CAPTCHA: stands for Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart. You’ll recognize captcha as those [...]

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Defining Basic Blogging Terms, Part 2

April 7, 2010

This week I’m continuing to define basic blogging terms. My goal is to compile a glossary of key terms that will help new bloggers navigate their way through the blogosphere. Every time I think I’ve defined all the basic terms, I come up with a few more that have stumped my readers in the past. [...]

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Helpful Blogging Links: How Do I Sell My Own Blog Ads?

April 2, 2010

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. The Private Ad Sales Model: 9 Tips from Design Mom On Selling Your Own Blog Advertising via ABDPBT. Anna wrote a series about monetizing mommy blogs [...]

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Blogging Glossary: Defining Basic Blogging Terms

March 31, 2010

If you’re new to blogging, you may be overwhelmed by the jargon tossed around effortlessly online. I started this article thinking I could define a few key blogging terms that may help beginning bloggers find their footing. What I ended up with was an epically long post that needs to be separated into several categorical [...]

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Can I change my blog name and keep my readers?

March 29, 2010

Blogging is a fun hobby. It’s a way to get your voice out into the world and meet people with similar interests. As with anything, though, the more you do it, the more you see where your interests lie. You may start out blogging your pregnancy and family life or you may blog your political [...]

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Learning HTML Can Help You Take Control of Your Blog

March 24, 2010

If you’re blogging and you don’t know even a little bit of HTML, you’re doing yourself a disservice. HTML tells a web browser how to display text elements on your web page. Learning and using HTML is fairly intuitive; I think you’ll find it very easy to learn. Knowing how to use HTML on your [...]

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RSS Series: How do I set up my blog’s RSS feed via e-mail?

March 10, 2010

If you have a blog or web site, you likely have an RSS feed your readers can subscribe to via a feed reader so they know when you’ve updated your site with new content. Traditionally, RSS feeds are read through a feed reader or news aggregator. Lately, though, more and more people are asking for [...]

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RSS Series: How do I burn my blog’s RSS feed with Feedburner?

March 8, 2010

Today I’m starting a five-part series about RSS and why you need it. Throughout the series you’ll learn what RSS is and why you need to make sure you’re offering it (Pt. 1) how to burn a feed with Feedburner (Pt. 1) how to offer your readers RSS via e-mail (Pt. 2) how to customize [...]

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What is the difference between blog categories and blog tags?

February 15, 2010

When I talk to beginning bloggers, I’m asked all sorts of questions. One I received this week was what is the difference between tags and categories? The obvious way to answer this is to define both, of course, but beyond that, I want to explain why you need both, how to name them, and how [...]

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Understanding the New FTC Guidelines: Your Questions Answered

October 8, 2009

If you’re blogging professionally or even semi-seriously you’ve likely heard about the new FTC guidelines regarding bloggers and how we disclose any relationships with companies who have paid us to endorse or review products. As is usually the case when something changes, rumors and misinformation are swirling. This article seeks to give you a basic [...]

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