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Questions about blogs and blogging.

Questions about blogs and blogging. Post length, how to transition from blogs to print, topics, formatting.

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"Lacking meat", "Content-free", and poor defense-development. Please critique my work

After releasing my first blogging article I received some less-than-stellar reviews citing that I "managed to write a blog post that hypes up your proposed solution to "hacking" TV...then don't even have a solution" and that "this must be one of the…
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Mixing topics in a blog

I was reading this Jakob Nielsen Alertbox about the top 10 weblog design mistakes. Mistake #8 was: Mixing Topics If you publish on many different topics, you're less likely to attract a loyal audience of high-value users. Busy people might…
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Should I embrace or avoid memes(pictures) when blogging?

I write on a fairly low traffic blog. One thing I've been seeing some of around the internet are blog posts which use meme pictures(example picture. It seems like an interesting approach to me. I'm a programmer and write about technical topics.…
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Do people still read blogs?

I am under the impression they do but I have colleagues who believe nobody reads blogs anymore, and that if you must blog, video blogs are better. Any thoughts on this? Is writing becoming redundant?
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Common errors for a non-native English writer starting a blog in English?

I am not a native English speaker, and I would like to start a blog in English. I cannot say that I have a lot of experience blogging, but I had a blog in my native language for more than an year, and kept it up for around 200 posts. I feel I really…
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How to write a guide based on personal experiences without sounding as if I'm bragging?

Specifically, I'm thinking to write a generic financial guide based on my own experiences. Personal finance, I think, is quite a sensitive topic. I'm kind of anxious if people might view me as being a braggart for being "good" at my finances. Do…
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Is Blogging considered a form of creative writing?

I have seen most personal blogs where the blog author's writing style is undisciplined and mostly inspiration-driven; that is, the author doesn't care too much for grammar and usually writes in a persuasive style, so blog writing isn't academic…
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Does Visual Appearance matter in blog writing

I want to host a blog with funny and dark articles. How much do I have to worry about the appearance. Should I focus only on the content or does the visual appearance and graphics matter a lot too?
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How do i tweak my blogger page to my taste for effective blogging experience

I have been blogging for over one year with blogger but I personally don't feel its user friendly as WordPress, but I don't want to move my contents or blog to wordpress. How do I tweak blogger to my taste?
Obiyo Daniel
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A creative way to combine two niches?

I had been maintaining two blogs focusing on two different niches - tech stuff(computer world) and lifestyle(life hacks and short stories) - but now I want to get my own domain. I have heard that a blog must only focus on one niche or a set of…
Amy Cohen
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substitute for however

I find myself using however much too often. What's the best way around this? Should I find a list of substitutes? I'm thinking a better approach would be to fix my overall sentence structure and flow. I don't have much in terms of official…
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How should endorsements be used?

I have a long and analytic article. By its nature, it's hard to get clicks, and even raise skepticism. Luckily, I have an endorsement from a person who is regarded as expert in the field, and I am permitted to use that endorsement. How should I…
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A blog on sexual abuse and harrassment

I'm planning to start a blog where I write about sexual abuse, sexual harassment and also domestic violence. I'm worried that people don't usually read or want to read such heavy stuff. Honestly, I can't read for long too because I feel I'm not…
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Which is the best place to write a diary?

Which internet platforms can be used to write something like a diary? I am writing on blogger.com, and write at all because: I really enjoy writing, since I can do this for hours I like to quickly remind myself of what I have been doing in the…
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Amateur who's writing own work for HubPages - should I move to Blogger/Blogspot?

I'm currently writing little things here and there on HubPages. I don't intend to get into blogging "seriously", and even the little articles I write I don't consider amazing. However, I do enjoy writing them, and have many future articles already…
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