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Product Reviews

Win a Copy of TypePad for Dummies and a Year of TypePad!

March 1, 2010

It’s here! After months of hard work, Shannon and I are so pleased to announce that our book, TypePad For Dummies, is now on bookshelves. Want to know what you can expect to find inside? A basic explanation of blogging technologies, geared toward newbies to get them up to speed. We explain RSS feeds, Rich [...]

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Blogging & Taxes: What You Need to Know

December 28, 2009

Blogging in 2004 was significantly different from blogging in 2009. Over the past five years we’ve seen an explosion in how people use social media and how we make money from it. In 2004, it was hard to find a professional blogger; blogging was still very much a community-based hobby. These days, it’s unlikely to [...]

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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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Giveaway: Blog Blazers by Stephane Grenier

February 17, 2009

This giveaway is closed. I read Blog Blazers by Stephane Grenier last month and gave it a good review. Based on that review and endorsement, Barabara Jones of One2One Network decided to include that book as part of the swag at Blissdom09. Over 250 women now have that book! What a great way to find [...]

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Book Review: Blog Blazers by Stephane Grenier

January 5, 2009

Blog Blazers by Stephane Grenier ($16.95) I received Blog Blazers in December and was asked to write a review and share my thoughts with you. (Full disclosure: If you click on the link to buy Blog Blazers from Amazon.com, I will receive a few pennies from the sale.) Blog Blazers is a compilation of interviews [...]

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Review: Epson Artisan 800 Printer

November 17, 2008

Last week Barbara Jones of One2OneNetwork.com sent me an Epson Artisan 800 printer (an all-in-one machine) for review. I was happy to do the review because she is also giving me one to giveaway to a Blogging Basics 101 reader (tune in tomorrow)! However, I was a little skeptical because I have owned a printer/scanner/fax/copier [...]

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