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@ChrisBrogan
Chris Brogan followed me today on Twitter. My world is complete.
I know what you’re thinking. He follows hundreds of thousands of people. Don’t rain on my parade, OK?
Four Things to Avoid When Rolling Out Your New Blog
To this point I have offered ideas on how to start your new blog and what steps you can take to make the start up process easier.
Time to branch out, however. Here are four suggestions about things to avoid as you roll out your new website. Needless to say, subjectivity plays a pretty big role regarding what’s good vs. what’s bad on a website, but I think that these tips are generally regarded as being things to avoid. Feel free to take my advice or to ignore it. The choice is yours. (more…)
Don’t Be Afraid To Be An Amateur Blogger
It really is kind of scary. Starting a blog for the first time – and hitting the publish button – can be rather frightening. Let’s face it. Once that button is pushed your words are made available for all the world to see. All the world. That, my friends, is one helluva lot of people and you have every right to be a bit self conscious.
What are you afraid of? You’ve purchased a domain name and downloaded and installed WordPress. Perhaps you have even designed or contracted for a custom WordPress theme. You’ve written your first post and are all set to hit the publish button. But fear takes over and you don’t do it. What are you afraid of? (more…)