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I am new to blogging, so my tips are a bit basic - but here they are. My top tip for bloggers is that most people are visual as well as verbal and a few pictures make all the difference. So dancing at the Bloggers Ball is not all about the words.
Writers sometimes need reminding to break up the text with pictures.And don't forget to ask permission or credit the online site you took them from, or link to it.
If you are a published writer you can link your blog to your Amazon.com author page by following the simple links at Author Central, thus gaining more readers, and also feed it to Goodreads via their author widget.
I am part of a group of writers - Macmillan New Writers, who are all published by the same imprint. We have a joint blog, which can be a good idea, to give each other mutual support and encouragement and to celebrate publications and successes, so that might be worth considering too - teaming up with a small group.
Isn't this a great way of seeing other people's blogs and sharing ideas - happy writing everyone.
Greetings from a fellow blog hopper. Thanks for visiting my blog. I am returning the favor. :) This is fun, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI like your idea about adding a visual element to the blog. It really does enhance it.
Hi Karen, nice to see you here.
ReplyDeleteHopping over to say hello! I totally agree with your tip. I always try to break up my posts here and there with a pic or two. That way it doesn't just look like a block of text.
ReplyDeleteLoving the hop! So fun!
Thanks for being on the blog hop, it was great to 'meet' you! Looking forward to delving deeper and following your blog!
ReplyDeleteI read many blog posts through Google Reader and pictures always catch my attention more than words-only posts. Great advice!
ReplyDeleteHopping on to the next blog . . .
Hello Karen... looks like I'll be sifting through some of your reads. I enjoy historical books and mostly certainly appreciate humor.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your tips. Good luck with all your writing projects
ReplyDeleteHello everyone, thanks for stopping by, I'll try to get to all your blogsover the weekend.
ReplyDeleteI really need to use more pictures in my blog. I only do it on occasion when I review books or share promotional items. Thanks for the tip.
ReplyDeleteI'm here from the She Write's bloggers ball. You may be new to blogging, but your site already looks great.
Hi Deborah. I love you post and I couldn't agree more with your advice. I am a very VISUAL learner and visual person - I love illustrations in text and I try to intersperse visual with verbal. I hope you check my post out - would love your ideas, comments and advice.
ReplyDeleteAll the best,
Meryl Jaffe
www.departingthetext.blogspot.com
Great tip. I love finding the right photos for my blog posts. Fellow blog hopper here. Looking forward to reading more of your posts.
ReplyDeleteThe joy of the Blogger Ball is all of the great blogging tips. Thanks for sharing yours!
ReplyDeleteDeborah, next time I'm going to get you to do our dance logo!
ReplyDeleteHi! Hopping in from SheWrites! So nice to meet you. Wishing the best for your upcoming book. :)
ReplyDeleteJust stopping by to say "hi!" from a fellow writer :~)
ReplyDeleteHello Blog hopper. Nice to meet you lovely blog.
ReplyDeleteAnother blog-hopper stopping by!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder on the visual aspect of blogging. The only picture currently on my blog is of my own mug, lol. I keep meaning to add pictures/graphics to posts and keep saying, "oh, I'll hunt up some graphics later." And, as expected, that's led to four months of (almost) daily posts without a single picture!
Eventually I'm just going to have to buckle down and get it done!
Hello again blog-hoppers - lovely to have you here. I'm so busy trying to get round your blogs I keep forgetting to see if anyone's stopped by mine!
ReplyDeleteGreat tip! I find that there's so much you can do in blogging that I will never get all of it done! Maybe this Blogger's Ball will help me be a better blogger.
ReplyDeleteI need to try adding more pix to my blog posts. I always enjoy them in others. I also love the idea of joint blogs. A friend participated in one called the Debutante Ball. Very savvy marketing.
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