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How to Create a Reader Avatar for Your Blog

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For several years, I’ve been using Reader Avatars (also called Reader Profiles or Personas) on my blogs – and I’ve found them very effective and helpful. To create your first reader avatar, you’ll need to spend some time thinking and writing about a type of reader that you’re either attempting to reach or who is already reading your blog.

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Are You a Productive Reader? - Stepcase Lifehack

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Continue your discussions at Lifehack Community. Get your own Avatars at Gravatars. Free Magazine Subscriptions. I have a tendency to read quickly and find that audio books are a wonderful way to slow me down and make me savor every word. Post your comment. Monthly Pick. Yearly Pick. How to Ask for (and Get) a Raise. Technology.

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196: Blogger Spotlight – Nikki Parkinson from Styling You, Shares How She Built a Business Around Her Blog

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Nikki talks about how she’s not just built a large audience – but how she’s built such an engaging community. Nikki: I was a journalist for 20 years and edited a weekly magazine in the newspaper where I worked. Do you have an avatar in mind? I thought, “Oh my goodness, is this it? Is this me?” Nikki: Yeah. Nikki: Yeah.

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196: Blogger Spotlight – Nikki Parkinson from Styling You, Shares How She Built a Business Around Her Blog

ProBlogger

Nikki talks about how she’s not just built a large audience – but how she’s built such an engaging community. Nikki: I was a journalist for 20 years and edited a weekly magazine in the newspaper where I worked. Do you have an avatar in mind? I thought, “Oh my goodness, is this it? Is this me?” Nikki: Yeah. Nikki: Yeah.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally. Too often we see social media strategies that involve putting photos into Flickr, videos into YouTube or the creation of a Facebook application and then never revisiting the environment to engage with the communities around this content.

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Blog Design for ROI Rule #3: Shower Attention and Appreciation On Your Community

ProBlogger

Today we’ll talk about integrating your community into your design. One of the great benefits is that an engaged community promotes your blog, providing word of mouth marketing. This includes social bookmarking and sharing, as well as regular links from your community members’ own sites.

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Top 10 Ways to Use del.icio.us - lifehack.org

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The community of del.icio.us Continue your discussions at Lifehack Community. Get your own Avatars at Gravatars. Free Magazine Subscriptions. Del.icio.us is an excellent system for archiving your favorite information from across the Net, tracking hot topics, and discovering new and useful sites. The power of del.icio.us