Apr

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I’ve just started chronicling my work journey’s as the Examiner.com DC Telecommuting Examiner.

Even if you aren’t in the DC area you should still check it out for Telecommuting Tips, Working From Home Advice, and much more.

Also, they are still recruiting for more Examiners. If you have an interest I bet you they have a spot open for it. If a city near you isn’t listed then you can apply to be a National Examiner.

Professionally I think it is a good way to build or enhance a platform. Sure it’s nice to write about something you love, but think about how it can enhance something that you are already doing. For example, All Diva Media has a telecommuting channel and I can connect that to what I am doing as the telecommuting examiner.

It’s time for business owners and professionals to start thinking creatively.

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How To Get Your Domain Blacklisted ASAP

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If you want people to read your blog, you have to reach out to the blogosphere and comment on other people’s blogs…right?

Well that all depends, but generally it’s a good practice but only if you do it correctly.

WHY COMMENT ON BLOGS?

When you comment on blogs the right way you get your name out there, and perhaps you’ll pick up tons of backlinks and a great amount of loyal readers. However if you do it incorrectly you’ll simply have wasted your time and you might even get your domain blacklisted.

HERE’S WHERE PEOPLE GO WRONG

I saw this comment on one of my blogs and something was a little odd about it….it just didn’t fit.

I finally decided to write a comment on your blog. I just wanted to say good job. I really enjoy reading your posts.

Tina Russell

So being the nosey person I am I decided to Google the entire comment, and what do you know there are 80,600 results.

Come on, who gave you this advice? You are spamming blogs with the exact same comment?

That’s too bad because this persons name and domain name are probably set in a lot of spam filters. In fact, they are because today I’ve gotten made the same comment on other blogs of mine and they went directly into spam moderation. Ever heard of spam karma?

MY ADVICE

Dear Tina Russell,

Somebody gave you some bad advice. Here’s a tip, comment all day and all night, but only if you have something useful to say. Save the copy and paste job or automated software for the real spammers.

Signed,

A Very Busy Lady