Archive for the ‘Advice Articles’ Category

November 17th, 2008

Feeling A Bit Depressed? Go Do Something!

If you’re feeling down in the dumps, emotionally, don’t just sit there and think about it! That has to be the worst thing you could do. If you mope, you will only feel worse about what happened. Instead, you need to feel better! If you want to feel better, it’s time [...]

November 14th, 2008

Don’t Mope Over The Loss, Get Together With Friends!

Once you’ve been dumped, or even if you are the one who did the breaking up, it’s not unusual to feel alone. The fact of the matter is, many people do feel alone after something like this. It is important to remember that you are not alone and talk to your friends about [...]

November 10th, 2008

Letting Go: Getting Rid Of Or Putting Away Relationship Memorabilia

Okay, so the relationship is over. You’re trying to move on but, how do you expect to get over your ex if you’re still looking at that old photo of the two of you? How about that shirt they bought you? Why are you still wearing it?
The more memories you keep around [...]

October 29th, 2008

Networking: Get The Word Out About Your Blog

So you’ve launched your blog, congratulations! Hopefully you’ve had fun along the way, too.
Just like you would with a business, you need to get the word out about your blog. No one can visit if they don’t know you exist! So how can you do it?
Networking.
Maybe you already network? Network is [...]

October 24th, 2008

The First Post: What Should I Say?

I’ve been blogging since I was 16 years old, and during that time I’ve done quite a few first post entries. No matter how many times I’ve written one, it doesn’t get easier.
In most cases it was easy enough to just write a short about that helps describe a little bit about me. [...]

October 22nd, 2008

The Blogging Community: Is That Blog Site The Right One For Me?

So you’ve decided to go the easy route and join a blog community. That’s a great idea for anyone looking to meet a whole bunch of friends while sharing life stories online! It is also perfect for the part-time blogger just looking to get something out there and not having to worry about [...]

October 20th, 2008

Getting Your Self-Hosted Blog Up And Running

This is part 2 of a two-part article based on starting your own self-hosted blog. If you haven’t already, you might be interested in reading part 1 which covers finding a domain name and hosting.
Assuming you already have your domain and your host, it is now time to get started on the basis which [...]

October 15th, 2008

Finding The Right Domain And Host For Your Needs

This is part one of a two part article about starting your own self-hosted blog.
Although this article was intended to teach you about starting a self-hosted blog, the reason for splitting it up is because you don’t have to start a blog to need a good domain and host.
The Right Domain
Sure, you could always choose [...]

October 9th, 2008

Self-Hosted Versus Blog Community: Which Is The Better Option?

So you already know what you want to write about, now it’s time to decide on which blog style you want to go with. The two main options are: The Self-Hosted versus the blog community (much like Blogger which is shown above). Just as each option has it’s positives they also have negatives. [...]

October 7th, 2008

What Do You Know? Determining Your Blogging Niche

Before you even consider purchasing your domain or signing up with a blogging community, you need to determine what it is you want to blog about.
What you intend to write will make or break your new blog.
Since blogs are based around content, it will be what you write which will either draw in your readership [...]