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	<title>Why Do I Bother? &#187; Blog Help</title>
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	<description>... just another blog</description>
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		<title>Why Do I Bother?</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2007/12/31/why-do-i-bother/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2007/12/31/why-do-i-bother/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Help]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first post titled after the blog, and I&#8217;m actually asking the question &#8220;Why do I bother?&#8221;  Why do I blog?  Why should I?
Think of it as kind of a poll.  Let me know why I should keep doing this.  Let me know why you blog.  What is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blog Meets T-Shirt</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2006/03/11/blog-meets-t-shirt/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2006/03/11/blog-meets-t-shirt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Mar 2006 16:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Just For Fun]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  Here&#8217;s a [tag]fun[/tag] place to visit, Snapshirts.com.  You can get a [tag]t-shirt[/tag] printed with a [tag]word cloud[/tag] based on the content of your [tag]blog[/tag].  Advertise your blog in the real world if you dare.  It looks kind of fun to me.
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		<title>Get Rich &#8230; (or not)</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2006/03/07/get-rich-or-not/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2006/03/07/get-rich-or-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Help]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whydoibother.com/2006/03/07/get-rich-or-not/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
I&#8217;ve just discovered another way to try to finance this blog addiction of mine.  It&#8217;s called [tag]AdBrite[/tag], and yes this is an affiliate link.  
AdBrite is similar to [tag]AdSense[/tag] in some ways.  The ads on your site will look much the same, but the difference is that you set the price for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blogmad Invitations</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2006/03/06/blogmad-invitations/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2006/03/06/blogmad-invitations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blog Help]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are not yet a member of [tag]BlogMad[/tag] and would like an invitation, simply leave me your name and email address in a comment below, or mail it to the webmaster address at this site.
blogmad
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		<title>Blogmad Bugday This Saturday</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2006/02/24/blogmad-bugday-this-saturday/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2006/02/24/blogmad-bugday-this-saturday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blog Help]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
March 1st is the date in sight for the launch of [tag]Blogmad[/tag], a new [tag]blog[/tag] referral service.  If you have not already signed up for this exciting new site, you can do so here.  If you are already a member, go to the blogmad forums tomorrow at 10:00 am GMT to participate in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Traffic Trend Continues</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2006/02/03/high-traffic-trend-continues/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2006/02/03/high-traffic-trend-continues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2006 15:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computers and The Internet]]></category>

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I am amazed at the increase of [tag]traffic[/tag] to this site with nothing more than the addition of regular [tag]technorati[/tag] [tag]tags[/tag].  Yesterday&#8217;s traffic total was 78% above the average Thursday in January.
How many other tricks am I missing?
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		<title>Immediate Results</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2006/01/28/immediate-results/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2006/01/28/immediate-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2006 17:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computers and The Internet]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whydoibother.com/computers-the-internet/immediate-results/84/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After posting my story yesterday about utilizing [tag]Technorati[/tag] [tag]tags[/tag] in an attempt to increase [tag]traffic[/tag] on my site I saw [tag]immediate results[/tag]!  According to [tag]awstats[/tag] my average traffic on a friday for the month of January has been about 101 [tag]unique visitors[/tag].  Yesterdays traffic was 186 unique visitors.  You do the math.
I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Increased Traffic</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2006/01/27/increased-traffic/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2006/01/27/increased-traffic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computers and The Internet]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whydoibother.com/computers-the-internet/increased-traffic/82/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While searching for help on increasing my [tag]traffic[/tag] on this site I came across this article at [tag]ProBlogger[/tag].net.  He gave 3 suggestions and I have implimented 2 of them in this very post.  Here&#8217;s what he says&#8221;
1.  First, I made the most of [tag]Technorati[/tag] tags.  I tagged every key word in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wordpress 2.0 Released</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2006/01/01/wordpress-20-released/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2006/01/01/wordpress-20-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 00:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computers and The Internet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wordpress 2.0 is done!  You can download it here:  http://wordpress.org/development/2005/12/wp2/.  I plan to upgrade in the next few days and I will be sure to tell you what I think, but I can already tell you that from the list of features it is going to be a good one.
I am especially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 Out of 10 &#8230; I&#8217;ve Got Some Work to Do</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2006/01/01/6-out-of-10-ive-got-some-work-to-do/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2006/01/01/6-out-of-10-ive-got-some-work-to-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2006 17:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whydoibother.com/?p=59</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WhyDoIBother.com was reviewed recently by Bloggy Award and found lacking.  
While I&#8217;m not broken up about the review, it is a little discouraging.  Unlike The Cruel Offender, however, this review is constructive and helpful.  There are specific points to work on, and some suggestions on how to improve the overall appeal of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>BlogMad.net</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2005/12/29/blogmadnet/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2005/12/29/blogmadnet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 20:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computers and The Internet]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whydoibother.com/?p=55</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  Hey, you BlogExplosion visitors are going to want to get in on this!  Join now and be ahead of those who wait.
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>WordPress 2.0 Nears Release</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2005/12/20/wordpress-20-nears-release/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2005/12/20/wordpress-20-nears-release/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 16:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blog Help]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whydoibother.com/?p=43</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Good news for owners of WordPress Blogs!  WordPress 2.o is in the final stages of testing.  You can download the lates release candidate here.  From all accounts it should be worth the upgrade.  If you are already using the current release canditate, leave a comment here and let me know what [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Sitemap Follow-up</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2005/12/17/sitemap-follow-up/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2005/12/17/sitemap-follow-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2005 05:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computers and The Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whydoibother.com/computers-the-internet/sitemap-follow-up/42/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Julian has a review of plug-ins for wordpress that will take care of your sitemap creation in a much more automated way.  If you run a wordpress blog you really ought to take a look.  Thanks, Julian!
]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>What an Ass</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2005/12/17/what-an-ass/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2005/12/17/what-an-ass/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2005 17:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whydoibother.com/blog-help/what-an-ass/41/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was surfing blogs this morning, as usual, and I came across this one called &#8220;The Cruel Offender&#8220;.  What an ass he (I use the male pronoun because I hate to think any woman would be such an ass) has made of himself.  It&#8217;s kind of ironic actually because his whole mission seems [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Sitemaps: Do I Need One?</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2005/12/16/sitemaps-do-i-need-one/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2005/12/16/sitemaps-do-i-need-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 17:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computers and The Internet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This post is primarily for webmasters, so I apologize to my non web-savvy readers.  
As site owners we are concerned with having our sites quickly and completely indexed by search engines.  There is plenty of argument on the subject of which search engine is best, but Google is certainly the biggest.  Google, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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