What is the name of your Blog?And Shine
What is your name?
Christine
Where are you from? (include country, state and/or city)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
What is your current age or age range?
32
Please describe your blog
My blog is about tungsten rings, created opal rings, ecommerce, and the many things that come up related to these topics.
Describe the main purpose of your blogging, what are you trying to accomplish?
My blogs purpose is to talk about the online jewellery selling biz, and ecommerce in general. The further I get into it, the more areas there are to explore, so there's lots to talk about.
What blogging platform do you do and why?
I use Blogspot because it's easy to set up, user friendly, and allows me to tinker with html, although I have no idea what I'm doing.
What do you blog the most about?
I blog about whatever facet of selling, or product is grabbing my interest that day.
What kind of blogs make you angry?
I don't know.
Give five of your best blogging tips.
1. Don't make it a chore. Do it when you feel like it. 2. Run a contest to get the ball rolling. 3. Follow up on any loose ends later on. 4. Be patient. It's a slow process to get results. 5. Have fun with it.
What are some things you would NEVER blog about?
I don't get too personal in my blog, so I am unlikely to blog about relationship issues, or morals.
Did you start blogging for the purpose of making money and if so, are you making enough money?
Yes and no. I was partly motivated to use my blog to link back to my online store and gain exposure for my online store. I am gaining exposure, but don't know yet whether the exposure is leading to more sales. I also just like to write.
How long have you been blogging?
I started blogging a few months ago.
About how many hours per day do you spend blogging?
I blog every week or so for a couple hours.
Do you track RSS feeds and if so, how many do you usually track daily?
No
Do you use Digg, and why or why not?
Not yet. I will eventually.
Do you use Stumbleupon, and why or why not?
I signed up for Stumbleupon, but haven't done much with it yet. I heard it's a good idea.
What promotional techniques work best for you and why?
Twitter is working well for me to promote my blog. Posting my blog contest on blog contest sites and forums worked well too. So did posting my blog on other forums I participate in.
If you could post a blog on any blog in the world, which one would it be and why?
I don't know.
What mistakes have you made that you could warn others about?
I'm still too new to answer this.
What are your top five blogging site picks and why?
I don't know.
Have you met anyone offline as a result of your blog?
Not yet. Maybe I will as I recently used my blog to promote upcoming festivals I will be participating in.
What is the url of your blog?
And Shine
