What is the name of your Blog?Thoughts on Marketing, Advertising, and More
What is your name?
Marte Cliff
Where are you from? (include country, state and/or city)
Priest River, Idaho
What is your current age or age range?
60
Please describe your blog
I talk about various issues dealing with marketing and advertising, and discuss thoughts about good and bad advertising, as in effective and non-effective. Sometimes it's about marketing in general, and sometimes about real estate.
Describe the main purpose of your blogging, what are you trying to accomplish?
I hope to attract clients to my copywriting business.
What blogging platform do you do and why?
Google blogspot, because I'm not techie enough to figure out how to use Wordpress and add the blog to my website.
What do you blog the most about?
Marketing and advertising
What kind of blogs make you angry?
None. I only read things that I find interesting. If someone wants to blog about something I don't like, I don't have to go there.
Give five of your best blogging tips.
Don't ramble on Be slightly personal without being boring Give some useful information Invite your readers to think Check your spelling and grammar before you hit publish
What are some things you would NEVER blog about?
Politics, religion, my love life
Did you start blogging for the purpose of making money and if so, are you making enough money?
Yes, I started as a means to promote my business. I have no idea if it's making a difference, but I enjoy it, so that's OK.
How long have you been blogging?
Close to a year
About how many hours per day do you spend blogging?
I don't do it every day, but when I do, probably an hour. I have 3 blogs of my own and I post entries for a business weekly.
Do you track RSS feeds and if so, how many do you usually track daily?
No, I don't. Not techie enough to even know how.
Do you use Digg, and why or why not?
No - don't even know what it is or how to do it
Do you use Stumbleupon, and why or why not?
No, I've been there, but don't know much about it.
What promotional techniques work best for you and why?
My ezines, articles posted on EzineArticles.com, occasional entries on craigs list. Articles and ezines show my prospects that I have the expertise in copywriting that will help them make more money. Craig's list drives people to my website to learn the same thing.
If you could post a blog on any blog in the world, which one would it be and why?
I have no idea
What mistakes have you made that you could warn others about?
Not learning how to put the blog on my website - or finding someone to do it for me.
What are your top five blogging site picks and why?
I don't look around much - no time! So, I don't have a top 5.
Have you met anyone offline as a result of your blog?
No
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