In Other Words: June 20, 2009

June 20, 2009 / In Others' Words

This blog post round-up once again brings a little something for everyone. As always, read what you like, leave the rest.

Does It Matter If I Use 1 Plugin Or 100s Of Them?

by Keith Dsouza at WeblogToolsCollection.com.
You might be wondering this very same thing. I was glad to see I answer this question the same way Keith does in this post.

It’s Time to Shoot Your Blog

by Jon Morrow at Copyblogger.com
In every area of life, it’s really valuable to know when to quit and when to stick. When it comes to the topic of blogging, this is a really great post on how to determine if it’s time to shoot your blog and start over. It’s also a really great post to read to confirm you’re on the right track.

Unselfish Self Promotion

by Wendy Limauge (quoting Jorge Olson) at BusinessBloggingGuide.com
If the idea of self promotion gives you the willies, read this post. It’ll calm you.

How to Find People to Follow on Twitter

by pholpher at Performancing.com
If you’re new to Twitter, this is a great little post about how to get started.

The Foolproof Plan for Blogging When You Have Nothing to Say

by Ryan Stephens at RyanStephensMarketing.com
Who among us hasn’t run into this problem? Great advice for when you do.

Claim Your Name on Facebook for your Personal Brand

by Dave Saunders at DaveSaunders.net
Now Facebook lets you create an easy-to-remember web address for your Facebook web address. Dave tells you how, and gives some great advice in the process. I’ve got mine: http://www.facebook.com/suzanne.bird.harris

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2 Comments

Tom Volkar / Delightful Work
June 21, 2009
at 9:43 am

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Thanks Suzanne that’s an excellent roundup and it’s easy to see why you checked them out or at least one reason why. They all have excellent curiosity laden titles.
.-= Tom Volkar / Delightful Work´s last blog ..Stop Playing Small =-.

Suzanne
June 21, 2009
at 11:11 am

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Tom – you’re absolutely right. I paid attention and made note of what caught my eye and made me click through, realizing that it really is true: Your headline’s job is to get someone to open and read. Your first paragraph’s job is to get that someone to keep reading, and so on.

This is even MORE evident if you go to a site like AllTop where all you see, initially, is the post title. What titles grab you enough to get you to click and open the post?

That’s a good exercise for all of us: Look just at your titles and see if they merit being clicked.

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