Everyone Has a Story

Uncategorized 18 February 2010 | 4 Comments

So, I’m watching American Idol last night and they are filling the last few spots of the top 24 singers and they come to this gal, Angela,  that that has tried out for the show 3 times and for one reason or another has had to quit.  Unfortunately Angela is 28 so this was her [...]

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Blogging is a Support System: Use It

Uncategorized 26 January 2010 | 5 Comments

I love when a blogger sheds her veil, tears down the wall she’s so carefully stacked and lets all guards down…completely down.  When she places her heart on the table in hopes that it still beats when she grabs for it again and stays unjaded from the outside world.  When I read a post from [...]

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Writing Paid Posts

blogging 17 January 2010 | 2 Comments

You’ve been blogging for about a year, doing giveaways and reviews for companies, but you are starting to ask yourself, “Why?” Why am I working my butt off for these companies that are sending me this or that to review and then asking me to do a giveaway which includes setting up the contest with [...]

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How Do You Get Readers to Your Blog?

blogging 11 January 2010 | 5 Comments

When I’m online, I divide my time between promoting blog posts I have written and socializing with online friends, but I have come to the conclusion that both do indeed go hand in hand and if you are a blogger, both play an important roll in having a successful blog.
To make sure I was covering [...]

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Is Whrrl the New Secret Shopper?

Uncategorized 5 January 2010 | 1 Comment

2009 has been dubbed the year of social media. Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, blogging and Whrrl are ways people are telling stories about how they live their lives. You can follow someone and know where they are, who they are with and what they are doing. These forms of social media have not only changed the [...]

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Why Are Bloggers Deleting Posts and Pictures?

Uncategorized 3 December 2009 | 4 Comments

This question has been on my mind lately because I keep coming across blog posts that disappear or pictures that aren’t there anymore and I wonder why this keeps happening. Are we not thinking before we hit publish?
I’m not talking about bloggers that are password protecting their posts. I understand privacy trumps. [...]

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