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Angela England

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Angela England is a licensed massage therapist and has worked in a variety of wellness situations. England is a mother of three, freelance writer, and CAPPA trained childbirth educator and labor support doula. You can contact her via her website http://angengland.com.

Don't Take Your Blog For Granted - Blog Tip Tuesday

I am horribly guilty of this sometimes. Life happens, right? So some of my sites then do not get updated very often. Like a busy husband who justifies ignoring his family because he's working so hard, your audience may or may NOT “understand”. And they may or may not be waiting for you when you decide to get your act together again. Solutions for a busy blogging schedule? There are several tips and tricks that can help wen some one has a busy blogging schedule and needs to be able to post regularly and monitor their website frequently. I'll go in-depth about some of them...
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Write an Elevator Pitch for Your Blog - Build a Better Blog Day One

The first post of Darren’s book, 31 Days to Build a Better Blog, he has you define your blog. It’s so important to do this step because otherwise you end up with a blog like mine where it starts out as one thing and morphs into something completely different. Which I guess is ok – but you’ll be a lot further ahead in the long run if you get started on the right track. The tool used in Day 1 to define your blog and set it’s purpose is the ‘elevator pitch’ which is supposed to be a description of your blog in the length of time it would take to ride...
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Ten Must-Read Posts About Blog Comments - Thursday Ten

Blog comments. You want them. You leave them. They make you feel elated. They make you want to cry - or rage. Is there anything else about our blogs that can make us feel so many emotions at once? 1. Five Benefits of Negative Blog Comments - By me, Angela England. Exploring how negative comments can actually benefit you and your blog. 2. Blog Comments and Reputation Central - By Danny Brown. An interesting perspective on how the comments you leave out on the web can effect your online reputation. 3. 10 Techniques to Get More Comments on Your Blog - By Darren Rowse. A great round up of ideas...
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Write With Knowledge and Accuracy - Blog Tip Tuesday

In my Ten Habits of Successful Blogging Series we examined the need for trust with your readership. Part of that trust as a blogger means not taking advantage of the readers and your position as a writer. Write what you know, what is accurate, or admit what you do not know. An Example of Trust and Misuse As a massage therapist we learn about positional power. Even though massage therapists are hired by the clients, and work FOR them, there is a perception of power and authority in the client/therapist relationship. Unscrupulous massage therapists can use that to pressure clients into buying...
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Blog Conference Newbie Website - Weekend Resource for Bloggers

This weekend I want to introduce you to a great website resource for bloggers - Blog Conference Newbie. Managed by Tamara, @UnxperiencedMom, Blog Conference Newbie highlights all the upcoming blog conferences. According to the site, "Consider this your “go-to” guide for everything blog conference-related. Want to know blog conference dates? You got it. Unsure what to pack or bring? We’ll give you ideas. Are you an experienced blog conference attendee, but still need some tips? This is the place for you then!" Site details include blog conference calender with...
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Be Yourself - Be Real - Be Genuine: Blog Tip Tuesday

Readers can usually detect fake a mile away. And will click out faster that you can say SEO. When you're writing a blog post don't go into “I need to write a masterpiece” mode. Write from the heart. A Trick for Writing From the Heart Some of my best blog posts have come from emails, or chat conversations with friends. Answering a friend's question is a great way to develop a blog post because it highlights not only what people look to you for information about, but it also helps you learn more about your natural voice. When I first started writing web content and...
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The Secret Power of Blogging Book Review - Weekend Resource

The Secret Power of Blogging by Bruce Brown is a book specifically written for businesses that are trying to understand why and how to implement a blog as part of their online marketing strategy. Brown covers considerations of having a business blog, both in terms of customer outreach and legalities. He then walks you through starting a blog on two different free platforms, tips for getting started and writing the blog. What I Liked About the Secret Power of Blogging One of the things I appreciated about The Secret Power of Blogging Book is the list of questions for businesses to think...
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Know Your Blog's Purpose and Direction - Blog Tip Tuesday

What is your blog about? Without knowing that you might be slightly adrift and directionless in not just your writing but also promoting your blog. As someone with many interests and a large knowledge base in several topic areas I can attest to the fact that it is hard to make one blog be all that I am. In the long run I came to realize it's much easier for me to have a specific focus for various writing and blogging endeavors. Even my angengland.com site that started out as a “catch-all” for my many interests, soon took on a life of it's own based on the readers...
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Problogger Ebook: Build a Better Blog in 31 Days - Weekend Resource

I want to present a blogging resource each weekend - whether that's a website, book, ebook or newsletter. If you have suggestions for future profiles leave a comment for me. Ebook for Bloggers - 31 Days to Build a Better Blog by Darren Rowse I love this ebook. Even after writing a large ebook of my own, I found this book by Darren a great way to refresh my outlook on blogging. When I need to get things back on track, I find it easier to refocus and schedule going through the 31 Days. Format of the 31 Days of Blogging Each day of blogging exercises covers a section of training and...
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Two SEO Plugins for Wordpress 3.0 Sites

With the new WordPress 3.0 upgrades you may be wondering which SEO plugins are the best to use for your blog. Here is a list of great places to begin looking for a suitable SEO plugin, compatible for WordPress 3.0. Permalink Finder Plugin - The Permalink Finder Plugin detects when Wordpress cannot find a permalink. Before it generates the 404 error it tries to locate any posts with similar words. SEO Ultimate - SEO Ultimate is an all-in-one SEO plugin with several functions including title tag rewriter, noindex manager, canonicalizer and linkbox inserter. SEO Ultimate may replace other...
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