Blogging offers a powerful way to communicate and share what is happening in your world. When I use this word “world,” I am, of course, referring to the local surroundings of a person and that person’s social environment. I am also referring to the realm of ideas. Herein is the basis, I think, of the incredible popularity of blogging among people in all walks of life: It is a way to express one’s unique point of view from one’s unique place in life. Humanity needs to communicate. All of the archaeological relics of past civilizations, the cave paintings, petroglyphs, bas-reliefs, hieroglyphics, scrolls etc., (see “The Story”) show this necessity to tell one’s story. Humanity is also very curious about everything. People need to know things too. These two natural characteristics of mankind, the need to tell and the need to know, are together, what drives this popularity of “the blog.”

If you are new to blogging or you have already launched your blog on the Internet some time ago and still haven’t taken advantage of the exposure the Social Networks can give you, you are neglecting a very useful resource.  Social Networking, the practice of forging online associations for friendship, idea promotion(politics), finance(advertising), romance  and [...]

The title of a post is more important than many would imagine. Think about it: It is the very first thing that readers see when they click on your post. It’s somewhat like the wrapper of a product package. It contains (or should contain) some element that meaningfully describes what the post is about. It must be a brief encapsulation of your topic. It must attract attention, hold the interest of visitors and provide enough intrigue to make readers want to keep reading. Your title represents the first opportunity to attract readers and inspire them with enough curiosity to read your post so it should be carefully thought out and crafted

 There are some writers who claim that the key to productivity is to simply sit down at the writing table and write.  Write anything; just begin to write.  Write now, not later.  Very often the ideas will begin to flow when the imagination is primed this way.  There are many other ways to prompt the imagination [...]

  Bloggers are, obviously, writers.  Writers create imagery to communicate.  It is the words we use and how we assemble them into sentences and Paragraphs that help us to communicate exactly what we want to convey to our readers.  Our words are the components of our composition.  They are the “paint,” the “colors,” that enable us [...]

If you are thinking about starting a blog, or already have one and want to start another, how do you decide what to blog about if you do not have any ideas?  Many people who are considering a blog, ask what should they blog about.  The decision about what your blog should be focused on is an easy one if you answer [...]

Not all writers are bloggers, but all bloggers are writers.  The more time you have spent writing a blog, the more you may realize that blogging is like any other production of human creativity.  The more highly developed, refined and skillfully wrought, the more popular and sought after the product becomes .  This is true with well-produced [...]

This post is dedicated to Emily: Emily Post, a Gentlewoman of good breeding and refined manners who decided that good manners and courteous behavior could be formulated into a general code of good conduct for everyone. When you are engaged in public activity, manners are important; courtesy is important. Having a courteous manner is an important component of professionalism and this can definitely be a factor contributing to your success as a blogger or entrepreneur.

The beauty of a blog is that you can write about a favorite topic or whatever interests you. If your subject has value for your readers, they will continue to read and will return again to see what else you have written. Suppose you don’t have a blog but you really want to start one? If you do not have any idea what to write about, how can you decide on a topic?

One of the best ways I’ve found to do this is to start with a list of books that you have already read. Can you remember the last few books you read for enjoyment?

Since their inception, blogs have evolved. There are still blogs used to record the personal details of the life experiences of the blogger but now there are specialized, informational blogs that discuss favorite hobbies, like knitting, rock collecting, aquariums, pets, sports, cooking, candy, cupcake artistry, electronic gadgetry, toys, art, paranormal experiences and just about anything else that you can think of in which people are interested or in which they have some expertise.