Creative Blog Writing Style & Ethical Blogging

I love the nuaunces of an old style detective story. The kind that was likely to start with “It was a dark and stormy night…”, the novels I don’t think that anyone even writes anymore. You know the ones I mean. The “gumshoe” in his office waiting for that client, the one that just happens to be a “gorgeous dame” with “great gams”. She walks through the door and she melts his brain with her searing good looks. She turns her huge limpid eyes on him and he takes the case even though he knows she’s nothing but trouble…

If you have no idea what I’m talking about then maybe you remember the TV show, Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer? It starred Stacy Keach in the lead role. It had that kind of Maltese Falcon flavor that has to be experienced to be appreciated. If all else fails think back to Dixon Hill, the metafictional character played by Jean-Luc Picard on the holodeck in Star Trek The Next Generation. What does all this have to do with blog writing and ethical blogging? Quite a bit actually and it’s something that you can’t afford to miss out on…

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Blogs With Wings – Starting The Journey Back

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Well I didn’t actually blow up my blog, instead I demolished my directory on my web server. Luckily I did this while attempting to install WordPress so I had a full backup of all my posts and all my images. It turns out that the scripts for migrating from b2evolution to WordPress are all horribly out-dated and any instructions are quite daunting. So now here we are in the middle of no-man’s-land. But things could be worse and actually some things are better than ever. Read More »

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Blogs With Wings Blew Up!

Something went terribly wrong in my attempt to migrate Blogs With Wings from b2evolution to WordPress. But things are getting back under control. Check back tomorrow for a full update.

Blog Angel is still alive and well, she just needs to build a new house for Blogs With Wings.

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Linking Strategies For Better Blog SEO And Blog Promotion

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Do you struggle with how to help your blog get noticed and really stimulate it’s growth? Would you like to increase your blog page rank (PR) and do better in search engine result pages (SERPs)? Would you like to learn the key to blog SEO and blog promotion. Do you want to reach a wider blog audience and have your blog go viral?

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Blog Angel’s Blogging And Social Media Weekly Roundup – Volume 2

I’ve had a crazy week. I won’t bore you with the details, but my weekly roundup is a couple of days late. I apologize and here it is. Enjoy!

Social Media News & Views!

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Another Blog Contest Alert – Identify The Mystery Photo On The English Wilderness Blog

Wow! There seems to be a rash of blog contests lately. But that’s okay – more fun for everyone. This one requires you to identify a mysterious nature photo and optionally post one of your own. More free fun and you could win one of three free above the crease advertising spots.

Here are the three ways you can win:

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Blog Contest Alert – Free Advertising And 125×125 Custom Advatar From The Blog Boutique

As I was making my daily blog rounds, I came across another great contest opportunity open to all bloggers. This one is very simple to enter, you just need to leave a couple of comments. Barbara Swafford is running the contest to highlight the launch of her new blog – The Blog Boutique.

In Barbara’s own words:

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An Interview With The Author Of Metacom Creative – Ryan Cowles

I recently received a comment here on blogs with wings that intrigued me so much I just had to visit the author’s blog. That’s how I met Ryan Cowles and I found him to be funny, talented and in possession of a fairly new blog. Ryan uses his blog, Metacom Creative to showcase his creative side and more! I knew pretty quickly that Ryan was the person I had been looking for to do my first interview here on Blogs With Wings. So pour yourself a coffee and get to know this talented young man!

Metacom Creative Design | Ryan Cowles | Graphic Design | Web Design | Photography | Illustration | Inspiration | Mixed Media | Springfield, MA

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What Do Blog Readers Want? Fast Food Content Or A Home Cooked Meal?

I have come to the concluscion, thanks to this article on Tech Crunch, that Blogs With Wings is a Mom-And-Pop blog. My blog is a grass roots kind of establishment. I’m not associated with any large government or business power structures. My blog and I are like the diner on the corner, a small time operation trying to compete in a fast food world.

Are you a Mom-And-Pop blogger? I hope so. Can Mom-And-Pop bloggers succeed in the new world order of blogging? Are we out-manned and out-gunned? Should we just fold up shop and allow the fast food mentality to reign supreme? I say “NO”. Read More »

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Blog Contest Alert – Win A 30 Day Adgitizing Coupon

The 113 Tidbits blog is holding a commenting/tweeting competition, which officially started on the 1st of March and is set to run for the entire month. They are testing the waters to see how successful the contest is at increasing their comments. If they are successful they are hinting at future contest that might involve cash prizes.

Its a really simple contest to enter. Become the Top Commentator for the month of March 2010 and you could win!

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