10 Questions with Andrew of All American Blogger

1. Describe your blog in five sentences or less.
All American Blogger is a political blog. We offer up political news and commentary from a libertarian and conservative point of view.

2. Link us to one post from your blog that best defines who you are.
General Welfare Insanity Or How We Are Spending Ourselves Into Oblivion

3. What sets you apart from other bloggers?
Dashing good looks and minty fresh breath!

4. When and how did you first discover blogging?
I don’t know that it was a discovery. I remember hearing about it years ago when the word “weblog” started getting used around the net. I was already posting to my site on a regular basis. When WordPress came about, that really delivered the idea right into my lap.

5. What is your biggest pet peeve related to blogging or the internet?
The fact that I have had to spend so much extra time on blog designs because Internet Explorer doesn’t conform to standards.

6. Name one plugin, blogging widget, or service that you can’t live without.
The one that we probably would miss the most would be MyBlogLog. We rely on the statistics they gather to measure the success of our various marketing efforts.

7. If you could choose anyone, living or dead, to write a guest post for your blog, who would it be and why?
Thomas Jefferson or James Madison, two of the most important men in the founding of the United States. I would love to have either of them write an opinion piece on the state of politics in America today.

8. How has blogging made you a better person?
I don’t think blogging has made me a better person, but it has certainly made me a more well connected person.

9. What are your tips for becoming a better blogger?

1. Write original material.
2. Put some effort into your blog design. No matter how good the content is,if your site looks sloppy people are far less likely to take you seriously.
3. Make sure there is a way for your readers to contact you.

10. Name one great blog that you read on a regular basis. What makes it unique?
CyberNet Technology News

CyberNet is written by a husband and wife team. They cover things that are
actually useful for an average person.

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