1. Describe your blog in five sentences or less.
The Associated Pest is a place to find news, opinion, advice, and humor. It is a conglomerate of writers offering their unique perspectives. There’s something for everyone with blogs ranging from world news to gambling advice. If you need a little culture, come get it!

2. Link us to one post from your blog that best defines who you are.
A Treatise on Election 2008

3. What sets you apart from other bloggers?
Our team of writers is spread across the country in LA, NYC, FL and more.

4. When and how did you first discover blogging?
I discovered blogging about five years ago from a friend who said they were addicted to this emerging medium.

5. What is your biggest pet peeve related to blogging or the internet?
My biggest pet peeve is some bloggers’ failure to proofread before they post.

6. Name one plugin, blogging widget, or service that you can’t live without.
I couldn’t live without Gregarious. It’s a great tool to have readers easily submit articles they have enjoyed to the popular social bookmarking sites.

7. If you could choose anyone, living or dead, to write a guest post for your blog, who would it be and why?
I would choose Ray Bradbury to be a guest blogger. He would lend an extraordinary perspective and he is obviously a great writer. I’d love to hear his take on world events and on what the future holds.

8. How has blogging made you a better person?
Blogging has made me a better person because it provides an outlet for ideas and discussion. I don’t claim to always be right or completely informed, and I think the discussions that a site’s inner community can provide are essential to learning about various topics.

9. What are your tips for becoming a better blogger?
My tip for being a better blogger would be to read as many other blogs as you can, specifically ones similar to your own. Most industries have a trade magazine, where you learn trends, new ways to do things, advancements, etc. The blogging industry’s best trade publication is the 60 million plus blogs out there. Go learn what’s going on.

10. Name one great blog that you read on a regular basis. What makes it unique?
I’m into The Road to the Horizon right now. I’m a traveler and I like travel stories. He has gone through some crazy stuff in fascinating far reaches of the world.

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