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Eden Bloggers - January 27, 2011 at 7pm: Blogger's Club

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Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by Jul!a
I've had a few different blogs on and off over the years. I got into my last blog because I ended up writing reviews for random things I used in my head, and figured that if I could write successful reviews for Eden, I could write successful ... more
Do you enjoy writing the off-site reviews more than on-site? I think I usually like my off-site reviews more since I don't have to worry about character limits. But then I have to provide pictures for the reviews too, so it's a fine line.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Gary Gary
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Originally posted by Kayla
Free hosts, obviously, are free, and are a great way to try your hand at blogging without getting invested. They do not, however, usually portray you as a "serious" blogger, so you may miss out on reviewing or advertising opportunities. As ... more
I kind of eased into it. I started writing, then posting it on myspace. At first infrequently the regular, then I set up my own blog space.
01/27/2011
Contributor: VieuxCarre VieuxCarre
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Originally posted by Kayla
I remember when you branched out. I feel (internet) old.
Aaw it's like a milestone. Like my first baby steps
01/27/2011
Contributor: Illusional Illusional
Hiya!
01/27/2011
Contributor: Nicky Nicky
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Originally posted by UrNaughtyaAngel
oh so you are paying for space yikes. So the more articles, pics, post you have on your blog the more space u need meaning the more $ you have to paid. I never knew that thanks for the info and replying
With most hosts, you'd never surpass the amount of space they allow you, even with their cheaper plans.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by Gary
I kind of eased into it. I started writing, then posting it on myspace. At first infrequently the regular, then I set up my own blog space.
Oh MySpace. I think they've given up in the "world" for social networking. I remember when it was popular though.

I like your blog space. I remember reading it on a couple occasions, and I like seeing when you post on the EdenBloggers thread too.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by Illusional
Hiya!
Welcome! Little late, but better late than never. Jump right in!
01/27/2011
Contributor: UrNaughtyaAngel UrNaughtyaAngel
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Originally posted by Lady Venus
I chose free hosting, as I was just stepping into the blogging world I didn't want to and didn't think I should be paying out a lot. I always have the option to buy more storage in the futute when needed, but it comes with 1500MB free storage ... more
Thanks for posting this. I agree about getting revenue before paying to have your own site. I might be crawling soon.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Alys Alys
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Originally posted by Illusional
Hiya!
Hi!
01/27/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by Nicky
With most hosts, you'd never surpass the amount of space they allow you, even with their cheaper plans.
Kinky World is about to surpass my plan. However, almost every host allows you to upgrade your space mid-plan (and pay the difference), so just buy the minimum plan for now, and upgrade later if you need it.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Gary Gary
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Originally posted by Kayla
Oh MySpace. I think they've given up in the "world" for social networking. I remember when it was popular though.

I like your blog space. I remember reading it on a couple occasions, and I like seeing when you post on the ... more
Oh I know, but this was years back... in the dark ages!
01/27/2011
Contributor: Lady Venus Lady Venus
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Originally posted by Kayla
Free hosts, obviously, are free, and are a great way to try your hand at blogging without getting invested. They do not, however, usually portray you as a "serious" blogger, so you may miss out on reviewing or advertising opportunities. As ... more
I've been blogging for about 5 years now. Just personal blogs on various sites. I've always loved to write then one day I came across a video review on youtube which had an EF intro...so I followed the links and here I am!

I've always been interested in sexuality, reading erotica, and just all things sex.....I just didn't realize there was a whole sex blogosphere right under my nose.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Illusional Illusional
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Originally posted by Kayla
Welcome! Little late, but better late than never. Jump right in!
Sure will. I'll be reading and trying to catch up.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Kayla
Do you enjoy writing the off-site reviews more than on-site? I think I usually like my off-site reviews more since I don't have to worry about character limits. But then I have to provide pictures for the reviews too, so it's a fine line.
The funny thing is that I prefer writing reviews for Eden, on Eden. I don't really run into any problem with character limits and I end up including pictures half the time anyway, lol.

I do enjoy writing reviews for other things on the blog, I've just been slacking for the last month or so and need to find the time to catch up on things here, and then get back to writing there too.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
It's been awesome to hear about everyone's experiences choosing a host! I'm sure I could come up with a range of options for meeting topics monthly, but I'd love to know what types of topics are on your your mind. What topics would you like to see the EdenBloggers meetings cover? Any other suggestions for the club? I want this to focus around you - the bloggers (or soon-to-be bloggers)!
01/27/2011
Contributor: M121212 M121212
So with the wordpress pornography rules....

