Taxes. I’ve spent the whole afternoon buried in paperwork. I think I finally have the rough draft done and should be able to finish up and mail in my 1040 tomorrow.
Doing taxes wears me out. I’m left with very little inspiration for blogging, even though I have a document full of ideas. So, I’ll share with you a few posts I’ve read this week that I feel are worth sharing!
How to Choose a Domain Name for a Niche Site – Q&A by Antti of Zemalf.com
Antti is fast becoming one of my favorite bloggers. His tutorials and how-to posts are always very well laid out, detailed, and easy to follow. I’m especially benefiting from his knowledge on SEO.
Strange Rumblings in the Blogging World – by Mike CJ of MikesLife.com
What are your thoughts on the recent trend of bashing A-list bloggers just to get a little traffic to your site? Mike opens up a discussion, then surprises us with a little story of his own! I love it!
From Screencast to Podcast – by Ms. Ileane of The Podcast Blog
My favorite voice in the podcasting world, Ms. Ileane, shows us how she makes a podcast from a screencast! She’s fabulous, so it you’ve never heard her podcasts or seen her video tutorials, this is a good one to get you started!
Blogging is a Support System: Use It – by Courtney of TheDigitalMommy.com
Everyone has bad days, weeks, months even. Bloggers especially. There are times when we wonder if we’re really helping anyone, if anyone is reading, and if the time we spend on our blogs is time wasted. There is nothing wrong with voicing our fears. When my friend, Gordie did this on his blog, Life Style Design For You, he received eighty (80) encouraging comments which spurred him on to not only continue, but completely renew his blog. It’s now better than ever!
What have you read and enjoyed this week?
Thanks Erica! I have to add to the Antti recommendation.
He puts those of us with English as a first language to shame sometimes with the clarity of his writing.
I'm with you on Antti, his stuff is genuinely useful and easy to put in to practice.
Hi Erica,
Thank you for the mention. It's very kind of you.
Absolutely! I think the response to your post was a very good example of the community that is experienced by bloggers. We don't hear from everyone every day, but as soon as we need them, they are there! I have really enjoyed watching the transformation of your blog since the day you almost gave up…
Hey Erica. Thanks for the kind words and the link luv. I'll check out the other links here too. Your blog rocks!
@Ileane
Thank you so much Erica! I couldn't ask for a better start for my weekend than hearing great feedback like that
I've read all but one of the other posts on your list earlier and liked them too. Now gotta give Courtney's a visit.
Thanks Kevin!
Definitely a great set of posts you have mustered up here. I can't argue with you, they are some of my favourite posts this week as well. Nice one
HI Erica,
Good post and some good links in there.
Hope you enjoy the weekend
Nice round-up Erica!
You assembled a great collection here.
I could not agree more with your view of the blogging community being there for you when needed. Somehow, a good sized group of us have come together to form some really valuable relationships, which I personally cherish. You have contributed heavily to this great experience and I've always been happy to have you as a friend.
Aside from your singing post I really enjoyed the post you linked to from Mike. I hadn't read it before.
Jordan Cooper's latest video on notaproblog.com is really funny and worth watching..
I'll have to check out Jordan's post. I've been working on launching a project and haven't been blog-hopping much lately.
Thanks!
Thank you, Jimi!
Weekend going great so far! I'm gettin' into some PHP over here and having a blast. I'm a learn-as-ya-go student of web development, so I spend a lot of time 'playing' before I get things just right. Today, things are goin' smooth! Going to see The Music Man at the community threatre tonight… promises to be be a great day!
How's yours?
Courtney is a fantastic blogger with connections and blogs everywhere. I have no idea how she keeps up with it all, but I always enjoy her posts. She's a great friend too!
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