Comments on: Duck, Duck, Blog: The Art, Business, and Technology of Doing The Blog

By: electric space heaters

electric space heaters — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:39:59 +0000

Pretty informative post, though I’m not so sure I agree with you about Snagit. I mean, layers are AWESOME; there’s a reason so many graphics programs have been updating in order to add them. You certainly don’t have to use them if you don’t want to, either, ya know.

By: get ranked number one

get ranked number one — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 10:39:00 +0000

Interesting comments, thanks for the info.

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Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:40:51 +0000

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By: Kelly King Anderson

Kelly King Anderson — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:55:57 +0000

Ooh! I forgot to tell you thank you for the shoutout and repeated link love. You make my wishes come true. Thanks Jane! Kelly King Andersons last blog post..Utah Event: June 19th Lift Up Your Heart & Rejoice

By: Kelly King Anderson

Kelly King Anderson — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:54:35 +0000

What a great post, I still feel very new to the blogosphere even after 2 years, there’s so much to learn…thanks for the links and summary. I agree with “search bar” being a must have, I also really think every blog needs a homepage button, didn’t have one until 2 months ago myself and it’s really changed things for my readers and myself! I also really recommend having an email list option where you could identify where the readers are located/region and RSS subscribe button at the top is a must! I’m also a huge advocate of hosting your blog on your own site, I messed that up for the first 8 months and was on wordpress and then had to “move”, nightmare!! Finally we have our online magazine in a wordpress template, Revolution Theme which I love. It was only $89, but you’ll need someone to customize it for you unless you’re a programmer. Revolution Theme has loads of amazing templates.

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Fight the Klutz Frump, and Other Tips for a Well-Lived Life — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:30:59 +0000

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By: Cate

Cate — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:35:45 +0000

Thanks for this post. My own desire for internet super-stardom only started after suscribing to your lovely/hilarious blog. Also, thanks for the introduction to Dooce! (Although, you are just as funny as her.) Also add to post: flattery gets you everywhere Cates last blog post..Curious Gorge

By: the mama bird diaries

the mama bird diaries — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:19:41 +0000

Girl, you are working overtime on this.

Awesome post, great links. Well done.

I agree with Memarie Lane on responding to comments.

the mama bird diariess last blog post..Is my kid weird?

By: Marianne

Marianne — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:25:22 +0000

Great ideas here — you’ve helped lots of bloggers with this post.

Transparency is the “it” word in the blogosphere right now, isn’t it? I know in the personal finance/frugal arena of blogging, there’s a certain expectation of transparency when chatting about how you manage/save/make/budget money.

I feel you on the angst; I started blogging just to write, then got caught up in the maybe-I-can-be-a-BlogStar craziness.

It’s just too crazy for me, and, I’m just little ole me, anyhow.

Thanks for the linky — appreciate it, as always.

By: World's Greatest Mommy

World's Greatest Mommy — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:48:13 +0000

I so needed this! I wrote a post several weeks ago asking a ton of questions that you answered here.

Thanks for the tips. For me, I just wanted a place to write. But I realized quickly that knowing someone has a comment about what I’ve written, motivates me to be a better writer.

I appreciate the candor and advice…Hope that helps remove at least a teaspoonful of angst…

World’s Greatest Mommys last blog post..Knowing Where We Come From

By: Natalie @ Politics for Moms

Natalie @ Politics for Moms — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:48:52 +0000

Thanks for visiting P4M, and I’m so glad you did because now I get to discover your little gem of a blog. Love this post and plan to make a few changes based on your ideas.

Adding you to my Bloglines.

Natalie @ Politics for Momss last blog post..Michelle Obama on ‘The View’

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:04:21 +0000

While I’ll never be a power blogger, I enjoyed this post. I’ve always wondered how ppl get to be so popular.

I’m a total Snagit person and love, love it. But I mostly just use it for work.

About the comments, I like to see the poster’s responses to everyone else’s comments as well, but I don’t always follow up on the thread. I guess it really just depends on how many comments you are trying to respond to.

Julias last blog post..I Am Not an Anti-Dentite

By: Julie Stiles Mills

Julie Stiles Mills — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:03:37 +0000

I have three blogs on WordPress and two on blogger. I tend to reply to a comment within the comment on WordPress since it has a section within the admin area devoted to "my comments." I personally click "my comments" and view what I wrote on another blog and what was written following my comment. For my blogger blogs, I have to hunt for my comments, bookmark them or click the email notification for follow-ups on the comments. Too many emails for that to be a reasonable option for me. Julie Stiles Millss last blog post..the good, the bad and the ugly.

By: Jendeis

Jendeis — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:03:19 +0000

Thanks for such a fabulous and informative post! This is a definite must-bookmark!

Jendeiss last blog post..Review – The Romanov Bride

By: Kirstin

Kirstin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:42:52 +0000

Thanks for the tips. I’ll have to come back and read again so it sticks (C:
I love the outlet of blogging and would definately like to up the traffic though I also blog just to keep family and friends updated on life. I’m definately interested in researching making money by blogging.

Kirstins last blog post..Recipe: Raspberry Crumble Muffins

By: genny

genny — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:58:16 +0000

Came over here from Rocks in My Dryer…so glad I did! Thanks for all the great information!

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By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:53:34 +0000

TX Poppet — I love homemade pickles. Can’t wait to try yours.

Michelle — It’s certainly not your fault that I’ve got angst. But your apologizing just proves how classy you are. Aaack — on the “transparency.” Shows how behind I am when I try to use the new lingo!

Lady Why — Don’t be impressed, and Good luck!

Marie — Great points on the comment dilemma. So, for example, if I were to tell you here that I am totally going to mail you my LDS P&P asap, only I have not found it yet, that would be kinda out of place, huh?

Tom — The one thing you still didn’t tell me was exactly which keywords I should be focusing on. Oh, what’s that? You think I could figure that out on my own? Huh?

Gizmo — I LOVE SnagIt, in case you couldn’t tell. I’m sure you will too. (And they really should start paying me).

JanMary — I really respect people who can fathom Photoshop. I know it can do even more cool things than SnagIt (except, does it do screenshots?), but I just have a complete mental block against it, some sort of software prejudice.

By: JanMary, N Ireland

JanMary, N Ireland — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:33:05 +0000

Thanks for this. Great info.

I use Blogger. I also use Photoshop, but I am a digi-scrapper too, so use it daily anyway.

Trying to get to grips with all the technical stuff, and getting there…slowly!

JanMary, N Irelands last blog post..Take time to play & WFMW

By: Gizmo

Gizmo — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:42:59 +0000

Snagit sounds like something I need. I don't need the gajillions of features that Photshop has, that's for sure. Gizmos last blog post..Win a Free Digital Photo Keychain

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:26:10 +0000

Thanks for the smart and comprehensive post! (And for finding my small contribution worth linking.) This one's getting bookmarked. Toms last blog post..Christopher Barger, GM's Social Media Rock Star