But this new book should help them anyway! Excited to have my copy. Congrats and thanks to Melanie Nelson and Shannon Lowe on the release of "TypePad for Dummies." | Continue »

Here We Are is looking for women who are taking charge, making strides, and living their lives out loud by using their businesses to prosper and help others. As Here We Are grows, our mission to help busy women make their lives better, brighter, and easier, continues to bloom. We are proud to introduce our new feature, WOMB, Woman On a Mission in Business. Don't be a shrinking violet, you don't have to run a multimillion dollar international corporation or be Mother Teresa (and I mean that in the best of ways), but you must have a mission. The splintering of media into a multitude of avenues means every bit of exposure and attention counts these days. If the seeds of your passion are already planted, then the WOMB guidelines will be easy for you to follow. HWA wants to help you blossom by focusing on your products, services, or knowledge, and the passion that drives your mission. It is our way of helping you run the world. We want to know about you, learn from you, and share your message. Here are the basic WOMB guidelines (for more details on how to apply, please see the entire WOMB guidelines): 1. You must be a Woman who owns her own business (sorry fellows, this one is for the gals only). 2. You must have an... | Continue »

You've heard about the great income to be made writing a blog, and you're wondering whether you can create a successful blog. You can - if you follow the strategies used by top bloggers. A major strategy top bloggers use is setting goals. In this article, we'll look at three easy steps which will ensure you achieve blogging success by setting goals for your blog. Let's look at focus, because that's the first goal you should set for your blog. 1. Focus is vital for your blog - it will win you readers Focus is at the heart of your... | Continue »

Just a personal note from me with some news that's both sad and happy. While it's sad to say that I'll be stepping aside in my official capacity as community manager soon, I'm happy to... | Continue »

My father's been working on a book for a long time. A fictional novel with large dashes of memoir about a man, his dog, the Vietnam war, and tales of San Francisco while he plays piano at the Top of... | Continue »

a slice of lovely borrowed from kindnessgirl. more of Patience's amazing Guerilla Goodness project at her site kindnessgirl.com | Continue »

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1). Content doesn’t matter. Promotion matters Build it and they will come. Write it and they will flock. Um. Nope. ‘Fraid it doesn’t work like that. You’ll get tired of waiting for traffic to trickle through to your site with that mentality. Growing a content site on the long tail... | Continue »

Bloggers are for more transparency—it's only ethical to disclose products provided free—but argue that their activities are squarely in the realm of speech, not commerce. The guidelines are "an attack on markets and free speech, based on a 20th Century... | Continue »

via billcosby.com It's hard for me to think of a celebrity that I loved more as a kid than Bill Cosby. I was a comedy nerd -- while others would use their allowance to buy AC/DC and Def Leopard albums,... | Continue »

Blogging is a fun, social activity. It’s even more fun when you get feedback, so we have added the ability to “Favorite” a post as an option for you and your readers. For your readers,... | Continue »