How to successfully blog without really trying (or ‘The 10 Rules For Blogging Superstardom’)

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A year ago I wrote an article titled ‘why write another blog‘  (the emphasis being on another if you take a look at the numbers of blogs out there) when I started Drivelry.com. 

Now that I know most things there are to know about blogging I thought it was important to give something back to the community.

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This post was written by @Drivelry on July 7, 2009

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Ban the travel guides

Tourism and mental baggage

Travel is an odd business.  The more you think about it the odder it can seem.

We all ‘get’ the idea that it’s supposed to be ‘enriching’ and ‘inspirational’  but we actually arrive at a new city with a whole trolley-full of mental baggage.  After all, that’s why we bought the ticket to that particular destination in the first place…

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This post was written by @Drivelry on June 19, 2009

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Anonymous online? Facebook, Blogs and Generation Y

Photo by sklathill - licensed under Creative Commons We all like to think of ourselves as plugged into the zeitgeist. The web? Was there in ’95. LinkedIn profile? Got one years ago? Skype? Tick. Blog? Tick (you’re looking at it). SecondLife? I’m there. 24 x 7 online gadgets? Got them in spades.

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This post was written by @Drivelry on May 10, 2009

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Bad communication and information technology staff

Occasionally, as an information technology professional (if that is not an oxymoron) I feel that the criticisms applied to us are totally unwarranted. 

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This post was written by @Drivelry on April 4, 2009

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Bad website design examples

Expect this item to expand over time…

But here’s a couple of recent classic bloopers suggesting by implication how not to run a website.

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This post was written by @Drivelry on November 19, 2008

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At the end of the day it’s a perfect storm

The mysteries of cultural transmission are propelling “perfect storm” up the cliche charts at the moment. Presumably Mr Clooney and the 2000 movie of the same name is at least partially to blame but it’s interesting how 8 years later it suddenly seems to be catching on.

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This post was written by @Drivelry on September 1, 2008

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