Tips for Bloggers: How to Respond to Criticism

By Arun Basil Lal | Published: February 28, 2011

A guest post by Lauren. If you wish to write one, check out the guest-posting guidelines and details.

Blogging communities are often very cohesive, and can sometimes even feel like a second family for you. With this cohesiveness comes a passion for the subject matter—whatever content unites you with other bloggers in your niche—and with that passion comes, sometimes, disagreement with fellow bloggers. These disagreements can range from a casual jesting back and forth to a full-out flame-war, in which each side trades harsh arguments.

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How to Write an Excellent Music Review

By Arun Basil Lal | Published: January 31, 2011

A guest post by Michael. If you wish to write one, check out the guest-posting guidelines and details.

The quality of music, as with any other form of personal expression, has a certain subjectivity to it that divides people into countless different camps. Rarely will you find even two people who overlap completely in musical taste.

Anyone can start a blog and start throwing their opinions around online, and there are hundreds of places to find them. It’s not a question anymore of finding a review for the new Arcade Fire album – it’s a question of which review to take into highest consideration.

How do you break through the clutter of online pseudo-journalism and write music reviews that keep readers coming back? There are three key elements to include: criteria, context and flavor.

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6 Social media Blunders and what you can learn from them

By Arun Basil Lal | Published: December 31, 2010

A guest post by David. If you wish to write one, check out the guest-posting guidelines and details.

The large user base of social media sites has made it an attractive destination for businesses of all sizes where they can promote their products and interact with their audiences. But at the same time, social media has poised new challenges too. The mistakes of the businesses that earlier used to get unnoticed are now seen by millions of people, spreads much faster that can cause serious reputation problem for issues or in some cases can even lead to lawsuits.

The purpose of this article is to cover some of the famous social media blunders and to learn from them regarding what not to do on social media sites.

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Running Out of Ideas? 3 Tips on Finding New Material for Your Blog

By Arun Basil Lal | Published: November 29, 2010

A guest post by Anna Miller. If you wish to write one, check out the guest-posting guidelines and details.

One of the biggest obstacles that bloggers face after they’ve been at it for awhile is running out of material to blog about. You’ve already used all your best ideas, and anything that you can think of has already been done before a million times. You may have lost your initial motivation, and so you stop blogging for days, weeks, maybe even months.

Here are a few tips to generate new ideas and get over your “blogger’s block”.

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10 Ambient Radio Stations for a Chilled-Out

By Arun Basil Lal | Published: November 17, 2010

A guest post by John. If you wish to write one, check out the guest-posting guidelines and details.

There’s nothing like a cool, chilled out office. The perfect way to set the mood for a cool and calm environment is by playing music with ambient beats and relaxing melodies. Back in the day, it was easy enough to get smooth jazz or easy listening moving through the radio waves.

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