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Blog Exercises: What Do You Mean By That?

August 25, 2017 – 5:23 am

Standing with a group of bloggers at a conference recently, someone said something and another blogger asked, “What do you mean by that?” I don’t remember the topic, but I loved the response. This was a person who wanted to know more. They didn’t want to just assume they knew what the other was talking […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in Blog Exercises, Blogging | Tags: blog exercises, blog interest, blog passion, blog topics, blog writing, blog your passion, passion, subject matter, what do you mean | Leave a Comment

Blog Exercises: Identify the Life Suckers

June 28, 2013 – 4:10 am

My friend, Terry Starbucker, is a blogger who specializes in motivating and inspiring others to live and work their passion. He’s also founder of SOBCon, the must-attend conference for online business people that takes this spirit to a higher level. In 2008, he published “Every Passion Has Its Destiny – An Olympic Inspiration” about Billy […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in Blog Exercises, Blogging, blogging tips, Writing | Tags: achievement, attitude, blog exercises, community, courage, dreams, endurance, failure, inspiration, motivation, passion, persistence, relationships, self-confidence, self-esteem, sobcon, terry starbucker | Comments (9)

Blog Exercise: When Was the Last Time You Got Personal

June 18, 2013 – 4:13 am

I walked into a friend’s home and found the fridge covered with refrigerator art from her seven year old. The traditional home often features such childhood artwork but this was extremely precious as the child has learning disabilities and drawing. The artwork was beautiful. I stood there transfixed at the crude scribbles, trying to find […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in Blog Exercises, Blogging, blogging tips, Writing | Tags: aaron walter, advertising, audience, blog exercises, blog with passion, blog your passion, blogging tips, community, community building, demographics, design, design details, design elements, how to blog, marketing, passion, personal, personas, promotion, readers, tribes, Web Design, web writing, Writing | Comments (8)

Blog Exercises: Battling the Blue Funk

June 7, 2013 – 4:38 am

My mother just sent an email saying she was in a funk. Ten minutes later I got a phone call from a friend asking to visit to help her get over the “winter funk – summer blues” – her words. I just got over my blue funk a couple weeks ago. Funks are mini-depressions, short […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in Blog Exercises, Blogging, blogging tips | Tags: block, blog exercises, bloggers block, blogging, blogging tips, blue funk, blues, depression, friends, inspiration, interference, life changes, mental illness, motivation, passion, procrastination, sad, sadness, support network, the blues, writers block, Writing | Comments (6)

Blog Exercises: What Are Your Reasons For Blogging

April 23, 2013 – 4:40 am

We all have our reasons for blogging. Having our say, sharing our experience, teaching, learning, creative outlet, money, reputation, because they told you to…all of these are good reasons to blog, but to keep blogging you need something more. In this blog exercise, I want you to consider the more. It is the answer to […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in Blog Exercises, Blogging, blogging tips, Writing | Tags: blog exercises, blog focus, blog purpose, blogging reason, blogging tips, creative outlet, creativity, focus, identity, passion, purpose, reason, why blog, Writing | Comments (13)

Blog Exercises: Make an Elephant Out of a Fly

March 22, 2013 – 4:22 am

G.I. Gurdjieff said, “We have made an elephant out of a fly.” A friend of mine and fellow college professor, Mark Smith, is a dedicated follower of George Gurdjieff, a Russian spiritual leader. He’s been sharing some of his teachings with me. This one caught my attention and immediately had to be added to these […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in Blog Exercises, Blogging, blogging tips, Writing | Tags: blog exercises, blogging tips, editing, exageration, mark smith, passion, rant, ranting, web writing, writing for the web, writing tips | Comments (2)

Blog Exercises: Pain Brings Wisdom

January 30, 2013 – 4:00 am

You know, the number one thing we want to avoid in life is pain. But at the same time, it’s the number one thing that forces us to grow as human beings. It deepens our ability to feel empathy, turns knowledge into wisdom. And there was enough pain in this situation that I think in […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in Blog Exercises, Writing | Tags: blog exercise, blog exercises, blog writing, growth, inspiration, motivation, pain, passion, personal, personal growth, spiritual, suffering, thoughtful, Writing | Comments (5)

The Art of the Fan-Based Blog: Continuing to Fight the Good Fight

December 29, 2008 – 4:27 am

By DB Ferguson of the No Fact Zone Now, if you’ve been following my series on The Art of the Fan-Based Blog, you’ve got a blog, you’ve got readers, you’ve got content. Have I forgotten anything? Oh, yeah. Burnout and how to keep fighting the good fight for your celebrity, readers, and fellow fans. Here […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in blogging tips | Tags: blog your passion, building a fan blog, celeb blog, celebrities, creating a fan-based blog, db ferguson, fan blog, fan-based blog, fandom, how to create a fan-based blog, no fact zone, passion | Comments (8)

The Art of the Fan-Based Blog: Connections Make the Blog and the Community

December 23, 2008 – 4:07 am

By DB Ferguson of the No Fact Zone Another treasure trove of knowledge from my series on The Art of the Fan-Based Blog that can help you to be a successful fan blogger is to reach out to your peers, fandom webmasters. You’ve build the community, now it’s time to make those connections pay off. […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in blogging tips | Tags: blog your passion, building a fan blog, celeb blog, celebrities, creating a fan-based blog, db ferguson, fan blog, fan-based blog, fandom, how to create a fan-based blog, no fact zone, passion | Comments (6)

The Art of the Fan-Based Blog: Crazy Fans

December 22, 2008 – 4:58 am

By DB Ferguson of the No Fact Zone Anyone who has ever spent time in any fandom for any length of time realizes that there are two inevitability types of fans. The first is that there are always going to be fans who take their enthusiasm about the celebrity or hobby to an unacceptable extreme. […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in blogging tips | Tags: blog your passion, building a fan blog, celeb blog, celebrities, community, community building, creating a fan-based blog, db ferguson, fan blog, fan-based blog, fandom, how to create a fan-based blog, networking, networks, no fact zone, passion, social media, social network | Comments (6)

The Art of the Fan-Based Blog: Community Wins

December 20, 2008 – 5:41 am

By DB Ferguson of the No Fact Zone I can promise you, your site won’t be much fun at all unless you start building a community of loyal readers to interact through comments and help enrich the blogging experience for all of your readers, not just yourself. A huge part of the fandom site experience […]

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The Art of the Fan-Based Blog: Cultivate Your Passion

November 18, 2008 – 5:25 am

By DB Ferguson of the No Fact Zone If you’re going to build a fan site, it’s assumed that you have a passion for the subject of the blog. You don’t have to know everything about the subject of your site, but you do have to really be passionate about this journey you are about […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in blogging tips | Tags: building a fan blog, colbert report, commitment, db ferguson, fan blog, fan-based blog, passion, stephen colbert | Comments (8)