I think you’ll agree that my last few posts have been super meaty. Today, I could use a break from all of that thinking. And writing. So, I’m enjoying the arrival of spring (at last!) here in New Jersey. I have to admit seeing how utterly green Oregon was last week made me a little […]
Read More: There is no meat in this postMonth: April 2013
Tech Tip #1: offer email notifications
You may have a delightfully witty voice, and beautiful photos of your work, but unless you provide some mechanism for getting people to your blog, and keeping them there, you’re going to be talking to yourself an awful lot. Today, we’re going to talk about one of the simple ways to build a blog audience: email notifications
Read More: Tech Tip #1: offer email notificationsTechnology doesn’t bite
I’m very excited about this new series I am working on. I started thinking about this idea when we were all chatting about readers and feeds and RSS (oh my!). I got a real sense that, as a group, our comfort levels with blogging technology are kind of all over the place. [Confused? RSS is […]
Read More: Technology doesn’t biteWeekend Favorites
The first week of April is always eventful around here. Neil and I have an April Fool’s Day wedding anniversary (our 18th this year) and Eamonn has an April 4th birthday (his 10th). This year bookend the week with Easter and our Niece’s Christening, and, well, that’s a whole lot of family celebrating right there. […]
Read More: Weekend Favorites8 ways to kiss Google Reader goodbye
Ok, so the wailing and gnashing of teeth over Google Reader’s impending demise has subsided. Now what? This handy guide gives you 8 options for following Polka Dot Cottage (and other blogs you like, too!) so you can say goodbye to Google Reader with no regrets.
Read More: 8 ways to kiss Google Reader goodbyeAm I crazy?
Just a month after finishing one blanket, I’ve got my brain working on another. I am wondering if I am crazy. I don’t do so well on projects that take me more than a few weeks. I lose steam and get bored. I try to space out my big endeavors with little instant-gratification trinkets in […]
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