126 spams. 1,314 spams. 471 spams. Lately this is what Akismet tells me when I log on to the backend of my blog. End result: spending more time pondering whether my blog is here for the sole purpose of giving spammers target practice than I do working on new posts. Then there’s lure of social [...]

Sometimes publishing a blog is a drag. Unless you are fortunate enough to be paid to blog, keeping on top of it can become another admin nightmare for any entrepreneur. Weighed against getting your client work done, checking in at the Social Media you use, and doing all your other admin chores, it can be [...]

Remember those open-ended writing assignments when you were a school kid? Blogging is like that, too, some days. Waiting, waiting, waiting for inspiration to strike. Stumped for a good blogging topic? Here are some writing projects and motivators. Projects like these boost traffic to your site and that of the person hosting the project, and [...]