Last week I ran across the Blog Posting Mantra. It was amazing. All these things I had come to realize on my own were right there in black and white. If only I had seen them sooner :D
The author was Mike Sansone who blogs at ConverStations. As I began to read his site, I realized that he really knew what he was talking about, and he has a great writing style that makes the information so easy to grasp. So I was excited when he agreed to spend some time talking with me so that I could learn more about him and how ConverStations came to be.
Keep reading »
In my first post about the 90-Day Challenge, I forgot to mention that one of the things that made me want to give you motivation for blogging consistently for 90 days was Al Carlton's answers in this Bloggers Face-Off. I was stunned that someone who had only been blogging for 18 months could have 30,000 page views every day and more than 20,000 feed subscribers. Think about that: 20,000 subscribers. Unreal.
Then I read that he writes 10 to 15 posts a day, has 5 writers on staff and blogs 5 hours/day sometimes. That's the first time the light bulb really went on for me: unless your content is ground-breaking, miss-at-your-own-peril kind of stuff, you've got to be consistent. And even if your content is that vital, you'll still lose a ton of people if you don't blog regularly.
Keep reading »
I ran into Labor Nurse when she submitted an essay for our scholarship contest over at Nursing Jobs.org. Her essay definitely stood out, and I spent some time reading her blog. Very, very entertaining, so I asked her if I could interview her for Ask Shane. She kindly agreed, and I think there's a little something for everyone in our conversation; we covered quite a bit of ground. I hope you enjoy it!
Keep reading »
.org