It the line somewhere like it's OK to have a sex toy review blog, but not OK to have an erotica blog?
01/27/2011
Contributor: BexvanKoot BexvanKoot
I've also just started to get into ghost-blogging and paid blogging for other sites, which is a whole new world!
01/27/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by Gary
Oh I know, but this was years back... in the dark ages!
I was totally blogging when MySpace was popular too. I think I was 12/13. x.x My god, I need to get off the internet at some point in my life.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Diabolical Kitty Diabolical Kitty
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Originally posted by Kayla
Any reason for not liking Wordpress? Not judging, but just want to get opinions out there for people who may be using this thread to set up their blogs.
I don't like the complexity of wordpress. I think blogger gives you many more options to make it more of your own and to mess around with the html of your site.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Kayla
It's been awesome to hear about everyone's experiences choosing a host! I'm sure I could come up with a range of options for meeting topics monthly, but I'd love to know what types of topics are on your your mind. What topics would ... more
I'm interested in tips to help get the blog seen without having to spend as much time promoting the blog as I do blogging.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by Lady Venus
I've been blogging for about 5 years now. Just personal blogs on various sites. I've always loved to write then one day I came across a video review on youtube which had an EF intro...so I followed the links and here I am!

I've ... more
I know, right? I first started sex blogging, and then I've slowly realized there's a LOT more sex blogs than I had realized!
01/27/2011
Contributor: Nicky Nicky
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Originally posted by Kayla
Kinky World is about to surpass my plan. However, almost every host allows you to upgrade your space mid-plan (and pay the difference), so just buy the minimum plan for now, and upgrade later if you need it.
Okay, so I probably shouldn't have said Never But it would take a while of blogging every day, posted a few photos with every post, to surpass it. I've never come close to meeting the space limits when I've had them.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by M121212
So with the wordpress pornography rules....

It the line somewhere like it's OK to have a sex toy review blog, but not OK to have an erotica blog?
Wordpress doesn't publish their "what's okay" line. They just say they have the right to remove any "objectable" content without letting you know. So anything adult can be removed; sex toy reviews or erotica. It's okay to blog there, but back-up your posts on a weekly basis - just in case.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Gary Gary
I would like understand CSS better. I sort of lump all code related to blogging into the CSS category. It is possible there are other languages too.
01/27/2011
Contributor: VieuxCarre VieuxCarre
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Originally posted by Kayla
It's been awesome to hear about everyone's experiences choosing a host! I'm sure I could come up with a range of options for meeting topics monthly, but I'd love to know what types of topics are on your your mind. What topics would ... more
We should have a discussion about blog prompts and what we could use to get our minds working to provide more reading material for our readers.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by Nicky
Okay, so I probably shouldn't have said Never But it would take a while of blogging every day, posted a few photos with every post, to surpass it. I've never come close to meeting the space limits when I've had them.
Yeah. That's what I do. K-W has over 600 posts (in a year!) with an average of 3/4 photos per post. It tends to eat space.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Nicky Nicky
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Originally posted by Kayla
It's been awesome to hear about everyone's experiences choosing a host! I'm sure I could come up with a range of options for meeting topics monthly, but I'd love to know what types of topics are on your your mind. What topics would ... more
I think these are already in the works, but I'm most concerned with finding more things to talk about than just reviews, getting affiliate commissions (I have yet to make a dime!), and getting more visitors.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Just A Girl Just A Girl
I'm curious if most people have ad or affiliate links on their site and how did they decide what and/or who to go with for advertising. I don't do ads on the site I am paying most attention to now but thinking of doing something ... if only to support my sex toy habit.
01/27/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
Meeting Topic Ideas so Far (Keep adding!)
How to Get Visitors
How to get inspiration for blog posts
Learning about CSS
Affiliation Programs/How they work
01/27/2011
Contributor: UrNaughtyaAngel UrNaughtyaAngel
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Originally posted by VieuxCarre
I've been using wordpress for about a year now and I haven't had any trouble with it. Most people don't, but the risk is there. I wouldn't worry too much about it.
thanks for replying sweetie
01/27/2011