Blogging

Apr
20

How Blogging Can Make You a Better Person

Justin on April 20th, 2011

In the mad rush to blog on a regular basis, I think a lot of us mistakenly believe that posting something is better than posting nothing.  But if we all subscribed to that theory, what would we end up with?  Blog after blog of half-baked ideas, recycled anecdotes and borrowed wisdom. Sound familiar? If you’re [...]

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Apr
13

8 Ways to Lead a More Interesting Life

Justin on April 13th, 2011

I know too many people who are convinced that their mundane lives are simply fascinating, and they feel compelled to tell everyone all about it. Perhaps coincidentally, many of these people blog daily. This is a problem, because their desperate search for something to write about every day has warped their minds into believing that [...]

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Apr
8

Dead Blog CSI: Analyzing the Traffic to My Dormant Blog

Justin on April 8th, 2011

On November 15, 2010, I stopped blogging.  Then, on April 5, 2011, I started blogging again. In the five-ish months that this blog was dormant, my traffic (which previously topped 10,000 unique visitors per month) dwindled to less than 9,000 uniques in total during that time. On one hand, that’s entirely expected, since I wasn’t [...]

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Nov
15

Going Dark

Justin on November 15th, 2010

The time has come for me to press the pause button on this blog. Why? Time and interest. Unfortunately, I don’t have enough of either of those to continue this blog in a manner that I feel would be worth your time. Reason One: I’m Busy as Hell Since October, I’ve been slammed with more [...]

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Armchair Sociology, Blogging, My Social Media POV 10 Comments »
Oct
25

3 Reasons I Don’t Guest Blog

Justin on October 25th, 2010

In theory, I should be all about the idea of guest blogging.  It’s allegedly a great way to get my thoughts in front of someone else’s audience, or to introduce my audience to someone else’s POV.  And, as any marketing or networking guru will tell you, guest blogging is great for boosting both your traffic [...]

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