11 Sep
There was an interesting debate/mild catfight going on in the comments of a John Chow Dot Com post the other day. John had written about whether doing off-topic posts was a good idea or not. He said he often received complaints when he did a restaurant review or some such, but “I personally get a […]
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10 Sep
Daily Blog Tips has published a post called One Simple Blogging Rule to Keep You Out of Trouble.
Spoiler: The rule is not to say anything online that you wouldn’t say in person. It’s very good advice, even if you blog In Disguise and think no one will ever unmask you. Don’t say anything that […]
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07 Sep
You may commiserate with me on this, but one of the first songs I remember hearing as a toddler was Meat Loaf’s boisterous early hit You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth. I’m not a huge fan but Meat Loaf has always held a special place in my heart, if not on my […]
Posted in blogging, pop culture by: richminx
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05 Sep
Sometimes it’s necessary to dust off your resume and update it. Although many people don’t mention their blogs in their resumes, as long as it’s SFW (Safe For Work) you should include it because you’ve learned a lot of valuable skills while blogging. Yes, really! Print out the list below and put it on your […]
Posted in blogging, employment by: richminx
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03 Sep
The one where Rich Minx mulls over her blog’s progress in August and thinks about the coming month.
If you’re nodding off already, may I politely direct you to a hilarious video I found of Kevin Smith completely owning a heckler at a comic fest. (Note: Contains offensive language involving mothers, do not watch at the […]
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31 Aug
Viral linking, the act of passing a list of blog links from site to site to grow everyone’s linkbacks and traffic, doesn’t have to be a dull, copy-and-paste job featuring a list of site names. *cough*
Check out Pirate Links by DCR Blogs (found via yet another check of my Technorati page to see who links […]
Posted in blogging, seo, websites by: richminx
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30 Aug
A good site tagline (your subheading) can make all the difference. Daily Blog Tips has linked to some of the funniest taglines on the internet. Can you name any others?
The original tagline on RichMinx.com was ‘You had me at high yield’, back when all I talked about was money. As more and more blogging/web posts […]
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27 Aug
As part of his epic 31 Days To Building a Better Blog project, Darren at ProBlogger is following his own tips and linking to some fellow bloggers in a post today called 10 Blogs That I Read. Because he reads “hundreds” of blogs and has the feelings of a very large readership to consider, Darren […]
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17 Aug
If you run a blog, which post is your ‘flagship’ post so far? A flagship post is one that your blog is most well-known for. You might not consider it your best post, but it’s the one that’s received the most traffic/comments/bouquets.
I ask because a while back ChrisG, who runs the Authority Blogger Forum I […]
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15 Aug
Bryan of OneMansGoal.com has reviewed me. It’s the first time I’ve paid for a review ($15 via PayPal, which seemed reasonable - especially compared with JohnChow.com’s $400!).
Why order a paid review?
Authority. Some sites will review you for free, but are unlikely to be as well-known as someone who charges. Bryan is a new blogger but […]
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