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Don’t Buy a HomePod or Apple TV Yet: A Buyer’s Guide
Here's a number that should stop you before you click "buy" on a new HomePod mini or Apple TV 4K right now: inventory for both products is reportedly running low…
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Once Twitter exploded on the scene, coders and programers all over the world started coming up with Twitter clients to satisfy the needs of the Twitter obsessed. With many paid…
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Riding The Big Wave Of Blog Traffic: 8 Ways To Go Big or Go Home
Watching trends is just a part of blogging. With information changing as fast as it does online, if you are not paying attention to what is going on around you,…
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Finding The Off Button: Resting The Blogger Mind
In this guest post by Andrew Rondeau of WeBuildYourBlog.com , Andrew takes a look at the importance of turning off your blogging brain…something that is vital to blogging success. If…
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33 Social Media Icons Sets That You Can Actually Use In Your Blog Designs
If you are anything like me, when you go to insert social media icons in to your blog, you start to scour the net for the perfect set that matches…
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You're Boring. Just Admit It.
So I was hanging out over at Blogussion the other day when I fell upon this article titled, ” Interviews are Boring, Reviews are Fake & Lists are Kind of…
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Copywriting Tips: Technical Writing With a Twist
This guest post has been written by Trinity Nick from the UK. In this article, she explores unique ways of delivering tech reviews While technology is a thrill for some…
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The Gizmodo Trap: Don’t Fall Into A Negative Blogging Tailspin
Over the past couple of days, Gizmodo – a reputable tech blog on gadgets – has been on a tear trying to rip apart the new iPhone 4 during its…
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The Top 12 Success Killers In Blogging (with Solutions!)
We all want to be successful. As we pine away at producing content into the wee hours of the night, we do not hit that publish button hoping that no…
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The Secret To Blogging Success Is No Secret: Niche Blog Marketing
If you are starting a new blog or trying to torque some success out of your current one, there is one thing that will always hold true. Without anyone actually…
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Sometimes Our Worst and Darkest Times Are Actually Gifts
Many of you have read my post on ” 5 Years Ago Today – Things Were Much Different “. Here we sit…6 years past that infamous day that has forever…