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The Perks Of Being A Citizen Journalist

Establishing yourself as part of the local media has it’s personal advantages. As time has progressed for me and my hyperlocal blogging efforts, I’m able to do things now, that a year and a half ago would not have been possible.

I write about a lot of things here on BloggerLens but my main job [...]

Hyperlocal Blogging Can Be An Adrenaline Rush When You Are Kicking In The Doors Of The Bad Guys

Being a “Hyperlocal Blogger” carries with it certain benefits. Since I started my community website back in December of 2008, I have been fortunate enough to meet a lot of local leaders. I’ve gained quite a few friends and I’m on first name basis now with a lot of our local community leaders. I have [...]

How To Make It Easier For Google To Find Your Hyperlocal Blog

Are you making it difficult for Google and other search engines to find your hyperlocal blog? Everybody needs a little help now and then, even the Big G. I thought I would write about the guidelines I use whenever I write an article for my hyperlocal blog, the Monroe Scoop.

I have 2 things I [...]

Become A Hyperlocal Rock Star In Your Town With Video Reviews

I finally did it. I put myself in front of the camera and shot a video for my hyperlocal blog. I am so used to being behind the video camera that I was actually nervous about it. How will I be perceived? Will I look goofy? Will people laugh at my feeble attempt? You know [...]

How To Start A Hyperlocal Blog And Keep Your Full Time Job

I have a friend I’ve been exchanging some really detailed and long email messages with in the past couple of days. Some of what we’ve been writing about deals with hyperlocal blogging and it inspired me to write this article.

“How To Start A Hyperlocal Blog And Keep Your Full Time Job”

My disclaimer here is [...]

Matt McGee’s Secret Hyperlocal Blogging Formula

I found Matt in November of 2008. I wasn’t searching for Matt but I found him. I was searching for something however. Sometimes you have to face the bitter truth and be honest with yourself. I was experiencing one of those moments at the end of last year. It was a very hard pill to [...]

Building A Hyperlocal Web Site Step-By-Step. A Summary.

If you have just found this site, I thought I would do a re-cap and summarize what I’m trying to accomplish here on bloggerlens.com. I publish a hyperlocal site in Monroe, N.C., monroescoop.com. Some call sites like mine hyperlocal blogs. Some call them citizen journalism sites. Whatever you prefer to call it, it’s a site [...]

Hyperlocal Blogging and Time Commitment

Making decisions are sometimes hard for all of us. Especially since it’s not always easy to predict the outcome. Most of us fear failure. All of us dream of success. Making the decision to leap into hyperlocal blogging was not an easy decision for me and I doubt it will be an easy decision for [...]

Going Hyperlocal in Monroe, NC

I’m a hyperlocal blogger in Monroe, NC. My name is Steve Sherron. The road I travelled to get here is pretty long. I’ll talk about that as time goes on. Briefly, I took an early retirement after 24 years in a corporate job. I took an early retirement in 2006 to pursue real estate development [...]

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