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Guest Post: Learning from Haman

March 21, 2011 by 14 Comments
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Before we say goodbye to Purim and go on to the next holiday, please welcome this guest post by Susie of New Day New Lesson. Susie from New Day New Lesson I am big on learning lessons from everything and everyone. So while listening to the megilla (scroll of Esther), I started making a mental list of all the things I could learn from the villain Haman. Here's what I discovered. What We Can Learn From Haman —¢ You can't make anyone like or respect you. Haman tried to force Mordechai to bow down to him like everyone else. Even if Mordechai had complied (which he didn't), Haman still would not have gained Mordechai's respect. You will not win anyone over by force. —¢ Be … [Read more...]

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Advice for Beginning Bloggers: Linking to Earlier Posts

December 8, 2009 by 12 Comments

This is the third part in my series, Advice for Beginning Bloggers. Part I: Allow Full Feeds Part II: Blog Under Your Real Name. Linking to your old posts is called internal linking. Here are some tips for drawing readers back into your blog and increasing traffic. Why Include Internal Links? It helps long-time readers feel at home and reminds them that you are already a friend. New readers get to know you better. Links to older posts encourage them to read more and subscribe to your feed. You'll get more page views. A page view is when a reader pulls up one of the pages on your blog, and is higher than the number of visitors. You'll lower your bounce rate. The "bounce … [Read more...]

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