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Livefyre, IntenseDebate, Disqus. What's the Best Blog Comment System?

July 18th, 2012

In my opinion, there are really only four options for comments systems you should be looking at for your blog. Native comments (those built into your blog), Livefyre, Intense Debate, and Disqus. I've now tried all four, and here's my opinion of what's best... The native comments built-into bl[...]

How I Lost 25,000 Followers On My Blog

April 15th, 2012

I wrote the following post on Single Dad Laughing on March 21, 2012. Click here to view that post and read the comments. When you add ‘em all up, there are currently about 110,000 subscribed followers here on Single Dad Laughing. The blog has been around for about 20 months now. Some peopl[...]

Writing Effective Blog Posts - Phrases and Words NOT to Use

July 20th, 2011

What makes an effective writer? Is it somebody who can present thoughts articulately? Is its somebody who can weave words into works of art? Is it somebody who can truly see the beginning from the end of whatever it is they're working on? Is it somebody who knows the rules of writing and keeps them?[...]

Internet Trolls and Blogging

July 6th, 2011

Today let's talk about Internet Trolls. Specifically, those people who, while hiding behind their magical curtains of anonymity, are _____________ (fill in the blank... jerks, bullies, douche bags). You know who I'm talking about. If you don't, buckle up because you will. For some reason, the Int[...]

Are people ditching your blog before they ever read it?

May 24th, 2011

We've talked about having a nerd blog, and how that can affect your ability to attract followers. Today I want to talk more specifically about the time you take with each post and what you need to do to make your posts look good. Too often I visit other blogs and leave before reading anything bec[...]

Keeping a finger on the pulse of your blog

May 18th, 2011

One of the big differences between the average blogger and an exceptional blogger is that an exceptional blogger always keeps a finger on the pulse of his/her blog. Thoughts for the average blogger: What would be good to post today? Now, take a deep breath... Thoughts for the exceptio[...]

YOU are your own best advertising on your blog!

April 7th, 2011

In the history of the blogosphere, it was almost always considered wrong to monezite your blog. When a blogger did it, it was shocking. It was appalling. It was even considered selling out. But then, a few years ago the entire monetization game changed. Blogs everywhere started finding ways to se[...]

The Five Most Important Goals for Every Blogger

April 6th, 2011

Before we get too much into the nitty gritty of writing and building big blogs, we need to continue with a few more foundational posts. Today, I want to talk about the five most important goals you should have with your blog, and what you should be doing right now to reach those goals. Single D[...]