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October Trends + The 10 Horrors of Blogging

ProBlogger

Since it’s the end of the month, it’s also time to unveil October’s most-blogged-about stories, according to Regator.com ’s trends. We’ll use posts from Regator about these top stories to illustrate how you can avoid the ten horrors of blogging…. The Horror: Eerily silent blogging schedule. The Horror: Typo terrors.

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Monthly Trends + Resolutions for a Better Blog

ProBlogger

Still, ’tis the season for new starts, and while you’re thinking about improving your health, your home, or your life balance, don’t forget about your blog. Make a resolution today to take your blog to the next level in 2011. It’s a perfect fit for that blog’s readers and a unique twist on a frequently covered story.

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Monthly Trends + 10 Tips for a Flawless Linking Strategy

ProBlogger

This guest post is written by Kimberly Turner, cofounder of Regator. What should you link to in your blog posts? We’ll answer those questions today, using posts about the month’s most-blogged-about stories to illustrate good linking strategies. You will not always be the original source for the information you blog about.

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Blogosphere Trends + The Art of Live Blogging

ProBlogger

Live-blogging—writing about an event as it happens rather than after the fact—can be a valuable resource for your readers, providing them with up-to-the-minute information about important events and making your blog the go-to destination for information on a developing story. Here are ten tips to make live-blogging work for you.

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Monthly Trends + How to Instantly Triple Your Post Ideas

ProBlogger

As always, Regator has calculated the ten most-blogged-about stories of the last month, and we’ll be using posts about those popular stories to demonstrate the power of choosing the right angle. Smart Politics is a political blog but the angle it chose to cover this story would work just as well for a linguistics or psychology blog.

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Blogosphere Trends + Effective Calls to Action

ProBlogger

Making money from your blog, growing your business, and getting readers to interact will be next to impossible if you can’t effectively motivate your audience to take action. These things all grow your blog and your community. In this case, the readers of the blog are activists who are likely looking for ways to make a difference.

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What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Allen Stern , Founder of a Blog on Social Media : A social media marketer is someone who possesses first marketing education and/or experience. Darren Rowse , VP of Blogger Training and Co-Author of Problogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income : What makes a person an effective social media marketer?