Author Archives: Beth Turnage

About Beth Turnage

Astrologer since 1986 and blogger since 2007, I write a lot. Some people like to read it.

When Someone Violates Your Copy Right

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Beth Turnage

(Astroblogging) Nothing frustrates a writer more than when someone lifts their work and uses it without permission. The thief may publish the article under his or her own name. Online writers face special challenges because their work is easily copied … Continue reading →

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Sometimes You Just Have to Fiddle With the Code

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Beth Turnage

(Astro Blogging) You’ve seen some of your friends add a Facebook “Like” button and a “Tweet” button to each of their posts. And you think “Gee, I’d like to do that too!” Actually Blog Grader recommends that you do. This … Continue reading →

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Grade Your Blog Here

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Beth Turnage

(Astroblogging) I’m blogging this because Hub Spot told me I should. No, this is not some evil plot on Hub Spot’s part. A while back I wrote about Hub Spot’s Web Site Grader which is very cool way to see … Continue reading →

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Widgets, and Networks and Customer Service, Oh My!

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Beth Turnage

(Astroblogging) The great irony of my life is that in my day job among other things I run a call center. This means that I have high expectations at what I expect from customer service of other companies. Among these … Continue reading →

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Social Media: AOL Takes the Hint

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Beth Turnage

A while back (Astroblogging)–I wrote a review on AOL’s Lifestream, a particularly useful app that incorporates various social media streams, like Facebook and Twitter, into one location. While I liked it, I saw one drawback: Where AOL runs short of … Continue reading →

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Mudslinging Part 1: Improving Traffic on Your Astrology Blog

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Beth Turnage

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Three Common Metrics to Measure Your Blog’s Success

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Beth Turnage

(Astroblogging)–Ellen asked: I use Google Analytics and am looking for a good article on the 3-5 most important things to track. I can get so lost looking at the data and imagining what it means and what to do about … Continue reading →

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Astrology, Copyright and Plagiarism

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Beth Turnage

Astroblogging)–By Tony Vowles Blogging is a personal and very rewarding pursuit. Technically it is easy for someone with basic IT skills to produce a website that appears very slick – beautifully designed templates can be slotted in at the click … Continue reading →

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Blogging vs. Website–The Importance of Social Interaction in Promoting Astrology

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Beth Turnage

By Jamie Darkstar This topic came up recently in a Facebook discussion, which arose from a post on the astrology of the Google Buzz launch. I said that “the leading internet astrologers” are jumping onboard. Defining “leading Internet astrologers” was … Continue reading →

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Social Media: AOL Almost Hits a Homerun with Lifestream

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Beth Turnage

AOL hasn’t made any major buzz since making their services free to everyone. The fact is, they seemed to flounder after that move. As the SocialMediaSphere evolved at lightning pace, and Google bent over backward trying to develop apps that … Continue reading →

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