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Is it just me?

Published on December 17, 2015December 15, 2015 by Jean M. Cogdell22 Comments

Am I the only person going nuts with all the pop-up boxes on websites and blogs?

Enough already! It’s as bad as dealing with 20 commercials every 10 minutes during a television show!

Come on as frustrating as that is, I’m used to it and avoid the dreaded avalanche by recording and fast forwarding through the commercials.

But I just thought TV commercials were the most frustrating sales pitch. Right up there next to the telemarketing phone calls during dinner.

That is, until someone invented the website pop-up box!

This trend needs to fade away and soon.

I hate clicking on a new website, only to have my screen blocked by a huge square wanting me to either, a) buy something or b) subscribe for a newsletter.

We all want more readers and followers. We all want people to like our blogs, and buy our books. However, I’m not sure startling visitors with a gotcha is the way to do it.

So what do you guys out in cyberspace think? I’m I off my rocker here? Do you mind the pop-ups?

Let’s talk. Tell me what you think. Convince me I’m wrong. Pull me over to the dark side. LOL

I concede some of my readers might want to add a pop up box and I do aim to please. So I hope the following video helps.

How to add a pop up box to any website.

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Are you stuck in a blog rut?

Published on November 16, 2015August 6, 2019 by Jean M. Cogdell2 Comments

Well, get out of that ditch and read something new!

I know there are blogs, blogs everywhere!

Probably more blogs popping up than weeds in my yard.

So which ones do we follow? Read?

There is only so much time in each day. As writers, we need to stay current, not just in the writing world, but in everything else too. What is trending? Who is doing what? Elections, fads, fashion and family.

You might want to start with the following article.

Nellie and Co., listed 12 top awesome blogs to read and follow. After all, no ones get stuck in a rut, reading the same ole same ole day after day.

AWESOME BLOGS AND WHY YOU SHOULD BE FOLLOWING THEM

If you’re looking for fresh reading click the link to get you started.

Let me know when you find interesting new blogs. Are you following any of these?

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