Welcome back to our ongoing series, Blogging Basics, where we give you blogging tips to create a successful blog. Click the link to view all of the posts that have been published in this series to date.

If you want to enter the world of blogging (whether as a blogger or as a reader), it is important that you understand blogging etiquette. After all, you want to receive an “Excellent” on your blogging report card, not a “Poor,” which is what you are likely to receive if you don’t follow basic blogging rules.

Today’s post will address a few of the things you should do as part of the blogosphere. This is by no means a comprehensive list. You are invited to share other blog etiquette “do’s” in the comments. (more…)

Welcome back to our ongoing series, Blogging Basics, where we give you blogging tips to create a successful blog. Click the link to view all of the posts that have been published in this series to date.

Last week, Blogging Basics gave you a brief introduction to blogging by discussing a few things blogging is and a few things blogging is not. This week, we’re tackling the language of blogging, which can seem completely foreign to blogging newbies. I intend to “unscramble the letters” to help you understand the basic blogging terminology you will encounter in this new world you have entered.

Common Blogging Terms

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