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This is my personal and professional site, which is dedicated to CHARISMA – the art of being strong, wise and happy. Many people visit for me for my blog, here’s the entrance :

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I love to work with media such as photos, video, graphics and text. Art, graphic design, photography and videography – or there or there about. Browse my Photography category :

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I’m passionate about promoting, it’s very very important for any online presence. So you will find articles here about promoting and SEO. Browse my SEO category :

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Also of importance for any online presence is writing. So you will find writing here varying from creative to humorous to serious writing. People find blogs and websites with words, so wordsmithery is key skill on the web and in life.

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Advertising on this site goes towards meeting the costs of running this blog and is provided by the WordPress WordAds programme. We actually make very small amount from it, but it does help a little with costs.

If you would like to make a DONATION or GIFT towards current and future expenses of DonCharisma.org please contact me, so that I may let you know my paypal details. All such gifts are gratefully received.

Please have a quick look at my FAQ page before asking a question – many times questions have been asked before …

Unless otherwise specified all work here is (c) DonCharisma.org and (c) DonCharisma.com. Explicit permission is required from copyright owner for inclusion anywhere outside of Don Charisma websites. With the exception of *official* sharing buttons – reblogs and sharing on FB, Twitter, WordPress.com etc helps us. If in doubt please ask, usually we’re glad to oblige.

Welcome and enjoy your visit.

Warm regards

Don Charisma

4,733 thoughts on “Home of Don Charisma”

  1. Hi Don, thanks for introducing yourself by following our site. Yours is wise, witty and slightly wicked–we look forward to exploring it further. By the way, we invite you to visit the RAXA Collective facebook page too. See you there…

  2. Hi Don – nice to meet you – you are a fascinating and multifaceted being with a very cool blog. Thank you for your visit and follow at art rat cafe – I am honoured….

    1. Hey John thansks for your kind comments and following my blog:) I’ve left you a comment direct on my blog. I’ve just finished my second portrait cartoon, when I’ve posted it, be useful to get any feedback or tips, as I’m still learning, devil is in the detail!

  3. Somewhere along the line things are getting messed up. I think you responded to my first comment but it got treated somehow as a post on my blog and I was asked to moderate it. Since it was obviously a reply to my comment here, and not a comment to my blog post, I deleted it. I had asked to be notified of any follow-up comments on my earlier comment and I guess that somehow your comment here got forwarded to my blog. WordPress identified your comment as a comment on my Post “About” which I don’t have such a post or even category. If you were intending to have the comment attached to one of my posts, I am sorry for deleting it, I like comments and conversations about what I say.

  4. Thank you for following my little blog. I love the book, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior too! Have you seen the movie? Look forward to read more from you. 🙂

    1. Hey Joanne, thansk for your kind comments and following my blog:) A very dear friend recommended peaceful warrior books, and very happy that she did. I’m more of a movie person that a book person, I love what they do with the visuals and audios to deliver the message. SO yes I’ve seen the movie and read the books (a rare thing for me). It’s a bit cliche but the book has more to offer than the movie, I guess moviemakers have limited resources and viewer attention spans to contend with ! Cheers Don Charisma

    1. Hey Angie, thankyou for your kind words and following my blog, I’ve left a comment direct on your blog:) … I’m looking for a Mac and Cheese recipe with cornflour and rice flour, could you help ? Also I’m without oven, so have to be baked on a hob on a slow heat or grilled in a microwave (with grill), any ideas on how to do that ?

      1. Ooooohhhh! I love a challenge! But first I need to know of any other dietary restrictions ( besides the obvious wheat thing).

        Have you tried brown rice Pasta? It’s my favourite alternative to wheat. I use the Tinkyada brand. Closest to wheat that I’ve tried.

        I’ll be waiting to hear from you!

        Cheers!

      2. Hey Angie, I’m vegetarian … ish … I don’t actually have any wheat intolerance or anything like that (as far as I know) … it’s expensive to buy wheat flour here and I figured you might know how to cook mac’n’cheese without wheat flour… also might be a good blog article ? … looking around at recipes I’ve seen on the web and my own tastes I reckon mustard and garlic would go well well with the cheese. Let me know 😉

  7. Hello, thanks for passing by and following my blog. I do find your blog inspiring and particularly, I love your “about page”…what you said about the three rules of life. Enjoy 🙂

  8. Thanks for the tip about the blank About page. I’ll track it down and delete it. Your blog is inspiringly cool. I share many of your travel gripes, but I must say BA Club is sweet.

