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The 5 P’s of Blogging: Tips to Get Started

29 July 2011 Blogging
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. . . continued from Why Blog? 7 Brilliant Reasons (Part I) and Why Blog? 7 Brilliant Reasons (Part II) Like anything worthwhile, establishing a blog takes time. If you’re contemplating starting one and wondering where to begin, here are a few pointers: Plan: Firstly, do some planning. Decide what your objectives are – then [...]

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Why Blog? 7 Brilliant Reasons (Part II)

27 July 2011 Blogging
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Continued from Why Blog? 7 Brilliant Reasons (Part I), based on interviews with 4 influential bloggers: • Ida Horner, founder of Ethnic Supplies (an online social enterprise that promotes independence for African women) and Africa on the Blog, • Christine Searle from SA Venues, 2010 SA Best Travel Blog runner-up, • Cindy Taylor, personal blogger [...]

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Why Blog? 7 Brilliant Reasons (Part I)

25 July 2011 Blogging
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For any non-bloggers out there, “Why Blog?” is an excellent question. The numerous benefits of blogging are so compelling that I’ve compiled a two-part series about this, endorsed by my experience and based on input from four influential bloggers: • Ida Horner, founder of Ethnic Supplies (an online social enterprise that promotes independence for African [...]

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An Auspicious Day: “Love Your Blog” Launches with Moon’s Eclipse

20 June 2011 Blogging
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As it turns out, 15 June 2011 was an auspicious date, in more ways than one. Apart from being the day that our friend, Michelle Salater, successfully launched her exceptional Love Your Blog e-learning program, it also marked the lunar eclipse. Dave photographed this in phases, starting with the pic above, and followed by these [...]

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Blogging Date to Diarise: Change the Way You Blog – Forever!

23 May 2011 Blogging
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It’s a red letter day: June 15, 2011 – at least for bloggers, and more specifically those who would like to grow their readership and maximize their marketing efforts. Our wonderful friend Michelle Salater, who has grown her own (Copy Doodle) and other blogs to phenomenal levels of success, is hosting a free webinar on [...]

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The Bonuses of Blogging

7 November 2010 Blogging
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Some gratitude is in order for this phenomenal blogosphere! It captivated me quickly, from the start, and has led to some fabulous relationships. Yesterday served up a stunning ladies’ lunch, courtesy of the gorgeously talented Cindy at The Only Cin, who I’ve now met in person Follow that link to her blog to view some [...]

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Heads up about Blog Action Day 2010

13 October 2010 Blogging
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Hey Everyone, Just a quick note to spread the word about Friday’s online event. 15th October is Blog Action Day, which unites bloggers from over 100 countries in blogging about a single globally important topic, which for this year is clean water. Thousands are due to participate, including the White House Blog and The Official [...]

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Congrats to the Top Two’s!

20 September 2010 Bulletin Board
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CONGRATULATIONS to our fabulous friends at SA Venues, along with all the others who’ve made it into the Top Two Finalists of the 2010 SA Blog Awards! Pity we’re not among them, but BIG THANKS to EVERYONE who voted us into the Top Ten Best Photographic blogs! Here’s a Protea in appreciation of ALL your [...]

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WOO-HOO! 2010 SA Best Photographic Blog Finalist!

1 September 2010 Bulletin Board

Huge, heart-felt THANK YOU to EVERYONE who nominated this blog for SA Best Photographic Blog 2010!! Because of you, we’re through to the Top 10 FINALISTS! Special mentions also to The Only Cin and Spirit Lights The Way for drawing our attention to the competition and making this possible! If you care to, PLEASE VOTE [...]

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