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Do You Share The Blog Posts That You Read?

Karen — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:02:04 +0000

You’ve probably seen them, hell, I even have them here on Blazing Minds, I’m talking about social network share buttons.

Nearly every blog you visit has them these days and though us bloggers do love to have them on our blogs for those kind enough to click on to share a bit of love and Stumble, ReTweet, Digg, Like ……….. and the list goes on.

As you will see, here on Blazing Minds I have the SexyBookmarks plugin at the bottom of the blog post where readers can share the post they are enjoying on a selection of sites for others to find and also share and though there is a choice there to choose from I was wondering what sites people use the most and which ones are worth having which are not.

So when you’ve finished reading this bloggy post, check out the buttons and use the ones you are listed with, then leave me a comment letting me know which ones you think you would remove, which ones you would like to see and why, then I can take a look to see what are more popular than others.

I have tried to add the popular ones that I use such as Twitter, BlogEngage, StumbleUpon, Digg, Ping.fm and so on, but I’d love my readers input

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Blogging Tips for Bloggers and Commentators

Karen — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:03:14 +0000

Now I’ve been blogging on Blazing Minds for over a year now, though I had a bit of a slow start and didn’t usually get that many comments back and my earlier blog posts where somewhat short and far between, over the past year my blogging has improved, so I would like to take the opportunity to give some blogging tips to you all on what I’ve personally learned.

Write informative blog posts.
Even if they are just about what you did in the day, show that whatever you did you have a bit of knowledge about it.

Write as you!
When you typing out your blog post, type it out as if you are talking to someone and write as you would talk with all you little quirks that you would normally have when talking to someone.

Don’t wait for people to come to you, go to them!
Comment on other blogs that you read and be yourself, don’t just comment once, go back and join in conversations, if a blog has a option to let know you when some posts in the comments then use it.

Use Twitter.
Yes Twitter can be a traffic source for your blog, use a WordPress plugin to post to Twitter when you post on your blog.

Respond to your comments!
When you get comments on your blog, respond to them, people love to see that you are also been part of your own blog and joining in with conversations that technically you started anyway when you first wrote your post.

Use CommentLuv on your blog.
Not only is this a great plugin for your readers to post their latest blog posts for some Linky Love on your blog, but it will also act as an avenue for you to find even more blogs to subscribe to and comment on, sometimes you can find some amazing blogs that would’ve been hidden from you otherwise.

Submit your posts to the Social Networks!
As well as Twitter, submit your posts to other social networks such as Digg, Mixx, BlogEngage etc. Also join Ping.fm and as many social Networks as you can and then get your blog posts automatically “pinged” to them all in one go, spreading the word that you have made a new post and you would like everyone to stop by and take a look.

Consider Guest Bloggers or becoming a Guest Blogger!
Handy one this for exposure, not just for you but for other bloggers. If you enjoy reading a blog then be bold and ask the author of the blog if they would like to be a guest blogger on yours, there’s a 50/50 chance they will say yes. Also if you are asked to be a guest blogger then take a look at the blog and see if you could bring some of your knowledge or humour to the blog and go for it, such as, I occasionally guest post at FuelMyBlog and I’ve met some great bloggers there and had an increase in visitors.

Let your visitor’s comment!
I know what you’re thinking I already let my visitor’s comment! But do you?
This is mainly for those using Google Blogger, I’ve visited many blogs in the past using Blogger and I haven’t commented for one simple reason, when trying to comment I hit that brick wall that says “Google user”, open up your options to allow readers to comment by adding their name and URL etc, see my post “Don’t loose out on comments when using Blogger” for more precise details.

Finally Have Fun with your blog.
Don’t give in to the masses that say, you MUST post about the top search keywords etc, blog what you want to blog about, at the end of the day it’s you blog and you started it, so why should you blog about things your not interested in!

So there you have my collection of blogging tips, hope you find them useful, till next time

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Do you Tweet, Digg etc posts on blogs you enjoy reading?

Karen — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:09:48 +0000

So you’ve just read a blog post and you think to yourself, wow that was interesting or maybe it was funny or you would just like to tell your friends what you have read.

But do you take advantage of the buttons that the majority of blogs, including this one, have at the bottom of the blog posts?

Most would probably say no, which is a real shame as clicking on these buttons or links helps a blogger get their post out to more people by you, the reader, simply ReTweeting, Digging or posting the information out on the many social networks that are out there!

So if you are reading a blog post and see links to social networks that you belong to then take the time to click on them and spread the word, you would be surprised how this help bloggers out.

I visit a few blogs and do ReTweet and Digg posts that I enjoy reading, most of the time if you Tweet a post with the ReTweet buttons on a blog post you will get a tweet back for the blogger saying thank you for the RT, which will in turn add to your conversation for your tweets.

Also by submitting posts to social networks will usually help you out by showing others what you enjoy reading etc and this will usually build up your followings on the social networks such as Twitter.

So remember, if there are social networks buttons or links of a blog post, click them and spread the love for the blogs you are reading

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Do you Tweet, Digg etc posts on blogs you enjoy reading? is a post from Blazing Minds Copyright 2008-2011. Please link back when using this source material.

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