101 Essential Blogging Skills

I found a nice article that lists out 101 essential blogging skills. Here are the first 10:

Exceptional bloggers have the ability to…

1. Be unique. Give your readers something no-one else can give.
2. Write dirty. Readers can’t form a relationship with information alone.
3. Acknowledge feedback. Never let an email go unanswered, even if you write back to say you don’t have the time to answer right now!
4. Omit unnecessary words.
5. Weave outbound links into your content. This will add another layer of depth to what you write.
6. Be consistent. Establish a blogging rhythm readers can follow.
7. Be vulnerable. Get to know readers on a personal level.
8. Recognize opportunities and take them.
9. Keep an orderly and constructive comments section.
10. Write captivating headlines without resorting to hyperbole

for the the complete list, visit

http://www.skelliewag.org/101-essential-blogging-skills-67.htm
this was written by Skellie@ http://www.skelliewag.org/

eBay is great fun!

For those of you have haven't experienced the fun of bidding on an auction... your missing out! You've heard about it... why don't you have an account with eBay?

It takes 5 minutes and you can start bidding on the things that you want today! The reason I use eBay is because, just like everything else online... its cheaper! Plus it ships right to my door. You can read actually buyers feedbacks from a seller you plan to purchase for you to judge their quality, service, and trustworthiness. On top of that, I appreciate the one on one interaction in the eBay buyers/sellers community.

The BEST overall cell phone ever made (IMHO, the T-Mobile Dash) has revamped it and added additional upgrades! I will be keeping on eye on the current HTC S630 prices!

eBay is also the spot to buy those Sold Out tickets! Fat chance you'll them locally... but search ebay; ...search.ebay.com%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Fsofocus%3Dbs%26sbrftog%3D1%26catref%3DC6%26from%3DR10%26_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle%3Dworlds%2Blargest%2Bdisco%26sacat%3D-1%2526catref%253DC6%26sargn%3D-1%2526saslc%253D2%26sadis%3D200%26fpos%3D14211%26sabfmts%3D1%26ftrt%3D1%26ftrv%3D1%26saprclo%3D%26saprchi%3D%26fsop%3D1%26fsoo%3D1

and there are at least 5-10 sellers right now for tickets to the Worlds Largest Disco @ the Buffalo Convention Center! Many of these auctions start with No Reserve! I got an excellent price on some very rare V.I.P. tickets... If I can find something like this, imagine what you can find searching eBay; Happy bidding!

What is Twitter and Micro-Blogging?

Today I introduced myself to twitter, and micro-blogging. For a quick 10 minute crash course on how it all works, I visited the following sites http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-blogging

followed by: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter
Micro-blogging is a form of blogging that allows users to write brief text updates (usually less than 200 characters) and publish them, either to be viewed by anyone or by a restricted group which can be chosen by the user. These messages can be submitted by a variety of means, including text messaging, instant messaging, email, MP3 or the web.

followed by: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideblog
Sideblogging is wedded to the concept of micro-blogging, where one posts brief snippets to interested observers via text messaging, instant messaging, email or the web. Using the same tools, one can post to one's micro-blog and to one's sideblog simultaneously. Most sideblogs are actually embedded micro-blogs that appear in a small sidebar box next to the main blog posts and use feeds or plugins to display the content.

followed by: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumblelog
A tumblelog is a variation of a blog, that favors short-form, mixed-media posts over the longer editorial posts frequently associated with blogging.

".... really just a way to quickly publish the "stuff" that you run across every day on the web" // conclusion: 10 minutes of reading the correct material = step 1 to becoming a GuruLogger

Update Oct. 24, 3:37pm - Added twitter widget... check my mobile updates (straight from my cell phone), disclaimer: I am not responsible if you waste time reading my random updates!

Search engine optimization

A couple good articles I read today related to this topic:

http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/oct01/price.htm

Search optimization consultants reverse-engineer search engines and relevancy-ranking algorithms and then use this knowledge to get a client's Web pages higher in a search result list.

