Raj Dash on Performancing has done it again with “Rethinking Blogging as a Career”, a discussion with outstanding graphic visuals that helps you understand the sources of income a blog can produce, directly and indirectly, and explores many myths around blog monetization. What if we’re all looking at this blogging thing wrong? Maybe we should […]
January 3, 2018 – 11:15 am
“It’s that time of year when the world falls in love…” The Christmas Waltz by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn I’d like to think that New Year’s thinking includes bringing back the love to your blog. You might not think that, but let’s go with that belief as we continue with this year’s Blog Exercises. […]
October 19, 2016 – 12:16 pm
I’ve been asked repeatedly to make my views on the US 2016 Election public, even though it goes against all this site stands for, an unbiased educational site to support WordPress users and bloggers. In light of current events, and the impact the web has had on those events, the time has come for my […]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in Blog Babble, Blogging
| Tags: clinton, debates, election, hillary clinton, politics, president, trump, united states, us election 2016, vote, voting |
“Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans.” In this ongoing series of Blog Exercises, I’ve covered much about the philosophy of blogging, and the challenges that come with blogging over time. One of the most common excuses to pause or stop blogging is “life happens.” Examples include: Blog Exercises: Self-Control […]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in Blog Exercises, Blogging
| Tags: blog exercises, blog planning, blog reboot, blog struggles, blogging techniques, blogging tips, blogging tools, how to blog, life happens, reboot, starting over |
In this Blog Exercise, it is time to start building a community around your blog. If you have one, it’s time to re-evaluate it to ensure you keep it. We will start with defining your community. Your blog topic should give you a clear indication about demographics of your online community, but it might not […]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in Blog Exercises, Blogging, blogging tips, Writing
| Tags: audience, blog audience, blog community, blog exercises, community, community building, defining your audience, defining your readers, demographics, interactivity, site community, social media, web writing |
This past week on Lorelle’s WordPress School the focus was on the web browser, helping you to learn the basics of the most important tool in your arsenal for working with WordPress. Like any tool, the more you learn about how it works, the better you work with it. WordPress School: Web Browsers WordPress School: […]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in WordPress, WordPress School
| Tags: browser, learn wordpress, web browser, wordpress, wordpress guide, wordpress help, WordPress News, wordpress school, WordPress Tips, wordpress tutorials |
February 2, 2015 – 4:55 am
Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. Tony Robbins A website is an intangible, a virtual nothing in which we create something tangible to human perception. When it boils right down to it, Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little created nothing with WordPress. WordPress isn’t a physical object you can […]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in WordPress, WordPress School
| Tags: learn wordpress, site content, site information, site master plan, site organization, wordpress guide, wordpress help, WordPress News, wordpress school, wordpress tutorials, worksheets |
January 31, 2015 – 3:30 pm
The following are the presentations notes for my workshop called “Blogging Your Passion” at Making it in Changing Times in 2015. In 2010 I was in Chicago for SOBCon, the Successful Online Business Conference, and I had an amazing encounter with a woman on the crowded downtown streets: …I was storming away from the last […]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in Blogging, blogging tips
| Tags: blog writing, blog your passion, blogging, events, how to blog, speaking, web writing, workshops, writers, Writing |
January 16, 2015 – 1:18 pm
Are you ready to join Lorelle’s WordPress School? Let’s get going. Here is what you need to know. To participate, you need the following: A free WordPress.com site or other test site for experimentation Join and participate in the WordPress School Google+ Community Do the assignments and tasks associated with each lesson Comment on the […]
September 29, 2014 – 4:35 am
In 2012 and 2013, I did extensive research for the grant program to develop and rewrite the Web Developer degree program at Clark College. This research included an analysis of current and future job opportunities for students graduating with that degree with a solid understanding of WordPress. Now that the program has completed its first […]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in Classes, WordPress, WordPress News
| Tags: clark college, education, jobs, web content, Web Design, web development, web practitioner, web writing, wordpress, wordpress classes, wordpress education, wordpress jobs, WordPress News, wordpress training |
September 9, 2014 – 1:11 pm
Reading “7 Things You Need to Know about SEO in 2014” from Compete Pulse, I was fascinating to read that “size matters:” Most blog posts range between 400 and 600 words, but the ideal length for highest ranking is actually around 1,500. Many still believe that a successful website is one that offers the information […]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in Blogging, blogging tips, Writing
| Tags: blogging, blogging tips, email, how to write for the web, search engines, seo, social media, social media writing, texting, web writing, WordPress News, writing for the web |
August 11, 2014 – 8:43 pm
The world is grieving the loss of one of our favorite comedic and dramatic geniuses, Robin Williams, and the conversation begins about mental illness, depression, and suicide. The Facts As We Know It: The news arrived about 3:30PM PST that the actor had died due to suspected suicide. CNN reported that according to the Marin […]
March 15, 2014 – 12:23 am
I will be speaking this year at several workshops and conferences on the subject of “WordPress for Writers.” The workshop covers the basic elements of WordPress content structure and organization, then adds the complexities of a site for writers and authors. This is one of a series of articles on WordPress for Writers and Authors. […]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in Blogging, blogging tips, WordPress, WordPress News, WordPress Tips, Writing
| Tags: author websites, authors, wordpress, wordpress for authors, wordpress for writers, WordPress News, WordPress Tips, writer websites, writers, Writing, writing for the web |
December 5, 2013 – 4:54 am
A rebroadcast of “How Much Does Your Name Matter?” from Freakonomics Radio looked at the impact of a name on society, perception, prejudice, and ability to succeed. Indeed, there is some evidence that a name can influence how a child performs in school and even her career opportunities. There’s also the fact that different groups […]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in Blog Exercises, Blogging, blogging tips, Writing
| Tags: anonymous, blog anonymously, blog exercises, blog identity, blog persona, blog personal, character, how to blog, persona, privacy, private data, protect privacy |
November 18, 2013 – 4:40 am
As my career tangled itself in WordPress, even though I was well known in other industries, I quickly became popular within the WordPress Community – and the target of meanies. Yep, as in the childhood bullies that plague us our whole lives. Without any marketing or self-promotion, this site and my articles on other sites […]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in Blog Exercises, Blogging, blogging tips
| Tags: blog bullies, blog exercises, courage, endurance, evil, faith, hurt, inspiration, jealousy, mean bloggers, mean comments, meanies, motivation, pain, painful experience, trolls |
Blog Exercises: It Still Hurts
As my career tangled itself in WordPress, even though I was well known in other industries, I quickly became popular within the WordPress Community – and the target of meanies. Yep, as in the childhood bullies that plague us our whole lives. Without any marketing or self-promotion, this site and my articles on other sites […]