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ProBlogger Event 2014 – Wrap Up

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It is hard to believe but the 2014 ProBlogger Training event is already last month and if I’m honest with you – I’m still reeling from it a little. This was our second year of holding the event on the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia but it was the first time we’d had over 500 attendees all in the one room.

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Blogosphere Trends + Effective Calls to Action

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Even if you’re not selling anything (yet), you still want your audience to take action by commenting, interacting, sharing, Facebook “liking” your post, watching your videos, attending your events, etc. Example: Mashable ’s “ Join Mashable for Two Days of Events at SXSWi ”. Blogosphere Trends + Effective Calls to Action.

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Maintaining Momentum in Blogging

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Image created in Canva The Blogosphere is suffering from an epidemic of inactivity. Scientists talk about the amount of ‘space junk’ accumulating in orbit around the earth – my mind boggles at the number of blog junk that must be sitting idle – orbiting aimlessly through the blogosphere.

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Blogosphere Trends + Being Opinionated

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Man alive, I hate bringing you a list of blogosphere trends that includes both Lindsay Lohan and Jersey Shore—not to mention Sarah Palin. It stands out among the posts on the event and the humor of it is a fantastic cloak for what might otherwise have been construed as a bit of a whiny perspective. Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger.

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Blogosphere Trends + The Art of Live Blogging

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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. Prepare if possible. Pack appropriately.

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Blogosphere Trends + Improving Readability

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Example: PSFK ’s “ Lady Gaga And The Future Of Music Albums “ uses active voice throughout the first paragraph but switches to passive for the second paragraph’s first sentence because it would be difficult to accurately list all of the individuals involved in arranging Lady Gaga’s products, events, deals, and appearances.

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Blogosphere Trends + Digging Deeper

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Looking deeper: Instead of simply reporting the release, PCWorld ’s “ BlackBerry Torch First Impressions: Fresh But Familiar Indeed ” blogged their first impressions based on the blogger’s brief interaction with the device at the launch event. Blogosphere Trends + Digging Deeper. Kanye West. You can find her on Twitter @kimber_regator.