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e_Marketing Blog What Makes A Good Blog? Since I'm writing a series on "Creating A Successful Blog" I've been looking (not very diligently) for other opinions on what makes for a successful blog. One thing I've discovered is that there is no magic answer to this question. First of all, every blog speaks to a different audience in a different tone of voice. So what one group likes another group will find boring or maybe even overtly aggravating. I stumbled on an instance of this today when I followed a link from Lisa Barone's post called "Six Kickass Writing Resources for Bloggers". First on her list was "What Makes a Good Blog?" by Merlin Mann. Now I must admit there are several things in Merlin's list which I agree with, but I find the overall tone fairly aggravating. For instance, he says, "People start real blogs because they think about something a lot...They make and consume smart forebrain porn. So: where do this person's obsessions take them." Frankly I don't see why "obsession" is a necessary part of blogging. Is it because in order to do real blogging we must express our personality; and expressing our personality necessarily involves creativity; and because creativity is so relatively scarce and difficult that it will not happen without an obsessive focus on something? Or is this just the way an obsessive person looks at it? Of course it takes all types. But there is a certain arrogance and air of superiority about talk of obsession and creativity that I can do without. Squidoo New Look Squidoo seems to have a new edit and publish interface. I've always found it a bit clunky in the past, but now it seems quite a bit easier to add modules. The process makes more sense to me. I just created a lense about Car Repair for a client. SmartyPig Social Saving Here's an interesting idea. SmartyPig.com is like an online piggy bank with a social twist. You create an account where you set a specific savings goal. Say you want to save for a new computer. You need $1,000. You create an account and then let your friends and family know what you're saving for. They can make contributions (or not). You can contribute to their accounts too. SmartyPig also has partnered with "top retailers" to offer you deals and cash incentives. It's free and you can even earn interest on your deposits. |
Ezine-Network.com - This site contains information about getting published — submission of articles, photographs, ebooks, and other special features for a growing number of online publications. It also contains significant amounts of information, resources dealing with, and examples of blogs and blogging. Ezine-Network.com is a member of the sbo-linknet.com network of websites. Using a Vinyl Banner as a Temporary SignMar 19, 2006 - Linknet Business News Using a Vinyl Banner as a Temporary Sign Mar 19, 2006 - Linknet Business News - by Rick Hendershot, Trade-Show-Tips.comSo you have a more-or-less permanent rigid sign in front of your shop, or at your construction site. It is probably made of wood or some other semi-permanent material, and it is affixed to a wall, a sign mounting apparatus, or to poles mounted in the ground. == Replacement Ink Cartridges - Ink cartridges manufactured in ISO-9001 & ISO-14001 factory certified manufacturing facility and batch tested to ensure consistency == Often signs like this will become outdated and should be changed, but you can't make up your mind what it should say, or what it should look like. What is the best way to address this sort of problem? Using an outdoor grade vinyl banner to cover your old sign is an ideal solution. Here are some reasons why: A vinyl banner can be attached right over the old sign. No need to worry about it showing through or detracting from the new message. A vinyl banner can be made any size, and can be attached in a variety of ways. Screw it down using the grommets that most banners come with, or put ropes or bungie cords through the grommet holes and string them across the back of the old sign to attach the top and bottom of the banner. You can even create a single banner to fold over both sides of your original sign. Then just tie it together at the exposed sides. If your vinyl banner supplier uses a digital printing process, you can put virtually any kind of image on your new vinyl banner. Include photographs, company logos, special artwork, maps, team logos, etc. There is no need to make your temporary replacement look cheap or poorly designed. A vinyl banner is the lowest cost and easiest-to-implement alternative. Design is easy. Printing is inexpensive. And installation is a snap. When you do get around to replacing that rigid sign, your "temporary" vinyl banner may still be useful for some other location. Even after a year or two of outdoor exposure it will still be usable somewhere else. You might even consider making changes to it by sticking on printed "patches" of adhesive vinyl to cover outdated information. All vinyl banners from Banners-Canada.com are printed with full color outdoor resistant printing using solvent inks. Because the printing process is a digital one, banner designs can include photographs, logos, and special artwork. You can normally use your own vinyl banner design, or your supplier can create a banner design for you. Vinyl Banners can be ordered on the web and are shipped anywhere in North America. Rick Hendershot publishes Linknet News | For more information about Vinyl Banners and Trade Show Displays
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