Blogging Basics 101

So many uses for something like this (especially if you have several bloggers writing at your site)!

I’m always up for new ways to use my iPhone. How about you?

Promoting your brand via social media is great…except when it isn’t. Here’s how Ann Taylor, Southwest Air, and Pretzel Crisps addressed their mistakes.

One of the first things you need to determine as a new blogger is your niche. Some niches are easier to write in than others. If you find yourself sharing information in a customized niche (like I do), the article offers advice on how to stay focused and true to your passion.

That pretty much says it all, doesn’t it?

Did you know you can undo a sent e-mail in Gmail? It’s a lesser known feature, but Google just made it even better than it was before. When it first launched, you were given a 5-second window during which you could hit “undo.”

Now that’s up to 30 seconds, Google Operating System discovered.

Social scanning, group buying, mobile loyalty cards, and more. How is your business using these tools?

The Ninja Announcements plugin displays small portions of text/images/video on pages and posts in your WordPress blog. These announcements are used to let your visitors know about something special. They can be scheduled so that they are only displayed between specified dates/times (for example when you are running a contest).

Everyone was a newbie once. Smashing Magazine asked their community what piece of advice they’d give newbies and they responded with

1. Never stop learning
2. Take criticism constructively
3. Be patient
4. Comment your code
5. Be a helpful member of the community
6. Learn the business
7. If you don’t love it, leave it
8. Make time for yourself
9. Believe in and be yourself

Some of that sounds a little trite to me, but I have to admit that, at some point or another, you need to remember each of those things.