Last spring, I took a big break from blogging. I was having some health issues that forced me to take a hard look at how I was running my business (and my life!). I’ve wholly enjoyed laying low since then, tweeting at a fraction of the amount I used to, logging onto Facebook maybe 3 [...]

This is an email interview that former Sparkplugging Intern Cindy Bidar conducted with Daniel Scocco of Daily Blog Tips during her internship. Thanks to Daniel for taking the time to answer her insightful questions! How has blogging changed in the years since you started? I believe that around four years ago blogging had more close [...]

Last week my friend Regina shared her experiences at NAMS2.  If you’re plugged in anywhere on the work at home web, you’ve probably heard quite a few testimonials about the workshop event.  I know I have. There are all kinds of great events going on all over the world and I could give a fig [...]

Kelly’s inspirational post about dreaming bigger, has really got quite a few of us riled up and ready to go. For me, it couldn’t have been better timing because this week is also the same week my kids start school again. I am excited to reclaim those hours and pour 100% of it into my [...]

Been looking for me on Yahoo, MSN or AOL?  Kelly doesn’t live there anymore. I’ve been using FIVE instant message systems for a long time.  Well, six if you count Twitter.  (I know Twitter isn’t for IM, but it often gets used the way.) I started out with ICQ way back in the old days [...]

This week’s Spark an Idea Thursday is About Being a Lifetime Learner. Since our awesome Sparkplugging Authors are definitely leading by example on this point, they’ve got some great advice for us: Susan learns from several books at a time. Leslie says to make learning part of your daily routine. Traci learned to keep on [...]

According to Wikipedia… A wiki is a website that uses wiki software, allowing the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked Web pages, using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor, within the browser. So, in other words, it is a web site builder. What’s so special about that? The web [...]