Do you want your blog to grow? Do you want loyal readers to read your blog? Do you want your readers to listen and take note of what you say, then either do what you ask or apply it to their lives? I’m sure the answer is yes.

We all want to make an impact with our blogs. Otherwise why are you blogging? But in order to do that you have to gain credibility, which is no easy task.

Your blog has to be influential to be able to change people. Influence the ability to make people do things they wouldn't have done without our input or impact.

Create Great Value.Content is King. Creating great post of great value is a sure way to grow your blogs influence. But it is greater than any one posts. You value has to stretch over the whole life of your post. It cant be a flash in the pan.

The growth of your blog is not dependant on one great post but on being consistent. Have valuable posts consistently.

The more consistent you are the better your writing will become. As your writing improves so does the value of your blog. You start to gain more credibility as you establish your authority in your particular niche.

Be a Great Helper. Want to be influential? Then start changing peoples lives. Be a great helper. Encourage as many people as you can. Let happiness and goodness flow from every aspect of your being.

It’s a strange thing, people flock to the helpers. You won’t believe how many people out there need help. When you start to give, people start to notice and soon they will be beating down your door.

Be Social Network make friends become a socialite. With social media and social networking on the internet this is not that much of a difficult task. Use the likes of Twitter, FriendFeed, Facebook.

But here is the real crunch, be real and be genuine. Don’t just amass friends and followers to increase your numbers. You need to be able...

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An article written on News24 poses the question: “Is Blogging Dead?”. The premise of the post is based on a study which highlighted  the fact that young people are losing interest in long-form blogging, as their communication habits have become increasingly brief, and mobile.

Welcome to the February 8, 2010 edition of web developers.

Diane Laine presents Top 50 Healthcare IT Blogs posted at Masters in Health Care.

bigred hagans presents How To Use Facebook: Facebook 101 | How To E-D-U posted at How To E-D-U.

General Divinelysmile presents 50 Great Sites for Studying Ancient History Online posted at Associate Degree - Facts and Information.

Web 2.0 Kaitlyn cole presents 50 Amazing Videos Every Educator Should Watch posted at Online Colleges.org.

Julia Watson presents 25 CEO Blogs Every Biz Student Should Read posted at Accounting Degree.com.

Case Ernsting presents Career Development 101: Teaching Web 2.0 Tools in the Classroom posted at MetaSpring Blog, saying, "Web 2.0 is ushering in a new and exciting age of internet-based business. But colleges and professors have been slow to embrace these technologies and innovations. Why? And are there any solutions to these problems?"

Brian Terry presents...

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We all need to de-stress and look at the funnier side of life. There can be so many things that can cause us stress. The internet, and technology as a whole was meant to make life more simple, but in truth it has made it more complicated.

Here are a few graphs I found on www.graphjam.com that depicts the reality of life in the technological/internet sphere.

Have fun and enjoy.

It is very seldom that you spend time on the internet, whether by surfing, IM, Social Networks or email, and you do not get bombarded by tons of “Get Rich Quick” schemes. In this economic downturn, where everyone is looking for ways to make extra cash, “Get Rich” schemes might seem like good news to many.

The blogging world is no different. There are so many blogs that promise you big money. So many blogs out there are full of posts on how you can make big money blogging. More and more stories are appearing on blogs and news sites about “professional” bloggers earning six figure incomes. One has to ask the question. Can anyone with a blog virtually print money?

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Few and Far Between The truth of the matter is that blogs might be able to achieve many things, making huge amounts of money is not the norm. Six or even five figure bloggers are few and far between. There was a time when this seemed to be a lot. But that was when there were only a few thousand blogger. Now there are millions. The competition has gotten tougher and the money has been spread very thin.

For each of the handful of bloggers that do earn upwards of 100k, there are a 1000 good professional bloggers who do not earn a dime from their excellent blogs. Blogging still has a long way to go before it becomes an established and recognised profession.

Hard Work. Most people who start out blogging soon hit the hard wall of reality and realise that this is not as easy as everyone makes it out to be. Blogging, and being successful takes blood, sweat and tears.

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Welcome to the February 1, 2010 edition of carnival of blogging.

