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May 27, 2012 By Michelle V. Rafter

The WordCount guide to guest post basics

Everyone you need to know about finding, writing and running guest posts.

Filed Under: Blogs Tagged With: Best of WordCount, blogging advice, blogging basics, guest posts, how to find guest posts

May 26, 2012 By Michelle V. Rafter

Blogathon week 4 recap: Our big fat blogging do overs

Ever want a do over? A chance to start from the beginning and make things happen a little – or a lot – differently from what you did the first time around? Yeah, me too. For the last theme day of the 2012 Blogathon, bloggers could choose to write on the same subject: “If I started blogging […]

Filed Under: Blogs Tagged With: 2011 WordCount Blogathon, blogging basics, blogging tips, how to blog every day, how to start blogging

May 25, 2012 By Michelle V. Rafter

Reading list for May 25: the boy, the POTUS and the photo

This week’s recommended reading – the head pat photo seen round the world, media coverage of Facebook’s IPO, the kid who lived at AOL, and more.

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: entrepreneur lives at AOL, Fretful Mother, media coverage of Facebook IPO, POTUS head pat, recommended reading for writers, swearing in baseball

May 24, 2012 By Michelle V. Rafter

Dear WordCount: How should I handle guest post offers?

This installment of the weekly freelance advice column discusses how to respond to unsolicited offers to write guest posts for your blog.

Filed Under: Blogs Tagged With: 2012 WordCount Blogathon, blogging tips, Dear WordCount, guest posts, handling guest post requests

May 23, 2012 By Michelle V. Rafter

5 newbie mistakes I’d avoid if I started blogging today

It’s another Blogathon theme day, when everyone writing on the same thing. Our topic: If I started a blog today, what would I do differently? Here’s my answer.

Filed Under: Blogs Tagged With: 2012 WordCount Blogathon, blogging tips, how to start a blog, tech tools for writers

May 22, 2012 By Michelle V. Rafter

8 reasons to join the BlogHer ad network

Becoming part of an online ad network is one way to earn money blogging. Here’s the scoop the popular women’s blog community as well as a few others.

Filed Under: Blogs Tagged With: AdNetwork.net, blog ad networks, BlogHer, how to make money blogging, monetizing your blog

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