Monthly Archives: November 2011

Why you should blog on wordpress.org

It’s been a few weeks since I moved the Blogstar blog from wordpress.com to wordpress.org and I am so pleased I did. It wasn’t hard, I migrated it over myself after the fancy people from Leap Design gave it a new coat of paint, and I am now set to make it as big or [...]

November 30th, 2011
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The Bright Lights of Blogging

I have fallen in love with these letter lights from Collier West in Brooklyn. I always thought a candle was enough to cast a pretty glow across the keyboard but this is so much brighter! Wouldn’t you love to see your blog’s name up in lights?  

November 29th, 2011
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Natalie Holbrook — Nat The Fat Rat

  My Life As A Blog Guest Post By …   Blogger: Natalie Holbrook   Blog: Nat The Fat Rat    Twitter: @natthefatrat   My life as a blogger began in Brooklyn one warm September afternoon, after I had narrowly (and quite bravely, it must be said) survived a very ridiculous shopping trip to the Brooklyn Target. I [...]

November 28th, 2011
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Which Twitter Type Are You?

 

November 28th, 2011
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Mara Kofoed — A Blog About Love

My Life As A Blog Guest Post By …   Blogger: Mara Kofoed   Blog: A Blog About Love   Twitter: @ablogaboutlove   I’m on a mission, and I couldn’t be happier about it. I always wanted to tap into my life’s “mission”.  I always envied people who knew what they wanted to do and gave their [...]

November 21st, 2011
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Stacy Morrison — Filling In The Blanks

My Life As A Blog Guest Post By …   Blogger: Stacy Morrison   Blog: Filling In The Blanks   Twitter: @bklynstacy Silence. That was the most powerful moment in my blogging life, by far. I started blogging in 2006 as part of my work running Redbook magazine and its website. I instantly loved the conversations I [...]

November 14th, 2011
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Why books need bloggers

  Here’s the thing about books. They don’t really sell themselves. People do. So rather than rely only on the author to get out and about spruiking his or her book (and not all authors are actually good at this bit) a little support from fans online can make a lot of people happy, including [...]

November 8th, 2011
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Heather Spohr — The Spohrs Are Multiplying

My Life As A Blog Guest Post By…   Blogger: Heather Spohr   Blog: thespohrsaremultiplying.com   Twitter: @mamaspohr   I’ve been writing about my life since I was a bored twenty-three year old executive assistant. I had access to the internet and  little responsibility, so I’d spend hours surfing around, reading websites. Somehow, I stumbled upon the online [...]

November 3rd, 2011
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Jordan Ferney — Oh Happy Day

My Life As A Blog Guest Post By . . .   Blogger: Jordan Ferney   Blog: ohhappyday.com   Twitter: @jordanferney   When I tell people I’m a professional blogger I still cringe a little. Not just because of their puzzled reaction but also it sounds so ridiculous. You don’t need a degree to be [...]

November 3rd, 2011
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Sharon Beesley — NYC Taught Me

My Life As A Blog Guest Post By . . .   Blogger: Sharon Beesley   Blog: NYC Taught Me   Twitter: @sharonbeesley   I will always remember that cafe in Paris. The tables were small. I was facing the wall, and my friend Jordan Ferney sat across from me with views of the restaurant. [...]

November 3rd, 2011
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