by Edie Melson @EdieMelson Blogging is both a discipline and an art form. It’s not—as some have suggested—throw-away writing. However, there is a method to writing blog posts that will increase your reach, engage your audience more effectively, and spur others to action. The foundation of good blogging is laid…

By Katy Kauffman, @KatyKauffman28 Fifty-two flavors of ice cream sound exciting. Fifty-two weeks of blog posts sound daunting. But don’t panic. Relieve some of the pressure of blogging weekly by incorporating series into your blogging calendar. When we write a series on our blogs, we have a plan that relieves…

by Mary Denman     Twitter: @MaryDenman    Instagram: @MaryFDenman Sometimes we have false thinking that if we could just go somewhere gorgeous, we could get fantastic pictures and be a better photographer. But really, we can look for beautiful or interesting images all around us. So today, I want to show…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson Blogging can be a great way to build a platform and connect with our audience—if we do it right. Doing it wrong can often do more harm than good. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="- @EdieMelson on @BRMCWC #writing #socialmedia"]Don't make these 10 basic #blogging mistakes[/tweet_box] Not having a…

by Mary Denman, @MaryDenman , Instagram: @MaryFDenman Have you ever seen great looking memes online and wished you could create them for your blog? You can! I'm going to teach you a few things about how to create memes using your own photos.   Why is this important?   Memes on your…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson Even today—with as many blogs on the Internet as there are—blogging is still a valuable part of building and maintaining an online community. But it’s rare for a blog to take hold and grow—if it’s not a place where comments proliferate. Almost no one likes to…