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Why not spend a minute or two at my Blog to see if there is anything interesting to read. Perhaps I've written something about your ancestor, gave a hint on how to locate something, provided a different way to do research, or just gave a glimpse into the world of genealogy research through words or photos. I try to make it light and enjoyable.

My roots are from New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire), New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wyoming, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for articles. The header tabs at the top are a work in progress.

I also have a blog called Seeing New England. Why not visit it, to get a feeling for the area.


Sunday, March 6, 2011

The Best Blog Hints -- Part 2



1778 genealogy blogs on Tom MacEntee's GeneaBlogger list as of March 5, 2011! When I began blogging, in October 2009, there were about 700. What a lot of people blogging about genealogy or history. And why do some blogs get a lot of traffic and others don't, yet they are both writing pretty much about the same thing? Maybe some of the hints from my previous post or the ones from below might help you, and you don't have to blog about genealogy, they would apply to any topic.


On February 20th I posted The Best Blog Hints --  Part 1. These were not my ideas, but were taken from various sources, and I picked the ones I like and try to follow. Quite a few readers made comments with additional ideas, you might enjoy some of them. Below is Part 2.


Stories are More Important than Sales


Ask for Comments


Be Original in Content


Be personal, but not too Personal


Determine the Goal of your About Page

Every day, I receive an email from ProBlogger with Blog Tips (ProBlogger.net), I've been a subscriber for over a year and the posts are written by bloggers. The best thing is, I usually know what they are talking about.

Today's blog was titled 7 Good Things that Blogging Brings. It was so good, that I felt this was the perfect time to post my Part 2. The newsletter is FREE, it is always informative and fun to read.

A few other good hints about blogging:


Plan the Blog; Blog the Plan


How to Create a Successful Blog (additional hints from this YouTube video)
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6 comments:

Nolichucky Roots said...

More great ideas! Thank you. And I loved the ProBloggers link.

March 6, 2011 at 10:32 PM
Barbara Poole said...

Thank you Nolichucky Roots for commenting. A lot of the ideas are pretty good...now to incorporate them into my blog.

March 7, 2011 at 7:35 AM
Michelle Goodrum said...

Thanks for the great ideas and links. I subscribed to the newsletter.

March 7, 2011 at 12:07 PM
Greta Koehl said...

Good ideas - and the ProBloggers link is very helpful.

March 7, 2011 at 7:38 PM
Lisa Wallen Logsdon said...

Went to the ProBloggers link and really liked it. Blogging is an ongoing education. Always room for improvement! Thanks for an informative post and the link to ProBloggers!

March 10, 2011 at 12:49 PM
Barbara Poole said...

Thank you Michelle, Greta and Lisa for your comments. I only wish they were my tips, not borrowed!

March 10, 2011 at 2:01 PM

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