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Disqus Gets Some New Goodies!

I am a big fan of the Disqus commenting system and have completely bought into it for my own personal blog. While the free package is everything that I could need, they do have a paid version that has a lot of fun additions to it that I would love to have a hold of and have been jealous that I could not get to use yet.

To my joy, Disqus is now rolling out a 2012 package for free that includes several new goodies!

The focus is to offer a commenting system that promotes community, discussion, and furthering of the content written.

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How I Overcame Writer’s Block

Just what the world needs, right?

Seriously, though, there are plenty of blog posts about writers block.

When you consider the blogging boom, there has been a huge increase in the number of people who have committed themselves to writing regularly. After the initial “this is awesome” feeling wears off, the hard part sets in. This is when most drop out of the race.

Blogging. Is. A. Marathon.

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Blogging Tip: Have A Tweetable Summary Introduction

Every week, I review the top blog articles that I have read through and call the post “Links of the Week.” In this process of going through countless articles, finding the best ones, and putting a link on the post with a summary of the article, I have found it VERY tough to come up with a single sentence for the post. The simple solution for it is that I would love a simple, tweetable sentence that summarizes the whole thing for me.

Marketers do this really well in radio and television ads. A single, simple statement to sell the product that they say over and over again. Anyone remember “HEADON! Apply directly to the forehead?”

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Blogging Tip: Avoiding Bait and Switch Titles

There is an unethical business practice called “bait and switch” where a store advertises 80% off something on a product that they know will be sold out quickly, yet leave the sign up to draw people in to buy something else. Bait them with the sale, convince them that you sold out SO quickly, and switch it so that they end up buying something else that gives you a great profit margin.

Unfortunately, across the Internet, SO MANY bloggers are doing that very practice with blog titles.

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Sustained Traffic Through Pinterest

We have talked a lot about the newest social media platform on the block, Pinterest, and the accelerated growth that it has received. It has gained notoriety online for its unique take on social media that has attracted a whole new audience that has transformed blogging, e-business, and online networking. But for those that do have Pinterest connected to a website or blog, there is something amazing happening that has not been discussed much, sustained traffic.

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For the Ladies: 2012 Blog Post Planner [Free Download]

This is pretty cool!

If you’re a blogger (and by the design, I would say a female), you may want to consider downloading this free 2012 blog post planner! (Apr-Dec 2012)

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How-To Blog for a Good Cause

Shaun Groves is awesome.

It’s true.

He’s a singer/songwriter turned speaker/blogger. He is a communication craftsman.

Shaun Groves blogs as a Compassion blogger, a voice for children around the world who desperately need to be saved from poverty in Jesus name. Here is some of what he recommends to do the most good when blogging for a good cause:

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Should Your Church Have a Blog?

In 2011, 300 million websites were added to the Internet. The volume of digital data floating in the sea of the Internet is creating a tsunami of information that is completely overwhelming. The World Wide Web has seeped its way into our lives and taken root like no other piece of technology ever has before. We find it at home, work and play. It’s on our computers, tablets and smartphones.

It. Is. Everywhere.

So, should a church even bother adding to all of this noise with a blog of their own?

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Standard Theme Now Available on WordPress.com!

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It’s true.

Standard Theme has rung-in as the 30th premium theme available to WordPress.com users and it, is, beautiful.

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Pinterest Is Better Than Google+

With that kind of a title, I bet I have your attention now.

It is true that I have been praising Google+ for about a month leading up to their 100 millionth account. In fact, I was as bold as to claim that they will eventually become the gold standard in social media.

I take none of that back.

But Pinterest is currently doing something that Google+ is not. Pinterest is bringing in a lot of traffic.

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