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Start Again

Start Again

If you have a blog that you've been neglecting, my best advice is to start again. (What does a neglected blog look like, to you? Is it a blog that you haven't updated in months, weeks, or days?) If you are blogging for business, frequently updating your blog with...

A Story about Motivation and Blogging

A Story about Motivation and Blogging

There's nothing like a paycheck to keep you blogging. If you knew that writing a blog post would mean a paycheck, would you write more frequently, more regularly, more enthusiastically, more thoughtfully? Would those dollars and cents be enough motivation to push you...

Write a 12 Minute Blog Post

Write a 12 Minute Blog Post

Using your list of blog topics, generated yesterday, choose a topic for writing today. (Didn't spend 12 minutes brainstorming yesterday? Do it now!) Today's tip is designed to help you push past any resistance you have about blogging. Sometimes, starting a post is the...

12 Minutes of Blog Brainstorming

12 Minutes of Blog Brainstorming

Have you ever sat at your desk, staring at the blinking cursor on a blank post on your blog? One of the main barriers to blogging —for some people — is being unsure about what to write. One way to overcome that barrier is to spend regular, focused time creating a list...

A Week of Blogging

A Week of Blogging

I love blogs and I love blogging. I started reading blogs too many years ago to count. I started writing a blog nearly three years ago. I've managed and created content for several blogs and contributed to many others. While blogging is fun for me, I know that...

Giving My Dreams Away

Giving My Dreams Away

A recent realization about work, dreams, and pursuing goals in life. Late Friday afternoon, about a week ago: I had exchanged a few tweets with a long-time Twitter friend while he worked to book speakers for an event. I had ideas for him: connections to make, friends...

Four Tips about Updating Your Social Media Profiles

Four Tips about Updating Your Social Media Profiles

This week's tip's focused on updating your social media profiles. How you communicate online matters. It is important to keep your online profiles up to date. It's easy to set them and then forget them, missing the chance to share your current projects, interests, and...

3 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Blog

3 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Blog

I have a new show this morning at Toledo Biz Connect TV. It outlines three reasons your website needs a blog. WATCH IT NOW! What motivates you to create content for your blog? If you do not have a blog for your business, would you like one? If not, what reservations...

How Complete is Your Google+ Profile

How Complete is Your Google+ Profile

Do you have a Google+ profile? If not, you may want to consider a Google+ experiment. Try it out. Look around. See what you think. If you have been using Google+ for several months, as I have, I want to encourage you to take 12 minutes, today, to revisit your profile....

A Story about My Facebook Profile

A Story about My Facebook Profile

When I joined Facebook in 2009, I joined with my husband, our profile including a mashup of our names. Those first few days, we sat, side by side at the computer, looking for old friends to connect with and playing word games. (The beginning, and the end, of my gaming...

Facebook Update/ Personal Profile

Facebook Update/ Personal Profile

Have you made the switch to the Facebook Timeline? If not, here is some advice to help you get started. Or, if you have upgraded to the timeline but you're looking for a way to make your cover photo really special, check out this post from Mashable. If you want to...

Review Your Twitter Profile

Review Your Twitter Profile

When is the last time you updated your Twitter profile? Twitter Profile: Before Although all the information in my profile is correct, it needs an update because I am primarily blogging here at 12minutemedia.com right now. So, as part of my profile update, I'm going...