Articles by Sharon Hurley Hall

I'm Sharon and I was born to write and blog. I’m a word nerd, a Scrabble fiend, fanatical about grammar, and am fascinated by learning new things. I've been mentoring other writers at Get Paid To Write Online since 2005 to help them improve and build sustainable and successful writing careers. I also blog professionally; check me out on sharonhh.com and Google+.

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Sharon Hurley Hall

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By January 12, 2012

The first thing that attracted me to JustRetweet was the name. I love simplicity and that’s exactly what the site offers – an easy way to find stuff you want to share and retweet it with one click. I have been using the site as an antidote to my growing Triberr fatigue and so far, I like it a lot.
The JustRetweet interface isn’t fancy but it works. Everything you need to know about how the site works is on the rules page. Visit the home page to follow the three simple steps to joining the site…continue reading…

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By November 5, 2011

this time I’m focusing on Twitter and specifically, the things that stop me from sharing your post. Please note that this is my own personal viewpoint on the things that have stopped me mid-tweet and sent me away forever.…continue reading…

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By October 28, 2011

I don’t mind guest posting on new blogs that don’t have a lot of comments. I’ve been there – and still am with some of my newer web properties. What I DO mind is when comments are disabled on every post. What’s the matter – don’t you want to talk to other bloggers? I do. Half the fun of blogging is finding out what other people think or have experienced about the topic you’re discussing.…continue reading…

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By August 23, 2011

I decided to make a more concerted effort to blog more and raise my online profile a bit. I also started doing more guest blogging for clients, authoring posts which linked to their site or resource. (While I know guest blogging is a strategy that many abuse, I ensure that I deliver quality posts.) Over the next couple of months, I published posts here on BasicBlogTips, on the Authopublisher site, on Growmap, on an online women’s magazine and in a few other places, and it’s clear to me that this has resulted in more traffic to my main writing blog.…continue reading…

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By July 17, 2011

When you write a post on Google+ and get a great response, you could assign the people who commented to a temporary circle, and share a resource you know will interest them with them alone. You could host a weekly Hangout (a video and IM chat with up to 10 people) and discuss the top content on your blog, the social media issues of the day, the ebook you’re about to release, or answer your readers’ top questions about your niche. That personal touch is a powerful way of deepening your connection with your audience.…continue reading…

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By July 11, 2011

It’s been just over a month since I started using CloudFlare to boost blog page load speed on my blog and shared the story here on Basic Blog Tips. In this followup post, I’m now going to tell you about the impact of CloudFlare on my blog’s traffic, bounce rate and engagement levels.…continue reading…

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By June 29, 2011

Feedly is an application with an interface that’s superior to Google reader for managing your RSS feeds. New features of Feedly include improved layouts, social sharing to Twitter and Facebook commenting, liking and profile sharing. Feedly customization is a breeze and it’s available for iPad and Android.…continue reading…

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By June 18, 2011

My blog page load speed has been fluctuating for a while, not helped by a host that throttled my site every time it got a little bit of extra traffic. Then I started using CloudFlare. CloudFlare is actually a security tool, aimed at protecting your site from online threats such as spammers, bots and exploit attackers. The page load speed boost is a welcome side effect, produced from the way CloudFlare works with your site.…continue reading…

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By June 9, 2011

Using Twylah is as simple as signing in via Twitter and waiting for your page to generate. It features your top 10 Twitter topics, along with the latest tweets you sent on them. Click on a tweet to see a page dedicated to that sub-topic with a longer list of tweets. Click on a tweet with a link to see a brief preview of the content you are linking to as well as replies to your tweets.

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