A year of blogging has come and gone for many and I can’t help but feel a little excitement regarding this, regardless of those that have come and gone it really was a great success in my mind. I remember the event quite fondly. Before that initial idea popped up bio break and a couple other bigger blogs and news sites […]
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One Month Later, Credit is Due
It’s been one month since I’ve hard-wired this blog onto the great and endless grid of the internet. And since then, I’ve created 4 recurring features (albiet at unpredictable intervals). Perhaps a bit more than I can chew, since school is threatening to start up again in September. At any rate, I’m rather pleased with myself for [...]
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What I Learned from the Newbie Blogger Initiative
About a month ago Syp started the Newbie Blogger Initiative on his Biobreak Blog. Since then about 100 sponsor blogs and 100 newbie blogs have joined the initiative. Probably more than 5000 blog posts (my halftime count was 2540) have been produced by them in the month of May. I am a bit late for the [...]
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Thanks for the epidural
There are some very nice people out there on the internet. I’m sure you weren’t aware of that. Thanks to the Newbie Blogger Initiative a whole host of brand new blogs are getting off on the right foot. It’s actually quite comforting to know (and a bit scary as well), that your fledgling blog isn’t [...]
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NBI linkage
OK, so just how fantastic was the Newbie Blogger Initiative?! pretty damn fantastic if you ask me I would like to say a HUGE thank you to Syp for organising this, to all the sponsor bloggers for their excellent articles … Continue reading →
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Newbie Blogger Initiative: That was the month that was…
So what does Syp’s brave experiment have to show for itself? Only an impressively proportioned codpiece full of new blogs, that’s what!
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NBI Finale
All good things must come to an end, as the saying goes. Syp has issued the month wrap up and declared the end of the Newbie Blogger Initiative. Although I knew from the start that I was coming in near … Continue reading →
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NBI: On Cruest and Goss Posts
I would feel terribly guilty if I didn’t make sure to put in at least one original post for the Newbie Blogger’s Initiative, so here you go. So, on the topic of Grest and Cuss- erm, discussing Guesr and Csoss… … Continue reading →
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NBI: By this (Key)board I rule!
“By This Axe I Rule!”- Kull, Exile of Atlantis (Robert E. Howard) Although it began with chisels and quills, writing has since been championed by the keyboard in case you haven’t noticed (Get out from under your rock, I mean … Continue reading →
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NBI: The Blog Rings
No, there isn’t one to rule them all or one to find them. This isn’t a LOTRO post. While I appreciate comments about how awesome I am (I have a self-esteem issue you see), and appreciate zealots following me and … Continue reading →
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The Newbie Blogger Initiative (A bit late)
Get ready for another two-post day (don’t get used to it) folks! Now, did I say a bit late? Sorry, I meant very late. I just recently found out about the Newbie Blogger Initiative, where Veteran bloggers help out the … Continue reading →
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week 4 challenge: learning is fun
These challenges are surprisingly fun – well done Ambermist for setting this up. Its great to see so many people joining in, both new and established bloggers alike. If you haven’t already, I urge you to join in So this … Continue reading →
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Newbie Blogger Initiative: Is it ever ok to rant?
…if you want to manage how your online persona is perceived then you need to give real thought to not only when & if but also to how you blow off steam…
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week 3 challenge: my main characters
I’m loving Ambermist’s challenges – really fun to do and to read how others have responded. Its also nice to have some direction for a change, especially as currently both I and my toddler are cold-afflicted again so… this week’s … Continue reading →
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Newbie Blogger Initiative: What should you blog about?
Enjoy your blog and your readers will do likewise.
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week 2 challenge: why you do what you do
thought I’d join in this week’s challenge by Tastes Like Battle Chicken, which is basically to explain why you do what you do in a picture. so here it is: I’ve used screenshots from lotro, but really its the same … Continue reading →
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wordpress tips ~ menus, categories and tags (nbi)
WordPress uses categories and tags as both a way for search engines to find your blog and as a way for you to organise your content. There are different ways of doing this but the way I find works … Continue reading →
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wordpress tips – screenshots (nbi)
WordPress has a number of ways to use screenshots in a post. A free wordpress account will give a very generous 3GB of storage, I have been blogging for 3 years and have TONS of screenshots and images uploaded and … Continue reading →
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