Tips of 2013

It's the last Thursday of 2013. I know many are out and about today, taking advantage of after Christmas sales (I am!). It got me thinking that over the course of the year you may have missed (or have forgotten) a tip or two. I also know that it isn't always easy to go back and find a tip on my blog, so a "table of contents" might be helpful.

It will also help me think about new topics for 2014. If there is a topic you would like me to write about (even if I've already covered it, but you still have questions), feel free to drop me a line.


Here are all the tips I've written on this year.

New year resolutions for your blog - January 3
Thoughts on tumblr - January 10
Organizing blogs to read - January 17
Networking with publishers, publicists, authors, and other bloggers - January 24
Tools to get blogging tasks done - January 31
eBook conversion video tutorial - February 7
Managing your social media presence - February 14
Finding time to read - February 21
Book blast success for both author and blogger - February 28
Optimizing blog post titles - March 7
Creating a weekly feature - March 14
When there's no time to read - March 21
What to write about - March 28
Challenges and memes for content creation - April 4
Does it matter if I post or not? - April 18
DNF - to review or not - April 25
When a link should be noFollow - May 9
Update on FTC disclaimer - May 16
Keeping your blog going while on vacation - May 23
Make your posts pretty - June 13
Most popular tips in 2012/2013 - June 20
Avoiding book blogger burnout - June 27
Backing up your blog - July 11
Using Twitter effectively - July 18
Book Blogger - media professional or reader with an audience - July 25
Formatting contributed posts - August 8
Choosing a blog tour company - August 15
Author Media Kit Components - August 22
Get more Twitter followers - August 29
Goodreads for authors - September 5
Tips for handling negative reviews - September 12
Benefits of freelance writing and guest blogging - September 16
Do you need a press release - October 10
Proofreading your own posts - October 17
5 topics to blog about - October 14
How to write a book review - October 31
Creating a media campaign - November 7
Calling in sick - November 14
Get more mileage out of past posts - November 21
Make a blogging plan - December 5
Review of Commun.it - December 12

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