SVB presents Start an Online Business: Open an eBay Store, Build a Website or Blog posted at The Digerati Life, saying, "Thanks!"

TSW presents Online Tools For The Unintentional Entrepreneur posted at The Smarter Wallet.

Blogging Madeleine Begun Kane presents Victory In My Battle Against Feed Scraping Content Thief 4Comedy.com posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

Outshined presents Going Overboard on Productivity? posted at personalwebguide.com, saying, "An article that I thought many new bloggers would find helpful. Often times they're so overly zealous to get the ball rolling that that the quality of their work suffers in the process."

Richard Shelmerdine presents Lessons From a Month of Meditation posted at Richard Shelmerdine.

Joe Manausa, MBA presents How To Subscribe To Your Favorite Real Estate Blogs posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, saying, "Have you ever noticed that anytime you...

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Often blog posts are long well researched well composed articles. Normally articles are of reasonable length, about 400-800 words. Longer than just a few paragraphs. Is this then the norm? Are you afraid of writing short blog posts?

I have been. Have always thought that a blog post cannot be worthwhile and valuable if it is short.

Here are some things to consider.

Pros.

Quick Sharp and to the point. Take less time, when you have little to spare. Readers will often read through instead of scanning over. A number of short blog posts can be spread over time into a series. Easier to optimise for SEO. Forces you to stay on topic. Less chance to make mistakes. Cons.

You feel you’re cheating your readers out on quality content. Can be difficult to be brief. Can be shallow. Hard to start a discussion and drive home a point. What’s your experience? Do you like short or long?

Get involved in our community. Help promote other bloggers. List your blog in our directory for bloggers. Blog Directory for Bloggers

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Welcome to the February 1, 2010 edition of web developers.

jacob bettio presents What Websites the Web Doesn't Have posted at What the Web Needs.

mrs laughton presents 50 Free Web Apps to Make Beautiful Graphs posted at Construction management degree.

bigred hagans presents 5 Free Online Web Apps to Show Off Your Artwork posted at Masters in Art Education.

Jason Maletsky presents jQuery Innerfade with Separate Link Region posted at Website Builders Resource.

Jason Maletsky presents jQuery AJAX News Ticker posted at Website Builders Resource.

Frederick Yarmy presents 25 Essential Android Apps for College Students posted at Undergraduate Degree.

Jennifer Kingsley presents Top 50 Information Science Blogs posted at masters in health science.

General Ricky presents Website Maintenance Services posted at Ricky Deez.

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Life is full of rules and consequences. One of the most challenging things as a father is teaching those rules to your kids. Not just to obey them and live by them, but to understand the consequences and responsibilities.

I’m not just talking about following the law but something that goes way deeper than that which would include laws by it’s very nature. It’s all about how we interact with the world.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Not only does this apply to our lives and how we interact and socialise with people on a day to day basis but it should be applied to our blogs and how we interact socially on the internet.

If you want people to read, comment and interact with your blog, then guess what, you have to do the same.

If you want people to read your blog, become a reader. What’s a blog without readers? You should really know the answer to this question. Like you, there are many bloggers who seek to get more readers to their blogs. If you show them the courtesy and ready their blogs, guess what. They will return the favour. You need to get out there and seek other blogs to follow those who are in your niche.

If you want comments, become a commenter. So many bloggers want to increase the comments on their blogs. It shows a sign of respect and acceptance. It is a sign that the article you wrote has meant something to someone. If you expect people to comment on your blog, then you had better start commenting on theirs and other blogs.

If you want your blog promoted, promote others. Not many people will get to hear about your blog without marketing it. There are many avenues available to us. But by far the best is a personal recommendation by someone else. Word of mouth. If you expect other people to market your blog on the internet, then be prepared to market theirs first.

If you want guest posts, become a guest poster. Guest posts are a wonderful way to build your community. It exposes new people to your blog, but also exposes you to new people. It can sometimes be difficult to secure guest posts. If you want people to guest post on your blog, be prepared to put in the extra effort and guest post on others.

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With the launch of the new iPad from Apple, every one is getting on the old humour bandwagon.

Here are a few pics and cartoons for you to laugh at. Enjoy.

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New iPad packaging.

 

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