How to Comment on Blogs and How Not to Mess it Up.

Jainey was trying much too hard to be the best barista at the tiny coffee shop on the corner of Main and Spruce. She arrived fifteen minutes early for every shift and stayed fifteen minutes later. She wanted to make sure her boss noticed how committed she was to her job and to the shop. [...]

Get more traffic to your profile and photo gallery

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We’re happy to announce that we’re stepping up our support of Pix-O-Sphere members by promoting their photos and profiles on our Twitter account and Facebook page. To get additional support, you can add your Twitter handle to your profile so we can tag you in tweets when we promote your photos and profile. Once you [...]

5 Ways to Prepare for Success and Avoid Debt

You’ve been blogging your heart out, spend every waking moment using Twitter, and guest blogging like crazy but your subscription numbers are stagnant and you’re pulling your hair out wondering why it’s just not working for you. Your blog has affiliate ads and you’re using every Amazon link you have, that pertains to your niche, [...]

The Dirty Little Secret High Paying Bloggers Don’t Want You to Know.

I’ve spent 10 years banging my head on my desk wondering why some bloggers have such large numbers and some don’t. Some of the most influential bloggers I’ve found only have a hand full of readers. Social Media Gurus, with inflated egos, would scoff that I call someone influential if they have only a hand [...]

Sex Offenders in Social Media and Their First Amendment Rights

Internet law can be tricky, especially when pedophiles want access to use social networks, like Facebook. The courts in Indiana are at odds with one another over sex offenders using Facebook. While one court wants to protect kids, the other court took advice from the ACLU about a sex offender’s First Amendment rights. So the [...]

Is Facebook Timeline and Pages Stealing Your Blog Traffic?

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When Facebook implemented the changes on Pages to look like the Timeline we have on our personal profiles, I instantly thought the new look resembled a blog. This made me uncomfortable. It should make all bloggers uncomfortable. Bloggers work hard to develop readership so their blogs can generate an income from the ads they put [...]

What ‘The Impossible’ and It’s Tsunami Taught Me About Social Media

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I have always found it frustrating when people talk about having a theme or tag line that describes your blog. I used to run an online magazine for girls and I changed the entire design every month. I like to switch things up and my life is so spontaneous that my theme could change at [...]

Unplug for the Weekend to Discover Ideas for Fresh Content

As much as we know social media success depends on our diligent online presence, we need to stay connected to our every day world. We can schedule posts and Tweets for the weekend and get out of the house (if the weather’s nice) and enrich our lives by growing our relationships. Even if it’s snowing [...]

9 People Principles to Build a Powerful Community

We can spend hours and hours talking about the nuts and bolts of blogging and social media, but what really gets attention is personality and people skills. Even though we live in a technological era, people still want to connect with other people. They want to feel like they know you, like they’ve connected with [...]

Time Saving Tips to Increase Your Blog Traffic

In the years I’ve been blogging and using social media (such as Facebook, Twitter, and various other networks) I have seen a dramatic drop in the activity in some circles of the blogging community. Many of us became so enamored with these additional resources for marketing that we’ve spent more time building up our presence [...]