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How Not to Run a Company Blog

July 30, 2010
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A few months ago, I excitedly accepted an unpaid gig as a contributing blogger for a new company blog. A retail business trying to improve its online presence hoped that a few writers could bring perspective and increase exposure. However, I lost my enthusiasm after a few weeks when I realized that I was wasting my time.

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5 Ways Social Media Can Feed You

July 28, 2010
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he Internet and social media have greatly increased my enjoyment of cooking and shopping for food. I’ve learned new techniques, discovered new recipes, and have been inspired by food bloggers and recipe websites. A few days ago, I poached eggs for the first time in my life after watching a video on YouTube.

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Is It Just Me, or Is It a Bit Drafty in Here?

July 22, 2010
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Wordpress, and most other blogging platforms, allow you to save drafts; this function is useful if you have an idea you want to save for later, or if you can’t finish writing a post in one sitting. You can save your draft and come back to it at any time, on any computer with Internet access.

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How Blog Posts Can Become Lessons

July 21, 2010
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If you have a blog, do you think you could make a lesson plan from all the work you’ve done? Could your blog posts become instructive exercises? If you reorganized your posts by category or theme, for example, could they tell an overarching story? Could you possibly organize your blog posts like a textbook?

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5 Exceptionally Written Blogs

June 21, 2010
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As an avid blogger with a creative writing background, I really appreciate other bloggers who take the extra time to write insightful, meaningful content. I do enjoy tumblr blogs, photo blogs, and funny blogs as much as the next person, but I have a special place in my heart for blogs with more words than pictures.

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