3 Crucial Things That School Never Taught You

3 Crucial Things That School Never Taught You

This is a guest post by Jacob Share of JobMob

Are you one of those people who say they never learned anything in high school? Me neither. I learned a lot in high school, but there were some critical topics that never appeared on the blackboard.
1) Parenting
Carrying an egg around for a week isn't parenting. The [...]

Which Firefox extensions are you currently using?

Which Firefox extensions are you currently using?

There are a lot of sites talking about top 10 or top 30 Fiefox extensions, but here are the ones I’m enjoying at the moment..

AdBlock Plus: get rid of those ads on any web page
Answers: quick definitions, references of words, you just need to hold the Alt key and click on the word to [...]

Getting Stuck in the Moderation Queue

Getting Stuck in the Moderation Queue

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So I finally upgraded to WordPress 2.3.2 this weekend but now all of my comments are going to the moderation queue. I have checked the Discussion Options and do not have the option “an administrator must always approve the comment” box checked!
What could be going on?

Whether you know it or not, You already have a niche!

Whether you know it or not, You already have a niche!

Yes, you may not have realized it but if you have a blog, you may even have a niche already.
I am pretty sure you are surprised.
I certainly was surprised when this is exactly what I was told by a dear friend Karen Zara of abaminds the other day. I had mentioned to Karen [...]

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5 Easy Ways To Maintain Weight During Holidays

Every other place you look on the internet, you can find people talking about Losing Weight after holidays or as a resolution for the new year.
I think we shouldn’t start out the holidays on a pre-supposition that we are going to definitely gain weight. Because when we associate holidays with gaining weight, we [...]

What To Look For In List Posts

What To Look For In List Posts

Group Writing Projects are always fun to participate in that they not only make for a nice linkbait, they also spark new discussions with new bloggers. Building Lists as part of the group project becomes even more enjoyable and useful because they offer how-to’s and best-of’s.
But if you were to pick top 3 from [...]

Best 101 Lists

Best 101 Lists

Coming up with “Interesting” or “Best Of” lists seem to have become a trend these days!  I’ve been saving these lists from the blogosphere in my delicious account and elsewhere but thought I’d share them with you all in case you haven’t seen them yet!
So, here is a Master List of the best ‘101′ lists [...]

How do you build relationships with your blog visitors?

How do you build relationships with your blog visitors?

When someone reads what we have written and takes the time to give their opinion on it, positive or negative, it becomes an extension of our thoughts as we think about their view, and respond with what we think and then someone else jumps in, and the conversation continues!
These online interactions can be much more [...]

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