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This blog post describes the theory behind monetizing blog comments. Blogging best practices, blog community building

Stanford Smith of Pushing Social weighs in on deleting comment sections, blogging trends and making your blog more beautiful.

Does blogging matter any more? Contributing columnist Mars Dorian weighs in on the debate with observations from his own experience.
Successful blogger Jeff Bullas talks about his blogging journey, including his start, his discipline and the health benefits of writing

We’ve all come to accept Comment Spam as a fact of life, but where does it come from? And Why? by {grow} contributor Kerry Gorgone
Cas McCullough tells the story behind a recent blog post, and why this post went viral
How do you get back into blogging after an extended break? Here’s one way to generate blogging ideas
By Kerry Gorgone, {grow} Contributing Columnist The best blogging makes a statement, but if that statement is negative in nature, the blogger might get sued

Tired of toiling in the blogging trenches? Finally, a guide that is guaranteed to propel you into being a blogging superstar!


Born to Blog is an exciting new book that presents the art and science of blogging in human, actionable terms.
It was an exciting year on {grow} but there were a few blog posts that really made a difference. Here’s a review of the best of 2012.
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