One thing I like is participating in a blogfest. Every April, Arlee Bird of Tossing It Out runs an A-Z Blogging Challenge. For each day in April except Sunday, everyone who signed up posts with a topic or title that begins with that day’s letter. Last year there were over 700 bloggers signed up. At the end, you get a little award you can post on your homepage.

I’ve not only discovered lots of new blogs to read, but it forces me to think about writing every day and sticking to an overall topic (I’m like you; I try to write about writing but it ends up going off on other tangents).
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I love playing around with graphics and plugins, but can easily squander a lot of time that way. Now I explore design tweaks in little free blocks of time, or when I’m too tired to write effectively.

With blogging priorities straight, I publish posts more regularly. And when I do discover a cool way to enhance the look or functionality of my site, I write about it.
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I have to agree. I’ve just started networking after getting my blog up and running with about 10 posts under my belt. I’m pleasantly surprised by the positive feedback I’ve received in return.

Thanks for the tips!

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Obviously, you do need to make sure that you’re not annoying the crap out of them, though
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