Dear Reader, I was at the local coffee house with my two best buds this past weekend discussing how important blogs have become. One a signed musician and the other…
Dear Reader, One of my readers just said they bookmarked my blog to #1 on their browser. Aww! I’m assuming that’s ahead of Gmail 🙂 Anyways, ever feel like the…
Dear Reader, If you drop by here on the regs you probably enjoy our sense of community. There is a lot to talk about at Dear Blogger. Lots of blogging…
Dear Readers, On errands this weekend to fill my home office, I ended up at the television store. As I browsed through LGs, Samsungs, and the rare Toshiba, the concept…
Dear Readers, I’ve gotten this question a lot lately: “Where do I start building my email list?” Hmmmm. *Sits back in rocking chair and takes long pull from pipe as…
Dear Reader, I came home yesterday. Home being Minnesota. The land of 10,000 lakes and many more mosquitos. They don’t like me though. My folks are moving again – soon…
For two years of my blogging I used free designs. Then one fateful night, I switched to a theme from Theme-Junkie. In this post I’d like to show you how…
You might know my life changed recently, in a really good way. The change wasn’t fun at first – hunting down real estate in New York City is actually an…
Your blog goes live and...now what? You have a blank slate of a blog with nothing on it, yet all the potential in the world! Lately I've been helping so…
So as I wound up Spring Cleaning, I stumbled upon a plugin called Sticky Widgets WordPress that I’m really glad I integrated into the blog. The actually name of the…
“Change is neither good nor bad, it just is.” – Don Draper Dear Bloggers, A blog can ALWAYS improve, level-up. This very idea helped rapidly build Dear Blogger and push…
Dear Reader, Even wanted to take an ordinary blog, or online business, and covert it into a brand? Have a knack for cooking, or travelling, and even an online presence,…
Welcome to my First Blogging Bootcamp. Click the link to read more from this series. The blogosphere is composed of people. Real people like you, who have wants and needs.…
I have a confession to make. It’s why I don’t publish enough, despite how much you all inspire me each day. Confession: My writing standards are way too high. I…
The SMS service of the internet…short bursts of unsequential information…chirps from a bird!” “Twitter” has got a lot of meanings. For us bloggers, Twitter = traffic. But also, interestingly, Twitter…
Let me make a far-fetched assumption: If you blog on WordPress you probably want to feel popular online. You want the likes, tweets, and +1’s. Nearly all of us do.…
What’s on your blogging agenda this week? New post tomorrow? Post some more blog ads? Get a few more Likes? Be serious. It’s time to finally publish your first eBook.
Anyone who frequents Dear Blogger knows I try to keep the focus of my blog posts niche narrow. Specific ways to master weird facets of blogging, like upsells or G+.…
Does any of this sound familiar? “Instantly jack up your sales!” “Earn money the easy way!” “Lose weight overnight!” I love that last one. Who wouldn’t want to wake up…
If you run a WordPress blog you ought to know one thing. Your blog has unlimited potential. As a WordPress blogger you have a huge arsenal of doohickies you can…
The days of easy Google traffic are over and I hear the complaints all the time. How can I attract more traffic? Will Google ever notice my blog posts? Well…
Some days I look at my blogs and absolutely hate them. I wonder why anyone would ever hit "Like" or consider commenting. I'll write half of a new post, then…
I know I already disclosed my New Year’s resolution to the email club (it’s to “ask for more” this year). Here’s another one: Totally dominate Google+ in 2013 Why? What’s…
In 2011 the cast of MTV’s Jersey Shore sold merchandise to crazed fans and tourists. It was reported they sold nearly 500,000 shot glasses in one summer, which Adweek says…