Some folks love broadcasting their current geographic location (like we care!). I don’t. This quick video tutorial from Pam Brossman of Social Media Woman Magazine walks you through how to customize your Facebook privacy settings so your location can be more — er — private. Log in to your Facebook account right now and update […]
[ Read more ]If you look at the publication dates of my 8 most-visited posts from August 2010, you’ll notice that many of them were published a year or more ago. Just goes to show that people DO read posts from your blog’s archives. Make sure you highlight your most popular posts from time to time, in a […]
[ Read more ]It’s Makeover Monday! Today we’re reviewing Susan Daley’s blog, “Looking Out My Backdoor.” Susan, the author of two non-fiction books, writes: Help. I don’t seem to know how to attract people to my blog and yet remain true to myself (is my message just too boring?) Before I address that important question, let’s take a […]
[ Read more ]If you don’t already subscribe to Bright Ideas Blogzine — my free monthly e-zine — there’s still plenty of time to receive the September issue. This month’s issue is devoted to e-newsletters and includes 5 important tips for preparing and publishing your e-newsletter. You’ll also receive bonus tips: pricing for popular e-newsletter services how to […]
[ Read more ]Google just isn’t fast enough. The folks at Google must have believed that because they just launched Google Instant, a feature that displays search results as you type. I tried it; it’s almost as if Google was reading my mind. I did a search for “Blogging Bistro,” and by the time I got to the […]
[ Read more ]I received the following e-mail from the account of a close friend: I’m writing this with tear in my eye because it might get to you too urgent but it’s because of the situation of things right now,I’m stuck in SPAIN with family right now,i came down here on vacation ,i was robbed, worse of […]
[ Read more ]I’m always discovering functions on my computer that I didn’t know existed. When I was searching for a way to take custom screenshots on my PC (other than Ctrl + Prt Scr), I learned about the “Snipping Tool” that comes installed on Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. I love it! To access and […]
[ Read more ]I’m firmly convinced that your website and/or blog must be the hub of your online presence. In the August issue of Bright Ideas Blogzine, you’ll learn why. I’m trying something new with this issue because this is an important topic and, well… I got carried away writing content. Part of the content will be delivered […]
[ Read more ]People who manage others’ blogs — whether on a voluntary or paid basis — constantly troll the internet in search of industry-related articles they can reprint. If you’ve been blogging for a while and have a nice selection of posts in your archives, consider offering some of them for reprint. I do this and it […]
[ Read more ]When I’m listening to the radio, the hosts and advertisers often rattle off website addresses so quickly that I can’t figure out what they said. You may have experienced the same problem during phone conversations, when spelling a name or address. Whenever this happens to me, I guess at a word to substitute for the […]
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