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February 2010

When Does Social Media Become Counterproductive?

by Julie McElroy on February 26, 2010

If your bloodshot eyes look at the clock and it occurs to you that you spent the last 6 hours killing off people on Mafia Wars or cultivating your farm in Farmville, you may wonder how productive that time was really spent.
So, when does spending time on social media websites become counterproductive?
To determine the answer [...]

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Keep a Journal for Thoughts and Writing Ideas

by Julie McElroy on February 23, 2010

One of the goals that I hope will help alleviate the cacophony of continuous thoughts that flood my mind and keep me awake at night is to keep a journal.  On hand. Close by.  Easily accessible. Every writer, no matter what genre, should have a journal. At least one — many writers, including myself, have [...]

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While reading other blogs is a great way to find writing inspiration, it is important to occasionally pick up a book to find stories that lead to inspiration and writing motivation. This involves stepping away from the computer, the TV, and the Wii and curling up with a good book.
Goal Number Seven: Read more!!  [...]

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Five Ways to Find New Blog Post Ideas

by Julie McElroy on February 17, 2010

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Bitu Mihai. Bitu is a young blogger from Romania and the author of Nice Blogger. His main interests lie in SEO and Social Media.
A blogger must be prepared for everything, must have new ideas each day and he must write interesting posts to atract the attention [...]

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Top Fifteen Free Blog Directories

by Julie McElroy on February 13, 2010

One way to get your blog noticed not only by other readers, but in search engine traffic is by signing up with various blog directories.  You will see the widgets in my sidebar for blog directories where I have my blog listed.  Since I have decided to do this, I have noticed my traffic increase [...]

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Freelance Writing for Websites: Find your Niche

by Julie McElroy on February 10, 2010

There are endless opportunities to find freelance writing gigs.  If you just do a Google search, you will find all kinds of links to writing jobs. They may not all be good opportunities or many not even legitimate. There are great websites that have information and include compiled links to writing jobs. Two of the [...]

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