Danny Sullivan, the editor of Search Engine Watch [http://www.searchenginewatch.com] covers this and most other parts of the search world on a regular basis and at great depth. Also, to learn more about search engine optimization take a look at Rank Write Roundtable [http://www.rankwrite.com]. By the way, keeping current with the search engine optimization discussion can often provide searchers with deep background about how the engines work. Again, this makes for a better searcher.

reverse search engine

Not sure what search terms to bid on?
Enter a term related to your site and we will show you:

Related searches that include your term

Estimated number of times that term was searched on last month

http://inventory.overture.com/d/searchinventory/suggestion

About Stores Online:
http://ecommercewarning.blogspot.com/

KeyWord Discovery - http://www.keyworddiscovery.com/

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The Worlds Largest Disco @ the Buffalo Convention Center is SOLD OUT!!

If your searching for the Worlds Largest Disco Tickets, you should browse on eBay, maybe you can find cheap tickets? I found few auctions starting at $1 without any reserve
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-1751-2978-71/1?AID=5463217&PID=2660203+&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Fsofocus%3Dbs%26sbrftog%3D1%26catref%3DC6%26from%3DR10%26_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle%3DWorlds%2BLargest%2BDisco%26sacat%3D-1%2526catref%253DC6%26a40%3D-24%26a9%3D-24%26a1%3D-24%26a2%3D-24%26a44811%3D-24%26alist%3Da40%252Ca37%252Ca9%252Ca10%252Ca1%252Ca2%252Ca63%252Ca10399%252Ca10400%252Ca44812%252Ca44811%252Ca3928%26pfmode%3D1%26reqtype%3D1%26gcs%3D1%26pfid%3D1%26pf_query%3DWorlds%2BLargest%2BDisco%26sargn%3D-1%2526saslc%253D2%26sadis%3D200%26fpos%3D14211%26sabfmts%3D1%26ftrt%3D1%26ftrv%3D1%26saprclo%3D%26saprchi%3D%26fsop%3D1%2526fsoo%253D1%26coaction%3Dcompare%26copagenum%3D1%26coentrypage%3Dsearch

or click here Worlds Largest Disco

If your having a hard time finding the tickets for the right price, contact me ASAP! I will be getting a hold of FOUR(4) VIP tickets! ... check my eBay page, I may already be selling them right now http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-1751-2978-71/1?AID=5463217&PID=2660203+&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%2F_W0QQsassZteggyturbo

Call me ASAP to buy these sold out tickets! (716) 697-7105, Louis.

Long Distance Relationships... all you want is a SideKick LX?

So I have a relationship I am trying to maintain with someone that I've been with on and off for a little over 3 years. We both we born and raised in Buffalo, NY. Last year she joined the Air Force and has been living there for over a year now. Now I am no expert in dealing with a long distance relationship for this is my first encounter with one, and it is with the "First Love" which makes it even worse. However, here are a couple things I thought we should do MINIMALLY:

1. At least (1) Goodnight and good morning text messages every day. It only takes 10 secs to text message!

2. Take 3 flights each per year, for a total of 6 flights. This way we could see each other at least every two months. Each visit should last at least 2-3 days.

I figured if we agreed to these seemingly reasonable conditions we could maintain what we have. So at at point my partner agreed that these should be fairly feasible... Back in May during my birthday, she promised she would pay for a ticket for me to come see her. Well, it never happened because in her words "we fell out". I'm sure she couldn't even describe why we did, but thats a whole other story.

She came her to visit last month in September, not particularly to see me. We got back together and once again promised we would follow the two steps above to maintain our long distance relationship. Now her birthday is coming up on November 1st, and I checked plane tickets to fly down for the 31st of October till November 5th....

The plane ticket is going for $380!! I knew I couldn't afford this, plus buy her a gift at the same time! What was I going to do?

Long story short, I asked her to go half on the ticket. She immediately disagrees and says its her birthday and she shouldn't have to buy me anything. I asked if she would want me to just get her a gift (the soon to be released T-Mobile Sidekick LX) instead. She says "If you want to Louis"...

THATS ONE SELFISH BITCH! goodnight...

Reading Thoughts...

What if ever person could "see" the thoughts of others? If thoughts were made public, and there was no way to hide fears, opinions, and beliefs, would YOU mind?