Great review! A few things have changed recently, though, so you might want to check the “Earn Rewards” page again to find out how that impacts on your activity here….

I hope one day you’ll get your cookbooks published, Andria. As I mentioned before, I can totally see a mix of recipes and anecdotes. I think it would sell like nobody’s business. Your narrative writing really pulls the reader in 🙂

Not to worry, Treathyl, words are a renewable resource. There are plenty more where those came from 😉

“All Rights Reserved” on a social blogging site tells you absolutely nothing about how the site treats user-generated content. It’s simply a notice that warns the reader, who may or may not contribute content, to respect the copyrights of the site and its contributors.

The important part of the TOS, in terms of who owns and controls your posts,…[Read more]

It’s nice to see such a fair and balanced review of the three sites, Treathyl. Thank you for that!

I was going to point out that we still own rights to our content on LiteracyBase once we post there, and that it’s just a cumbersome process to ask for posts to be edited or deleted. But when I went to take a quote from the terms on LB to support…[Read more]

Some of this jives with what I’ve learned about headings over the years, but I don’t really get the advice about H3 through H4, and I don’t see anything about H2 at all.

It’s really not rocket science, and I don’t think it’s necessary to apply the headings in certain predetermined spots for each post. Each article is different, and therefore…[Read more]

It sounds like you’re making a good bit of progress, Andria. Just being able to to analyze your habits so concretely is something few people could do. Good on you!

I get so excited reading these progress reports! I almost feel as if I’m right there with you! I can see you’re working really hard toward achieving this goal, and I do believe you’ll get there one day not too long away 🙂

My mother taught us the glass trick with sugar cookies, except it was a damp-bottomed glass dipped in sugar that “stamped” the sugar onto the surface of the cookie.

Two cents per packet of seeds? What a steal! That’s awesome 🙂