I think most personal bloggers have an idea of how much traffic they would like. There are numbers of subscribers, or visitors, or comments, they aim for. Usually, those numbers are small because personal blogs are not (generally) driven by...

Looking by Jan Bakker When people come across your personal blog and are trying to decide whether or not they want to make your daily life a daily part of theirs, your "About" page is often the first place they look for more information. While it's...

Perhaps this seems like a silly question. It's fairly self-explanatory, right? It's a blog that's personal. But does that tell us anything? If someone asked you to define it more fully, would you be able to put it into words? A search for the...

Blogging Personal, a blogging resource written specifically for personal bloggers, will be launching in January, 2008. In the meantime, information about the blog is available on the About page and if you have any questions or comments, feel free to...

Content is King. It has been said ad infinitum and it echoes in our minds. We think that it means that beautiful writing, fresh ideas, a unique perspective, consistent quality and regular posting will be rewarded. And it does. Sort of. What many...