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The Top 10 LiveHacked.com Highlights of 2012

For today’s post, I thought it would be fun to go through those things that made 2012 great.

Some are cool, a few are awesome, and one isn’t so neat. Between hacks and massive growth, here’s what 2012 looked like from LiveHacked.com’s perspective:

#10.Building A Blog for Readers

My first book,Building A Blog for Readers was extremely fun to write. I got to interview top-notch and well-known bloggers in the industry, as well as authors I’ve looked up to since I’ve started blogging.

Part of the “hi...

A Guide To Social Media Success

Note from Nick: This is a guest post from Luke Clum, a Seattle-based designer and web developer. His post is a great follow-up to the current Specific Generic Advice series.

To the indie writer, the world of social media can be both liberating and terrifying. On the one hand, there’s never been such a cost-effective and direct route right into the arms of potential customers. On the other hand…there’s never been such a cost-effective and direct route right into the arms of potential customers....

The Top 10 Inspirational/Self-Help Blogs of 2012

Yes, this is another “best blogs” post, but there’s a reason: any blogger knows that running a blog means you need to read other stuff. Blogs are a great place to start, and I’ve been inspired to write some of my best posts after reading a blog post from someone else.

This list is a collection of the most inspirational of those — the blogs that most inspired, challenged, motivated, or otherwise intrigued me in 2012.

#10. The Change Blog

The Change Blog is a new one for me, but it’s now on my per...

The Top 10 Lessons Learned from 2012

These past few days I’ve been writing about what 2012 looked like for LiveHacked.com, what resources I couldn’t live without, and even what I wanted for Christmas.

Today’s post is more of a reflective-type personal post, but I think it’s still telling for those of you who are interested in making a career out of this writing thing. So here we go: the Top 10 Lessons Learned:

#10.There’s no “magic bullet”

When I started blogging (circa 2007/2008), I tried just about everything I could get my hands...

The Top 10 Self-Publishing Resources of 2012

Merry Christmas!

I hope you’re spending today in the warmth and comfort of friends and family, and that you have time to share and laugh together — I know I will! I can’t wait to see if I get anything from my last-minute Christmas list!

Today, we’ll look at a list of the best self-publishing resources I’ve come across in 2012.

Some are books, some are blogs, some are neither — but all of them are personal recommendations, meaning I use and vouch for every single one of them, just like the additi...

The Top 10 Things I Want for Christmas 2012

Well, it’s that time of year again:

CHRISTMAS!!!

I’m just about as giddy as a nine-year-old on Christmas morning, with the exception that I don’t expect to receive anywhereclose to this amount of gifts. Most of my family has been alerted to the fact that I actually prefer used books from Amazon, preferably those in the $0.01 – $0.01 range (with the usual $3.99 shipping fee).

That means most of my family can “get out cheap” and just get me a stack of books for twenty books, wrap them separately,...

The Top 10 Books of 2012

Happy Sunday, and Happy Christmas Eve Eve!

Today’s post is about books — specifically my favorite ones from this year.

We’ll get to the list, but first let me clarify:

These books weren’t necessarily writtenin 2012 (though many were released this year); they were just books that I finally got around to reading this year.

Also, they’re not meant to form any specific genre or sub genre of books, although they’re all nonfiction. I decided that I could write a post about the best fictionbooks I read...

The Top 10 Most Influential Blogs of 2012

Wow, it’s been a year. A full year of reading, ranting, raving, and responding (and apparently alliterating).

I feel like I’ve accomplished a lot (no thanks to my ever-growing to-do list), but the fact is that no blogger or writer exists in a vacuum.

For every word I wrote, deleted, forgot, or shared, there was at least one blogger, friend, acquaintance, writer, author, or creator urging me on and keeping me going.

Since I must keep this list at a reasonable length, I’m only listing 10 of these...

The Top 10 LiveHacked.com Posts of 2012

Merry Christmas!

I wanted to celebrate the last 10 days of 2012 with a special 10-day series. I’m calling it Top 10 Top 10, as it will be 10 “top 10″ lists in a row.

These lists will comprise the “best of,” “worst of,” and “notable” things, books, blogs, blog posts, and other random stuff that makes up what 2012 was for LiveHacked.com.

Since we got our “official” start this year, it’s been a whirlwind of activity and growth. With it, naturally, came headaches, problems, and related “growth issue...

Confessions of an English Tutor: 5 Simple Tips to Improve Your Writing

I just want to say, I’m beyond thrilled to write another guest post for Livehacked. My last article covered the two writing errors everybody makes, which are fragments and run ons. For this article, I compiled a list of the top five simple tips and tricks I suggest to the students I worked with.

Note from Nick:I’m beyond thrilled to welcomebackJessica Ruane. Her last post here was extremely well-written and researched, and received many compliments.

These suggestions can be utilized by any writ...