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Thanks to a couple of wonderful bloggers (looking at you, Em and Mel), I was reminded of International Delurking Week. While it technically happens the first week in January, I'm giving it a go this week. In fact, for each of my four posts (Musing/Microblog Monday, Tarot Tuesday, Witchy Wednesday, and Foto Friday) I'll start... Continue Reading →
My 11th Blogiversary is this Wednesday, September 7th. I wrote about my decade of (kinda sorta, then really) blogging last year, so this year I'll just sum up a few things that have happened since my 10th. I wrote two paid posts for BlogHer, and two featured (non-paid) posts for SheKnows. My Fandom Fridays morphed... Continue Reading →
A strange thing happened to me last week. As I worked on my Witchy Wednesday post, I noticed a steady uptick in my site views. By noon, I was convinced I'd been "attacked" by some new, intelligent spam bots that could mimic human interaction as they clicked through my pages. Around 10pm-ish, I checked my... Continue Reading →
As the one year anniversary of posting three blogs a week (plus once a day for NaBloPoMo) approaches, I decided to peek at my WordPress stats. Now I can say I agree with all the bloggers who say consistency is key. 2013 Posts published - 7 Visitors - 37 Views - 200 2014 (prior to... Continue Reading →
Hard to believe, but ten years ago today, I started blogging for a local newspaper. After two years, I struck out on my own. Granted, there have been long stretches of zero posts, but for close to a year now, I've managed three posts a week, with a few extras (like throwbacks for Thanksgiving and... Continue Reading →
Now that I've consistently posted entries three times a week for close to a year (and daily last November), I've turned my focus to finding my audience. My peeps. My fan base. Lately, when I'm pondering possible platitudes to entice people here, this song by Genesis pops into my head - "I will follow you... Continue Reading →
Now that I've been blogging three times a week for about nine months, I'm taking the next logical step and working on my readership. Facebook is proving to be a big fail, thanks to their money hungry "promote this post or nobody will ever see it" strong arm tactics algorithm. I don't plan to delete... Continue Reading →
Yes, I've gone to the dark side, 'cause I'm looking to score some cookies... *grin* I spent far too much time this past year agonizing over the pros and cons of installing Ad Sense on my blog. A few days ago, I finally decided to take Nike's advice. As you can see in one of... Continue Reading →
At the beginning of the year, when I dedicated myself to three posts a week, I finally got around to redoing the About Me section of this blog. It's gotten a few hits in recent days, and it occurred to me that I don't think I did a great job of telling my readers exactly... Continue Reading →
I credit my father for my ability to code. Granted, I’m no wizard at it, but I have enough knowledge to get by, thanks to being introduced to MBasic back in the day by Dad, who figured out how create programs and databases and encouraged me to do the same. No big surprise that when... Continue Reading →
November was a tremendous learning experience for me. I was able to complete both National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo), and when it was done, I still felt the urge to sit at the keyboard and peck away (unlike past years, when I felt creatively burnt out well into the... Continue Reading →
The Great InternetG33k Website and Blog Transfer of 2013 is underway! Please pardon the mess. I'm slowly working through, changing links and adding widgets. Until I finish, there will be old blog entries saying they're authored by InternetG33k (my former moniker), while new entries will be attributed to me. Also, some links might still bring... Continue Reading →
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