October 2011

Let’s Dance Out Loud Chicago

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My name is Kovie Biakolo and I am the Events Coordinator for Ms Career Girl Meda. It has taken me a while to post an entry because I wanted to gain some experience writing (on my own blog) and because I have been following a couple of amazing bloggers like Nicole and thought it would [...]

October 31, 2011 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Two Times When You Should Let Your Ambition Rest

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So you’ve landed the dream job or at least the first step to your dream job, then what? As an individual who went from grad school to grad school drop out to intern to copywriter and now editor in the span of a year, I have finally entered the industry I’ve wanted and yet Ambition, [...]

October 25, 2011 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Thoughts on Wedding Planning?

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Wedding planning has been an interesting experience for me and very different than I thought it would be. To be honest, I feel like I’m supposed to be a lot more obsessed with wedding planning than I actually am. I wasn’t one of those little girls who dreamed of her wedding day.  I hadn’t thought [...]

October 21, 2011 24 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

How to Monetize Your Blog

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This is the fifth post in a series of 5 posts about blogging: why to start, how to start,how to get readers, how to build community and how to monetize your blog. There are so many ways to monetize a blog these days.  The catch is that most of these ways require a LOT of traffic.  More [...]

October 17, 2011 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

How to Build Community Online

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This is the fourth post in a series of 5 posts about blogging: why to start, how to start, how to get readers, how to build community and how to monetize your blog. The title of this post is a bit misleading. Read on and you’ll understand why. If there’s one person who I admire in social [...]

October 7, 2011 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

10 Ways to Grow Your Blog’s Traffic

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Today is the third post in a series of 5 posts about blogging: why to start, how to start, how to get readers, how to build community and how to monetize your blog. A lot of you are terrified that no one will ever read your blog.  Believe me, someone will read it BUT only if [...]

October 5, 2011 11 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

How to Start Blogging in 5 Easy Steps

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Today is the second post of a series of 5 posts about blogging: why to start, how to start, how to get readers, how to build community and how to monetize your blog. Step 1: Decide What Your Blog is About Don’t over think this one.  You don’t have to have all the details figured [...]

October 4, 2011 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

An Interview with Alexandra Levit on Blind Spots

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There are a few people who really got me interested in writing about career and young professional-related topics: Dr. Debra Condren (Ambitious), Christine Hassler (20Something, 20Everything) and, of course, Alexandra Levit.  I was excited when I heard Ms. Levit had a new book coming out and this book, “Blind Spots”, seems like it will be [...]

October 4, 2011 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Why Young Professionals Should Blog

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Today is the first of a series of 5 posts about blogging: why to start, how to start, how to get readers, how to build community and how to monetize your blog. A lot of people ask me why/how I started blogging.  Let’s rewind 3 years. Like many young professionals, I was feeling lost and [...]

October 3, 2011 19 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →