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For Sale: an excellent business idea

by T. W. Seller | Feb 14, 2018 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Marketing and Promotion, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Social Networking and Blogging | 0 |

I’m selling a business idea. Literally, it’s up for auction on eBay right now here and...

Plan it out! The 5 Dangers of Blogging Off the Cuff

by T. W. Seller | Dec 3, 2014 | Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Social Networking and Blogging, Timeless, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

I rarely have more than a general idea of what I’m going to write about whenever I sit down...

Confession time! I have a terrible blogging secret…

by T. W. Seller | Sep 17, 2014 | Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Social Networking and Blogging, Timeless, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

Guys, I have to admit something. Here goes… I blog my first drafts. Not always! There are...

The Blogger’s Dilemma: It’s much harder to write short than long.

by T. W. Seller | Aug 27, 2014 | Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Social Networking and Blogging, Timeless, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 2 |

“I like big posts and I cannot lie…” Any writer worth her salt knows it’s...

The Sims Social Facebook game promotes questionable blogging ethics

by T. W. Seller | Sep 26, 2011 | Misc, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Social Networking and Blogging | 0 |

Because nothing says professional like stolen images… I don’t want to sound like a...

Blogging Checklist: Anatomy of the perfect blog post

by T. W. Seller | Apr 13, 2011 | Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Social Networking and Blogging, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 2 |

The following checklist is an internal document I created some time ago to help train new hires who would be doing some blogging for me and my company. I’m always tweaking it and adding to it as new problems come up but I...

Zemanta: Easily add images, related links & more to your blog posts with a few clicks

by T. W. Seller | Mar 19, 2011 | Social Networking and Blogging, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews | 0 |

Guys, I’m in love with a plugin. Zemanta. You feel like an idiot saying it out loud because it’s a weird name, I understand, but, if you are a blogger, you are going to LOVE this little app/plugin. See, I say...

Funny story: The internet isn’t public domain or Whatever happened with the whole Cooks Source/Judith Griggs/Monica Gaudio thing?

by T. W. Seller | Jan 12, 2011 | Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Social Networking and Blogging | 2 |

Back on November 3rd, 2010, a story rocked the internet and, while it was EVERYWHERE amongst my...

Subscribe to my Marketing! The RSS or Email Mailing List conundrum

by T. W. Seller | Jan 10, 2011 | Customer Service & Bettering your Business, Marketing and Promotion, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

Many years ago, I had two mailing lists: one for my writing and one for my company. Then Web 2.0 took over and the free mailing list service I was using went under and I realized that, since Feedburner gave me the option to let...

Hit the books: Send yourself back to school without going anywhere

by T. W. Seller | Sep 10, 2010 | Customer Service & Bettering your Business, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

Ah, autumn. The kids have gone back to school and you may have a little more time on your hands. Sure, the holiday rush is coming but it’s several whole months away. There’s a slight chill in the air that makes some...