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15 Blogging Secrets Even Gurus Would Be Surprised to Know

Writtent Blog

Buzzstream Founder Paul Mays recommended at Content Marketing World 13 that bloggers spend time “harvesting” – that is, asking for backlinks when their work is mentioned on other websites. Consider the following: if you don’t comment on other blogs, you basically don’t exist in the blogosphere. Ask for What You Want.

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The Nightmare Public Relations Professional and How to Stop Him

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Unfortunately, there are simply not enough Jonathans in the world who explictly respond to the PR “pro&# to let them know that their behavior won’t win them any influential friends in the blogosphere. After all, there are more folks receptive to the freebies than those who feel the need to stand up to these spammers.