8 Steps To Follow Before You Publish Your Next Blog Post

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8 Steps To Follow Before You Publish Your Next Blog Post

One thing that binds us together is our love of blogging. We always look forward to our brainstorming sessions.  Our collaboration happens at no particular time and it can even happen when one of us is on a coffee break at work.  Inspiration is always there and we make sure we have a pen and paper handy to write it down and; in our case, our notepads are right on our devices ready for idea generation.

When the idea is ripe for a blog post, we gather all the data, pick an image or; in our case, create a video if we feel the topic will be a good video material.  Then we go through the process of writing and putting everything in draft mode on WordPress. Having an idea and creating content is one process but there are other several things we check before we hit the publish button.

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How To Be A Good Twitter Friend

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How To Be A Good Twitter Friend

Twitter is an awesome social media platform. Relationships and networks are formed because of the interactions that happen everyday. For us, we see so much value in being active online because we could not have had the chance to meet people from all over the world nor learn about different cultures.

If you are on Twitter everyday, we are sure that you have formed connections and friendships just like we have. You not only share helpful tips and information, but also share everyday life activities. We feel this makes the experience more enjoyable.

If you are new on Twitter and asking how you can get the most out of your Twitter experience and get maximum engagement, here are some tips and tools we hope can make Twitter more fun for you too.

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10 Simple Ways To Improve Engagement On Social Media

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10 Simple Ways To Improve Engagement On Social Media

Some people think that there is a secret to being successful on social media. Being busy with work, family, relationships one may ask: how can I be successful if I don’t have the time to be active on my favorite social media sites?

We both love interacting and sharing on social media and we value the relationships and the friendships we have cultivated over the years. Are we any more special than the rest? Do we have more time than the rest of the world? Our answer is a resounding NO. One key in being successful on social media is engagement. Here are 10 simple principles we follow to improve social engagement whether it be on Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Path, your blog et cetera.

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7 Signs of a Twitter-holic: Are You Addicted Yet?

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7 Signs of a Twitter-holic: Are You Addicted Yet?

We both love Twitter for so many reasons. The main reason is that we learn and share with people who we would never have had the chance to meet if not for the social networking platform. Among all the social networking sites, Twitter is very special to us. We met, connected and now have a special bond that would not have been possible if we were not as active as we are on Twitter. But our love story is not the main topic for today’s post. Maybe in the near future we will be sharing our experience with you.

In the beginning of our Twitter journey, things were a lot different. We did not have tools to help schedule tweets, nor were there people who were as active as us.  We were always asked why we tweet so much hence the branding “Twitter-holic.”  Have you just recently joined Twitter? Are you wondering if you can be considered a Twitterholic?  Here are some signs that may help enlighten you:

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Our 7 Ways To A Happier YOU

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Our 7 Ways To A Happier YOU

Happiness is a choice.  We are both great believers of this truth, and our experiences in the past have taught us that life is just too short to be unhappy.  You might say that we are nuts to think that life is perfect but we both know that it’s not. Life will always have its ups and downs. Nothing is perfect but the way we deal with what is thrown at us is what matters.  You can choose to be defeated or choose to look at the silver lining in whatever situation that befalls you.

If you see that we always have quotations on our Facebook walls, it’s because we always draw inspiration from them. We like to share them with our friends and families so that they can uplift and put a smile on someone’s face and hope in their hearts.  We are sharing here the quotations that we love and we hope it brings inspiration to you too, our wonderful readers.

Here are 7 ways, we feel, that can lead you to live a happier life:

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The Joys of Sharing: Tools To Allow You To Share Easily Online

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The Joys of Sharing: Tools To Allow You To Share Easily Online

We live in awesome times where sharing online is so easy now including the three biggest social networking sites Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus at your disposal.  Social sharing is now the norm unlike in years past when sharing online was frowned upon by many.  Most people did not know what to share and; for those bold enough, did not know where to share and who would listen.

Thanks to rapidly advancing technology, we are now able to easily share with friends and family no matter where we may be.  Whether it be a status update, video, a photo, a news story, inspirational quote or just a thought; sharing online is so easy now via the web as well as on mobile phones.  Since we are both super active online, we discover so many awesome online tools and would like to share three that we find useful and fun to use.

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Google Plus: 7 Reasons Why You Should Give It A Try

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Google Plus: 7 Reasons Why You Should Give It A Try

We are both active on social media.  We enjoy the interaction and the sharing.  One social networking platform that we have been learning to use is Google Plus. We were one of the lucky few who got to test it in its early stages and we are still learning our way around it and having fun in the process.

Google Plus maybe viewed by some as another time waster, specially if you are already updating your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Empire Avenue, Flickr and blogs.  Today, Google plus has over 43 million users (source) compared to Facebook’s over 700 million users and Twitter’s over 250 million users (source) but is steadily growing. People think it’s a Facebook and Twitter killer, but we beg to disagree.  We feel that the individual platforms have their own unique selling proposition.

One of the aims of PodJam.tv is to share our experience on the many social networks out there and in the video below we share our seven reasons you should give Google Plus a try.  I hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed producing it together.

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