Encourage your Readers to Comment

I like reading Jimmy’s Post on Hungry for Comments, I am also addicted to reading comments may it be good or bad left by my readers. It gives me a mushy feeling that I stirred up their emotions in some weird way. Tips to keep Readers Glued by encouraging them to comment… in other words […]

Blog Rush

Unless you’ve been really out of touch in the blogging world then you have probably heard about BlogRush by now. BlogRush was launched only very recently (Sept 15th) but has been making headlines, and more importantly, has been getting a real rush of bloggers signing up and putting up their widget on their blogs. But […]

Trimming Down Your Posts

What makes a good blog? There are so many answers to this question, you wouldn’t even know where to start. One thing is for sure, though, long winded posts are something that readers do not appreciate. I was with another blogger friend the other day and we got to talking about deciding on what to […]

More Thoughts on Writing

I am still in a pensive mood as I start writing this post for today. Here are more thoughts on writing that I think we should consider when we have time. Easy reading is damn hard writing. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne I suppose most people know him for The Scarlett Letter but writers should know him for […]

Blogs and Humor

It seems to me that there is a fine line between taking one’s self too seriously and trying too hard to be funny. I remember a conversation with another blogger friend a long time ago wherein he was talking about how bloggers should be able to inject a certain amount of humor into his posts. […]

How to Come Up with a Good Title

Writing titles for blog posts or web articles is something that not too many people are good at. I have to admit, I am one of those who have to take some time to stop and think and then think a little bit more in order to get a satisfactory title for my writing. It […]