January 2008

“People who read blogs are a fickle bunch. If your blog sucks they won’t stick around. If you put forth the effort to provide a quality resource, they’ll respond.” - Deborah Ng
Fifty.
Statistically that’s how many blogs were created in the amount of time it took me to write the following post. That means the chance […]

There is no new thing under the sun…
Let us marinate for a second on a quote that has been around for centuries and very often regurgitated in some form or another by many people, including U.S. presidents:
“That thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which […]

I recently received a very nice email from a reader asking me, among other things, a few questions about writing. I’m not sure if he wants me to use his real name so I’ve decided to call him Michelangelo (after my favorite turtle).
Here is a bit of what he wrote:
“I’m doing a challenge this January […]

…that’s one scary banana.
Dangling, Hanging or Unattached Participles - A Writers Worst Nightmare
This is a surprisingly common and extremely flagrant grammatical mistake that has infected the pages of blogs, websites and just about every article containing the written word. I know I’ve made the mistake plenty of times. I also know it makes you look […]

…metaphorically speaking. You can’t actually turn it into a cake, otherwise I’d have done it already.
Why a chocolaty cake? Because they’re delicious and pretty much universally accepted as so. People eat them up with vigor and wherever someone gets a good cake, they’re bound to return for more. So it should be with your blog.
Here’s […]

So it’s hardly been a week since I announced the last redesign. But, I wasn’t completely satisfied with it. So I bring you the newly new redesigned scribblesandwords.com.
After all, part of what blogging is all about is finding out what works, chucking what doesn’t and smoothening the sharp edges.
Here’s what I did:

Completely new Header along […]

So this is fun and interesting, and a great way to gain exposure. TylerCruz.com and Gyutae Park from WinningTheWeb.com both have blogs about internet marketing strategies and how to make good money by building websites and selling advertising on them.
They have decided to have a friendly duel of sorts to see whom will collect the […]

Skellie from Skelliewag.org has launched a new blog. It’s called Anywired.
“A blog for those who are or would like to earn an income online, Anywired will be a source of comprehensive advice, tips, tricks and resources for web freelancers, entrepreneurs, bloggers, webmasters, telecommuters and anyone else who works through the web.”
Just up our alley right? […]

My Initial Experience
Entrecard seems to be working well.
I started under the category - Writing and Literature, and quickly made my way to the top, not number one, Inspiring Quotations has that locked, but I hit the number two spot. Not entirely too difficult seeing as how there are only 28 blogs in that category. So […]

I recently got heavy into drinking tea before bed so I was in the market for some good loose leaf chamomile. I remember Kevin from Diggnation mentioning a web site he gets his from, so I did a quick Google search and came up with Adagio.com.
I do quite a bit of my purchasing online, in […]

So, my New Years Reso-changes have been implemented.
What has Changed?
The Header
First, I’d like you all to tilt your head upwards. See that artistic wonder, no, not the grapes, above that. Well fine, it took me about twenty minutes in Photoshop to create but it’s much better than the old <h1>Scribbles & Words</h1> that […]