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Blogging Do’s Post regularly Be original Tell people and advertise yourself Be a commenter Provide contact info Have a easy-to-read format Review and edit

Blogging Don’ts No clutter Don’t plagiarize No autoplay Don’t have too many categories Don’t write too much Don’t stress too much

Checklist for Blog Content Intriguing Title Interesting Lead in Story Section (Header Tags) and Subsections Precise Summary and Call to Action Bullet Lists Blog Length between 300-500 Inclusion of Image Links to Earlier Relevant Blog Posts Grammar and Spellings Category and Tags

Questions How long should it take to write a post? What if I get bored? How much do I need to spend? What do I write? The name I wanted is taken. Now what? Someone is stealing my posts! Help! How long should my posts be? Should I be on a writing schedule? Will I have more readers the more often I post? How can I promote my blog? How many visitors am I getting? Am I popular yet? What is SEO? Should I be worried about it? Can I switch blog hosts? What if I want to switch later?

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