  11. Thank you for following my blog. I hope that you enjoy the insight you gain into computer use induced health conditions from my blogs

    1. Thanks you for following my blog. I’ve left a message direct on your blog 🙂 Hope what you’r doing can make a difference for people suffering with computer related illnesses ! Cheers Don Charisma

  13. Dynamite banner and self-portrait! THANKS for subscribing to my funny-caption photoblog, TheDailyGraff.com. I hope I can bring you a smile (or at least a groan) every weekday.
    –John Robinson

  17. Hi, thanks for stopping by and following, yours looks like a fun and interesting site 🙂

    1. loving the sense of community on your blog, the colours etc are great:) will try my best in future realm hopefully there will be something for everyone 🙂 I’ve added you on my links –> friends, you doing the same helps people find our blogs 🙂

      Keep in touch …

      Cheers

      Don Charisma

  19. I enjoyed reading about your philosophy of life…much wisdom in it. Thanks for visiting my blog, too, at “Life in Words.” Thought I’d drop by to say, hello!

    1. Thanks Donna for your kind words, I try my best to live a good life:)

      I’ve added you on my links –> friends, you doing the same helps people find our blogs 🙂

      Keep in touch …

      Cheers

      Don Charisma

  21. Thanks for stopping by and following. I hope I inspire thought.
    I believe that God has a sense of humor and that Humanity is the proof of that.

    1. My pleasure and thank you also:) I believe god is within and most important to look for humour there …
      I’ve added you on my links –> friends, you doing the same helps people find our blogs 🙂

      Keep in touch …

      Cheers

      Don Charisma

    1. My pleasure and thanks very much, appreciated ! I do my best to be informed, but don’t know everything !

      I’ve added you on my links –> friends, you doing the same helps people find our blogs 🙂

      Keep in touch …

      Cheers

      Don Charisma

  27. Hi Don. Thanks for stopping by my blog. I’ve read several of your posts & “About Me”. Look forward to reading even more.

  28. Hello Don Charisma, Thank you for following my blog, Being Be-You-To-Full : ). I appreciate very much : ).Hope you have a safe and great rest of the week! God Bless

  31. Hi Don. Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog today and choosing to follow it. Your blog is informative and quite interesting; keep up the good work you’re doing here. I hope to hear from you again soon. Cheers!

    1. Hey there thanks and my pleasure … you have the longest about page I’ve ever read, very thorough !

      I’ve added you on my links –> friends, you doing the same helps people find our blogs 🙂

      Keep in touch …

      Cheers

      Don Charisma

    1. Hey, my pleasure and thanks ! I’ve been for a visit on your blog and like your simple aproach …

      I’ve added you on my links –> friends, you doing the same helps people find our blogs 🙂

      Keep in touch …

      Cheers

      Don Charisma

  34. You have a great blog, a lot of useful information! 😀
    Especially the post about flying on long distances comes in handy!
    Thanks for that.
    Neža
    P.S
    Thanks for the follow 😀

    1. Hey Neza, thanks for dropping in on my blog and my pleasure, I’ve left you a message on your blog 🙂

      I’ve added you on my links –> friends, you doing the same helps people find our blogs 🙂

      Keep in touch …

      Cheers

      Don Charisma

  35. Thank you for following my blog. I love your site. I am new to blogging and don’t have a lot of experience with source code. I’ve joined the Affiliate program with Amazon and have not been able to figure out how to use the html code they provide (aside from text) on my blog. I am going to try using the information on source code you provided to see if that works. Do you have any other suggestions?

    1. my pleasure and thank you so much for your kind words …

      please confirm this elsewhere, but it’s my understanding that you need a paid blog if you want to do any kind of selling from it (ie adsense or Amazon affiliates) … *but please confirm this elsewhere* … I tried to add Amazon affiliates to my blog (a free blog) and couldn’t do it the same as you …

      I’ve added you on my links –> friends, you doing the same helps people find our blogs 🙂

      Keep in touch …

      Cheers

      Don Charisma

      1. Thanks for getting back to me. You can add Amazon Affiliate links, but only the text. So what I’ve been doing is just adding them at the end of any article for people who might be interested in purchasing a book based on a post. (Zealot by Reza Aslan was popular.)

        I’ve added you to blogs I follow on my site. Is that different from friends?

      2. I’ve added a “friends” category in my links and link to everyone that follows me … if others do the same google may see it as a reciprocal link which helps us get found in google – this is the thinking behind it 🙂

        Thanks for the affiliates tip, i will probably go paid soon so have more scope to include my own adverts

  36. Thanks for your blog. It’s varied, interesting andinspiring, without being too overpowering or stuffed over the top.. just right.

