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	<title>Blogmaster General &#187; Ben</title>
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	<description>Learn how to blog Here!  If you have ever wanted to learn how to blog, here is the place for you.  Step-by-step instructions on how to setup a blog and how to blog.  No Snooze button can keep us from our Blogging</description>
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		<title>What happens if I get put on Akismet? How do I get Off Akismet?</title>
		<link>http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2010/01/what-happens-if-i-get-put-on-akismet-how-do-i-get-off-akismet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are unlucky enough to get put on the Akismet list of Comment Spammers, good luck to you!  This is going to be a long hard fight to get yourself off the list.  You will have to prove to them that you do not belong on the list this is going to be a [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "What happens if I get put on Akismet? How do I get Off Akismet?", url: "http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2010/01/what-happens-if-i-get-put-on-akismet-how-do-i-get-off-akismet/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>When blogging, don&#8217;t be afraid to take some time off</title>
		<link>http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/09/when-blogging-dont-be-afraid-to-take-some-time-off/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/09/when-blogging-dont-be-afraid-to-take-some-time-off/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beginning Blogging]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone can get burned out every now and again.  Even if you follow most professional blogger&#8217;s advice and blog about something you love you still might get burned out.  That is when you should just take a couple steps back and take a break. 
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		<title>Writing a Blog Post</title>
		<link>http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/07/writing-a-blog-post/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/07/writing-a-blog-post/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beginning Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blog post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[create blog post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to write a blog post]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have posted before on how to write a blog post, but today I wanted to send you to Neil Patel&#8217;s site, as he has written another one of his great posts.  The latest post on his QuickSprout.com site is about how to write a blog post.
As usual he gives great information, tips, etc.  I [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Writing a Blog Post", url: "http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/07/writing-a-blog-post/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Want to make money on your blog? Own your Niche</title>
		<link>http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/07/want-to-make-money-on-your-blog-own-your-niche/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beginning Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blog conferences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to start a blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[starting a blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are trying to make money with your blog, you will most likely need either a very targeted audience to pitch advertisements to (say Comic Books, and specific Comic Books at that since there could be several groups that are only loyal to certain brands).  You will then research the heck out of that [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Want to make money on your blog? Own your Niche", url: "http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/07/want-to-make-money-on-your-blog-own-your-niche/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Stay off the SPAM list</title>
		<link>http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/07/stay-off-the-spam-list/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/07/stay-off-the-spam-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beginning Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comment spam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free spam tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to stop comment spam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to stop spam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spam tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stopping comment spam]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are running a blog right now, you may have noticed some Comment Spam.  Comment Spam is one of the bigger problems with allowing anyone to comment on your site.  Don&#8217;t know what comment spam is? 
 
 
 
Here are some resent examples:

Hello, great site, I just followed you
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		<title>How much can you make with a blog?</title>
		<link>http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/06/how-much-can-you-make-with-a-blog/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/06/how-much-can-you-make-with-a-blog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beginning Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging for profit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to setup a blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to wordpress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learn how to set up a blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learn to blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning to blog for money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing a blog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/?p=145</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, that is a very subjective question.  I have been writing on this blog for 6 months now, and even though I have advertising on it, I have made $0.  Why is that?  Most likely for the following reasons:
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		<title>How to Install a Wordpress Theme</title>
		<link>http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/06/how-to-install-a-wordpress-theme/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/06/how-to-install-a-wordpress-theme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beginning Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to install a wordpress theme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[installig themes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[theme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wordpress]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/?p=141</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So, you have WordPress installed, you viewed the How to Install WordPress Plugins video a couple weeks ago, and now you are thinking you want to change your theme. If the answer to that is yes, then I have a video for you. This is from Kit Elliot at SuperAffiliate just like the last video [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How to Install a Wordpress Theme", url: "http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/06/how-to-install-a-wordpress-theme/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>If my Blog has no Readers, Does it Exist?</title>
		<link>http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/06/if-my-blog-has-no-readers-does-it-exist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/06/if-my-blog-has-no-readers-does-it-exist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beginning Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[get readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to get readers for your blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learn to blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[my blog has no readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[subscribers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Based on the &#8220;If a Tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound?&#8221; quote, the title of this post may be applicable to many of us out there that have few visitors / readers.  This is acutally the main reason behind writing about something that interests you.  By writing about what you are [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "If my Blog has no Readers, Does it Exist?", url: "http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/06/if-my-blog-has-no-readers-does-it-exist/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Who uses Blogs anyway?</title>
		<link>http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/06/who-uses-blogs-anyway/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/06/who-uses-blogs-anyway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beginning Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[magazines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newspapers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[who blogs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/?p=131</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To some, the word Blog has a connotation of some dude sitting in his mom&#8217;s home typing away at the computer expressing his thoughts on old school star movies (wars, trek, fighter, etc.).  Those people dismiss blogs as some hackjob website filled with ramblings.  Others view blogs as simply personal diaries and thus devoid of [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Who uses Blogs anyway?", url: "http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/06/who-uses-blogs-anyway/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>READ and comment on other blogs</title>
		<link>http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/06/read-and-comment-on-other-blogs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/06/read-and-comment-on-other-blogs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beginning Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conversation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to comment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to comment on blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Notice that the title has the word READ in capital letters?  If you are going to comment on other people&#8217;s blogs, you should read the article first.  I also like to read the other comments, as it will give you more information about the tone of the conversation, if someone else already posted a comment [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "READ and comment on other blogs", url: "http://www.blogmastergeneral.com/2009/06/read-and-comment-on-other-blogs/" });</script>]]></description>
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