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I mentioned recently that I have been “under the gun” of late as tax season, magazine article deadlines, and my usual stack of stuff have conspired to put a lot of pressure on me timewise. Still, even though I haven’t been blogging here as much as I usually do, I make the rounds to read what others have to say. I need these breaks otherwise insanity will set in!

Among my many recent reads I would like to share with you the following:

Laura Spencer talked about handling the spring crunch, and asked her readers how they handled this situation themselves. See, I’m not the only one struggling with battling work issues right now!

Asia’h Epperson (not the same Asia’h on American Idol Season 7) shared her remarks about a blogging course available from a problogger for the princely sum of $325. This course is aimed at bloggers who want to make $100K annually…hmmmm.

Lee Doyle, like so many other Entrecard users, has opined about the new pricing structure for one-day advertising. I’m new to Entrecard, but I agree: that the new set up prices a lot of advertisers out of the equation. What was Graham Langdon thinking?!

Speaking about Entrecard, the anonymous blogger over at Humane Blogging Tips wrote about one beef of mine: fake Entrecards displayed on blogs which are actually other forms of advertising. Obviously I am not against ads, but as far as fooling visitors that is one practice that angers me. These ads look exactly like Entrecards all the way down to the “Drop” tag, but you won’t get a credit for clicking. Instead, you’ll be whisked away to the offending site.

Marcus Hochstadt wrote an intriguing piece titled, Success Circles and the Law of Influence, a compelling read for people who are looking to succeed by connecting with others (which should be all of us). He cites the work of social psychologist Dr. Robert Cialdini, who outlines six principles of influence to persuade customers to buy from you. I believe I’m doing fairly well in the outlined areas, but I also see where I can make some improvements.

The guys over at the Men With Pens blog offer a good read, with so many different articles worth your perusing. Today, I found an article titled: Keeping Up When Your Blog Takes Off. I skimmed it and plan on revisiting it soon, as there is good advice for people who yearn to become a professional blogger. Can you handle the fame?

That’s it for today — I didn’t start off the day intending to write a round-up article, but that is how things have unfolded. Happy blogging!