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		<title>Why do YOU blog?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shari Weiss</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My college English students are all experimenting with blogging, and many of them want to know why. Here is guidance from previous posts on this blog: What is a blog and WHY should I do one? Why do people read blogs? What should your first blog post be about? Should you set up your own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simple answer to getting blog readers and commenters</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shari Weiss</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time for new student bloggers and the typical questions: &#8220;How do I get more readers?&#8221; and &#8220;How do I get people to comment?&#8221; My standard answers have been these three: 1)  Comment on other people&#8217;s blogs 2)  Announce your new posts on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn 3)  Add a user-friendly comment device [don't make commenters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to increase blog readership: Comment on other blogs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 06:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shari Weiss</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What can I do to get my blog noticed? That question was answered in a blog April 25, 2009&#8211; two days after I first started my own blog &#8212; from Problogger.net, probably the best resource for info on blogging. &#8220;Adding comments on other blogs, especially the most popular ones, is a great way to build [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging 101: What IS a blog, anyway . . . and WHY should I do one</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 14:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shari Weiss</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Yes, a blog is definitely a great way to promote a business online these days – now that everyone can become a publisher at NO cost, or a relatively low one. Anyone with an Internet connection can post his or her thoughts, opinions, and activities on the Global Whiteboard to be read and responded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why do people read blogs? To find personal opinions and insights on topics they care about</title>
		<link>http://sharisax.com/2010/12/14/why-do-people-read-blogs-to-find-personal-opinions-and-insights-on-topics-they-care-about/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 07:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shari Weiss</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When deciding if you, too, should become a blogger, then tons of questions come to mind &#8212; and one of the first should be &#8220;Why do people read blogs?&#8221; After all, if you are going to spend time and energy writing on the Global Whiteboard, you do want readers. So your blog plan needs to [...]]]></description>
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