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[G] The best blogging advice you’ve ever received Posted: 06 Jul 2011 04:30 AM PDT Blogger Buzz: The best blogging advice you've ever received Posted by: Inci Atrek, User Education Specialist Hi Bloggers, We've set out to learn more about blogging from the people who know it best -- our users. I've really enjoyed your responses to our #bloggerasks tweets over the past two weeks, and spent a good amount of time reading through the blogs and posts that you've sent us. Something that always astounds me about blogging is how the core experience of sharing stories pulls together an incredibly diverse group of people. The emphasis you all put on connecting with each other really speaks to the power of community among bloggers. Here are some of my favorite responses to the question, What's the best blogging advice you've ever received? "Write to build community; link to others and participate in the conversation" (@LisaSpangenberg) "To blog consistently, respond to comments, and to read and comment on other people's blogs (especially those who read mine)." (@kelblogg) "To not only be active within your own blog but on others' as well - leave comments, but don't spam!" (@OnceBittenBlog) Although it's important to keep your readers in mind, most of you tweeted about staying true to yourself, and writing about what you love. @Mistylovesvamps said it best: "don't be a slave to stats & followers." The balance between writing for yourself and becoming part of a community can be difficult at first - even a little scary - but it's worth it. And if you're still on the fence, consider the best blogging advice @Shakestweetz received: "Hey, you should start a blog." Missed our #bloggerasks? Keep an eye out for future tweets, and for my posts on your responses. Have even more blogging advice? Let us know - leave a comment! Cheers, Inci URL: http://buzz.blogger.com/2011/07/best-blogging-advice-youve-ever.html

[G] Getting to know the Blogger Community Posted: 06 Jul 2011 04:30 AM PDT Blogger Buzz: Getting to know the Blogger Community Posted by Lisa Ding, Community Manager Hi Bloggers! For more than a decade now, the Blogger team has watched our community of users grow dramatically and have had the pleasure of seeing some truly amazing blogs along the way. Here on Buzz, in addition to keeping you updated on new features, we're going to focus on engaging with our user community and connecting more readers to exceptional blogs. On Buzz, you can be expecting a variety of new posts, such as: A revolving showcase of funny, interesting, beautifully designed, creative, and just plain awesome blogs.  Guest posts from other successful Blogger users.  Re-shares of interesting posts from your blogs.  Personal posts from members of the Blogger Team, so you can get to know us better.  In the coming weeks, I'll be asking you to submit quality blogs that you enjoy reading. Each week, I'll post a sample of the best blogs I've found within a certain theme (food, design, sports, etc) or, that incorporate a recently-released feature. I encourage you all to nominate blogs that don't necessarily have an established following, since we'd like to promote new bloggers who could benefit from more interactions with other bloggers and more readers. Also, we'll be sure to credit the nominators, so you'll be getting a readership boost, too! Please say hello via comments, and tell the Blogger community a little about yourself. Also, look out for the first request for blog nominations coming soon. Best, Lisa URL: http://buzz.blogger.com/2011/06/getting-to-know-blogger-community.html

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