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5 Strategies to Build a Network of Bloggers and Journalists

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Find directories ( alltop.com , technorati ). Interact with them on Twitter, comment on one of their blog posts, or even just retweet one of their tweets to let them know you are paying attention. As an example, the 12 Palms Recovery Center maintains a blog that provides information for families and individuals affected by drug abuse.

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How I Set Up My WordPress Blog In 2 Hours

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But really, how many blogs does a gal need? If you and I talk regularly on Twitter, or Facebook… heck, even in the early days of WUL (and I have to stifle a giggle as I say that, because this blog is barely two years old!) So it’s probably high time that I started a food blog. Image: kennymatic via Flickr, CC 2.0.

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Why Klout Should Not Be A Synonym For Influence

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There have been blog posts ad nauseam by online influencers (and I don’t mean to use that term in a belittling way, so please don’t anyone take it that way) on online tools such as Klout. It doesn’t matter what their Technorati ranking might or might not be. The mighty mighty _ (see above). YAY TEAM!!!!!

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Influence is Not a Number

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My initial reaction (and it’s also in the comment that I left over on the Klout blog post, since I didn’t think it fair to simply write about it here and not comment there as well) is … that it’s very pretty. I saw a tweet about it, and I can’t remember whose stream it was in, so I went across to check it out.