Take a deep breath… Smell it? It’s December and that means holidays, traditions, food, spending, gift giving, time off of work, and quality time with loved ones. Happy Holidays! See you next Sunday.

Corporate

• The Korea Times presents Blogging for a Living.
• Photoshop Tutorial writes in with 5 Reasons Why Blogging is the New Marketing Tool.
• Become Online Marketing Guru Seth Godin’s Apprentice! Learn more at Squidoo Lens Alternative MBA. Hurry – deadline to expire soon (Dec. 14th).

General Tips

• CMS writes this How To: Running WordPress with SQL Anywhere.
• Top 10 Ways to Uglify Your Blog by Montoya Herald.
• Commenting on Blogs the Easy Way posted at Club Blogger.

Google Page Rank and SEO | Traffic

• Blog Your Own Business offers in Blog SEO 8: Things You Need To Know For Search Engine Submission.
• Daily Blog Tips posts Website Traffic Series Part 20: Leveraging Holidays and Big Events.
• What are the Characteristics of Traffic Generating Posts? Problogger takes a look.

Social Bookmarking/Networking

• Pro-Blogging 411 gives Five Easy Ways to Find People With Similar Interests on Twitter.
• Video Blogging Tips writes Increase Traffic Social Networking.
• Blogging Tips explains How to Get Noticed Online by “Big Name” Bloggers
• How You Can Use Social Bookmarking To Grab Free Traffic From The Search Engines over at Podcast Hunter.
• Understand Social Networks Better for Effective Business Promotion by Social Bookmarking Tips.

Writing

• A Blogger Blog gives Lesson 19 – Guest Blogging or how to write a guest blog post.
• Copy Blogger says 10 Surefire Steps to Beating Blogger’s Block.
• Diligent Designs writes How to Always Have Ideas.
• Sayzlim posts How to Use Comment and Turn Visitor into Reader

Buildify hosts a weekly carnival. Blog owners with professional blogging posts should consider sending a submission into the Carnival of Corporate Blogging.

• Blogging Advice for Small Business Are you a small business owner, and looking to generate more business through an online internet presence? If you have been considering putting together a blog for your business, the blogging advice detailed below is intended especially for you. Q: What should I be writing blog entries about? A: This......
• Blog Posting Ideas (Pt. 1) Despite how much you write, it is possible you may feel that you still have not tapped your target niche. This may leave you feeling like you have run out of content, and wondering how or where you can get ideas for posting with to keep things fresh. Well here......
• Blog Shmog By Robert W. Bly If you are on the fence about starting your own corporate blog, this is a great book to read to help you make your decision. The subtitle is “The Truth About Business Blogs” and that pretty much says it all. For those that don’t have time to go through stories......
• How to Use Blog Networks to Promote Your Corporate Blog One of the biggest problems facing corporate bloggers is finding an audience. If you’re using your blog as a way to promote your company’s products, it is vital to quickly build up a strong readership. This is not an easy task, and even though paid promotion can be helpful, there......
• How to Start Promoting Your Blog If you are completely new to corporate blogging, it can be pretty confusing to get started with everything. Once you’ve got your blog set up and you’re posting regularly, it’s time to really start promoting it. Here are some easy ways that you can promote your blog and get great......

• Tips for Blog Visitor Retention Today, having a blog on the internet is just about as common as having an e-mail address. E-mailing and blogging actually share a number of the same purposes, such as that they are allowed to spread ideas, provide people with information and to promote online businesses. Blogs originally served, however,......
• Blogger Obtains Loan Using Social Capital Any regular reader will know that last week I brought my first group listing to the marketplace. (As an aside, a group leader is no longer paid for successful listings and the haven't been since September 13, 2007: Email To Group Leaders After Recent Changes. I think this was a......
• Writing Roundup, October 30: The Pre-Halloween, Post-Flu Edition I missed my Wednesday post because I was down for the count with the regular-old flu. The Business of Writing Craft Fiction Freelancing Platform The Business of Writing Special Video Interview Series with Chris Anderson Jeff Rivera got an exclusive video interview from Chris Anderson, proponent of the freemium model......
• Roundup for week of 15 October 2007: Cheesy Chuck edition Here are some posts of interest from the MBN and other blogs in my reader: Consumerism Commentary debunks half a dozen retirement myths in this post. Five Cent Nickel signed up for Amazon Prime. (It's great, I agree.) No Credit Needed in Day 28 advises everyone to find out where......
• Should Casual Bloggers Use WordPress or Google Blogger? One of the most popular hobbies and past times on the internet today has to do with setting up and maintaining your own blog. Blogging is all about creating an online journal or diary that people can read and comment on, so there is a huge community aspect to it.......