    You know my blog. It’s a different type of beastie altogether, more of a collection of short stories from life to read on the train, at the kitchen table over a Sunday morning coffee, or of a quiet evening at home. Therefore, and I can quite appreciate this, the following for my sort of blog is always going to be somewhat limited. Having seen what I do, can you help advise me how to start to increase readershio beyond my immediate friends/family and a handful of interested bloggers?

    Thank you 🙂

    1. Hey Uncle Spike, my pleasure and thanks for your kind words …

      In terms of promoting your blog, there are many things you can do, here are some ideas :

      1. Make the most of your “tags” aka “keywords”, more is good, these will help you get found in google. Label all photos meaningfully google finds these too.
      2. Be friendly with other bloggers, follow related blogs, like their articles and make meaningful comment.
      3. Consider using IFTTT to distribute your content onto other sites such as facebook, twitter, linkedin etc
      4. Be persistent and realise that building an audience takes time and effort
      5. Write meaningful content and keep at it (see 4 above !)
      6. Monitor your site stats and see what articles get the most reads. If you want you could write more articles on the hot topics, this will get more interest
      7. Reblog the occasional article, this helps with links
      8. Put links on your posts and on your blog. Where there is a reciprocal link this will help.
      9. Be creative, leverage your skills and time, think of new ideas and implement them. There is plenty of advice out there on promoting yourself, so take the time to look around, try things.

      Hope this is useful.

      Sincerely
      Don Charisma

      2. my pleasure mike, main thing is persistence and effort with a sprinkle of creativity and passion, keep on chipping away at it and the rewards will come, if that makes sense !

    1. Kop Khun Karb 🙂 I’ve left you a little present on your about page, happy to see that I’m not the only one that’s hot and human !

      I’ve added you on my links –> friends, Cheers

      Don Charisma

  38. Thanks Don for stopping by and following my blog. Hope you learn something useful, as I intend to do same, by joining this blogging world.

      1. Thanks for adding me to the friend’s list. That’s nice idea.

        btw, do you know what’s the best app for WordPress to use on Android ? I downloaded WordPress, but most of its features don’t work, saying connection error, except Reader, Stats, Comments. I posted query on WordPress support forum, but didn’t get reply past 3 weeks.
        tc.
        Shuja

      2. Hey Shuja,

        My pleasure, from my understanding of SEO it helps us get found on google, especially if you reciprocate … and presumably anyone doing a blog would want to get found !

        Can’t help on the Android I’m afraid, I got myself all Apple’ed up with iPad and iPhone, so don’t have any android device. Since Steve Jobs passed, Apple has gone downhill, so next upgrade I’ll be looking at Samsung/Android, in fact already bought a Samsung laptop and very pleased with it.

        TC same …

        Don Charisma

      3. Alright. I also attached my blog site with Google and Microsoft search engines, and naturally many people land on my blog now through search.

        Regarding Android, you’re right, I also read that Samsung recently overtook iPhone in market share worldwide. They’re already famous for TV. Guess, they’re doing good research.

      1. Italians know how to live. So hard to choose a favorite. Ok ~ Positano. No wait ~ Regello. But then, in Bellaggio…Oh, Elba… See, we’re like Garibaldi with a fork 🙂

      2. Pizza, I’ve already chosen … Italian’s yup food is great, style they know a thing about, language sounds tuneful one of the nicest around especially in contrast to German, but never really found the women much fun:(

  42. Thank you Don for following my blog, I appreciate it a lot! Yours looks inspiring and informative! I will take time to have a better look around.

  45. My sir, we are talented and can turn one’s hand to anything, a never say never kind of attitude. Impressed. Came over to say thanks so much for the follow, really appreciated and hope you like most of what is to come. Cheers and now to check you out further, MM 🍀

    1. Hey Mick, some great work on your blog, flying helicopters, aka maple seeds I think ?

      Charisma is exhausting sometimes so glad you’re taking a break and hope you will continue with your blog when you get back:)

      I’ve added you on my links –> friends, Cheers

      Don Charisma

    1. HEy Tom, thanks and my pleasure. I’ve been on holiday for a week or so and catching up on comments. Look forward to seeing more in your blog:) I’ve added you on my links –> friends, Cheers

      Don Charisma

  48. Hi, it is fantastic to have discovered your blog, I really enjoy the breadth of what you write about. I love to find new passions so it inspires and energizes me to find other people who are the same. I will come back regularly, so much to read here!

  49. Thanks for stopping by and following my blog. Your’s is really inspiring and I enjoyed the painting tutorial a lot! Looking forward to read more! 🙂

    1. My pleasure and thankyou … your pasta post made me hungry ! Glad you liked the cartoon tutorial, was something I didn’t think I could do then found Stephen’s video’s on youtube and was able to do it … I’ve added you on my links –> friends, Cheers

      Don Charisma

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