Creating A Blog That Has Personality

by TJ Philpott

When creating a blog you generally want to give it some personality. Most popular blogs display a certain style or attitude in the way they deliver their updates which makes them more distinctive within their own niche. Another advantage is that in most cases the personality any blogging platform assumes is generally that of the blog writer! This makes the writing process much more natural and therefore easier for the person updating the site.

Here are three simple ways you can add 'personality' to any blogging platform to make it more distinctive enabling it and you to stand out more within your niche.

Share Opinions

When appropriate do not be afraid to share your opinion on a subject or particular issue if you have one. Although not everyone may feel the same way as you most people are usually interested in what others may think. In fact most popular blogs will offer opinions simply for the sake of provoking a response from their readers in order to initiate some type of discussion. Interactivity like this helps encourage visitor involvement and create a stronger sense of community!

Be Passionate

As a blog writer allow your 'feelings' to show in your writing if you are passionate about a subject or issue. This tends to draw people further into the content you have posted and makes for much more interesting reading! This passion also helps you be more persuasive or influential in terms of swaying the opinions or perspective of others pertaining to the subject you are blogging about. Once again by getting people more involved in what is being posted on your blogging platform you are increasing their interest along with your own 'uniqueness' as well! Remember others do not have to agree with what you are saying for them to find your perspective interesting or thought provoking!

Maintain Your Convictions

Do not 'cave' in to the opinions or feelings of others if you do not share them. Maintain your own convictions since if they are strong enough there must be a reason why! Explaining your reasons, if they are compelling enough, will make for interesting reading and likely will also provoke more thought and stimulate further interaction.

Creating a blog that 'displays' a certain personality helps to make it more distinctive allowing for it to better stand out from the crowd. In most cases the blogging platform normally 'mimics' the personality of the blog writer which helps make composing new updates more natural and thereby easier for them. The 3 simple suggestions above serve to help you introduce personality to your own platform. As you can see it is not a complicated formula to follow and done correctly will succeed in helping to make your blogging platform more noticeable. In this way it is likely you will attract more visitors and hopefully evolve into one of the most popular blogs in your niche!

About The Author
TJ Philpott is an author and Internet entrepreneur based out of North Carolina. To learn more about creating a blog with personality and to also receive a free instructional manual that teaches valuable niche research techniques for your online marketing needs simply visit:http://blogbrawn.com

Rejection from Publishers: What to Do Now

by Keith Henry
So you’ve written a book and now, you want to share this work of art with the world; publishers are the only people standing in your way. It doesn’t really matter what genre you specialize in, the fact of the matter is, when you send your work to editors or publishing houses, you can get rejected.

Nothing can be more frustrating than getting rejected by publishers and here’s how you can deal with the rejection. Instead of sulking at home, refusing to write another word, you can try sending your manuscript to another editor. When that’s done, you can sit back, relax and spend your time doing other things besides thinking about your book. More often than not, publishing houses and editors work under strict guidelines with manuscript submission and you’ll be putting yourself in danger by sending your manuscript to other editors at the same time.

Meanwhile, you can keep a close eye on your email for a letter from the publishers. When you receive a letter, expect a no. Expecting the worst will be easier for you when you do get the worst. For this particular circumstance, you can scream and shout, rant and rave for a few minutes about how these people just let a good thing pass them by. You then get back to reading the rest of the rejection letter. Here, you’ll be given a number of tips how you make your work better. When all these tips have sunk in, you can start submitting your manuscript to another editor.

Simply repeat the process of sitting and waiting, keeping an eye out for a letter from the publisher, etc. For the first rejection slip you’ve received, you can file this letter away or you can simply throw it out. Remember that that was just one publisher’s opinion. You have a long list of publishers to go through. In the meantime, you can continue revising and editing your manuscript. When you think you’ve made it even more perfect, you can send this out to another editor. Rejection from publishers is just a part of the process for becoming a successful writer.


About The Author
For more information about publishers, visit the Bookpal website. The author invites you to visit: http://dlaryj.blogspot.com/

The FBI's Most Wanted Fugitive's List Turns 60

by Dane Batty

Just a few days after Leslie Rogge spent his 70th birthday in prison, the FBI was having its own birthday party of sorts. They were celebrating the 60th anniversary of the birth of the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Created in 1950, the list has led to the capture of over 460 people. Rogge is one of over 491 people who have made the list.

In his new book Wanted: Gentleman Bank Robber, author Dane Batty goes inside the FBI's extensive chase of Rogge, who robbed nearly 30 banks and got away with over $2 million dollars, throughout the United States and across several different countries. In a unique behind the scenes look, he uncovers Rogge's evasion tactics and the FBI's tactics in bringing him into custody.

As could be expected, Rogge's reflections on his capture and making the Top Ten list are not cause for celebration. "It may sound like I’m bitter, but really, I knew what would happen if they caught up with me. It still baffles me why they got so upset. No one was ever hurt or harmed, and I landed on the Top Ten—the first time they put someone on it with no violence."

The FBI credits the list for aiding in their search efforts through heightened media attention and public awareness. The FBI's own podcast radio show Inside the FBI cites Rogge's case as an example of the list's success. "Leslie Rogge is an interesting one. Leslie Rogge was the first person to be apprehended as the result of the Internet, and he was captured down in Guatemala.”

When the FBI's Most Wanted Fugitives List turns 70 in 2020, Rogge will be 80 and have 27 years left in prison. He is due to be released on February 10th, 2047.

To learn more about Wanted: Gentleman Bank Robber, to receive a review copy or to book the author for an interview or speaking engagement, visit lesrogge dot com Books are also available through Amazon or your favorite online bookstore.

About The Author
Dane Batty reveals the secrets behind one of the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, Leslie Ibsen Rogge, in his new book Wanted: Gentleman Bank Robber. To find out more about the book or schedule a speaking engagement visit lesrogge dot com. The author invites you to visit:

http://www.lesrogge.com/

Hello World

The first post to a new blog is always fun, and over the years I've had numerous blogs.

The first post can often be simple: "Hello World." That's a common post. It comes from the early programming days, when folks learning a new language would often program the computer to say, "hello world." Rather sweet, until one considers the Terminator-like qualities of that simple statement. That is, the computer is speaking and looking out on a new world.

That's enough for now. Enough type to justify a post. Enough thought in print. I have other things to do, and I'm a bit cranky.