August 31, 2007 – 7:53 pm
End of the month wrap-up of the best that was August 2007! The best posts, links, and commentators.
August 31, 2007 – 6:29 pm
On Blog Day, you post a link and a short description of 5 blogs that are new to you which are, ideally, different from your own in terms of country, content, and attitude. Here are my 5.
August 31, 2007 – 6:21 am
John Chow has a great article on using Facebook to increase RSS subscription numbers.
For your meta link of the week (a link in a link list to a link list) I have a good one from LinkJuicy: a big list of link blogs.
Young Go Getter releases a WordPress plugin you didn’t know you needed: Douche [...]
August 30, 2007 – 6:09 am
Does “The Next Internet Millionaire” show really have anything to teach us? Read my review!
August 28, 2007 – 6:23 am
One of my goals is to increase my RSS readership. To that end, I’d like to offer a little enticement: on a random basis, RSS subscribers will get bonus links beneath the regular post content in their feed readers. You never know when I’ll change the link or what it’ll be! These links will not [...]
August 27, 2007 – 7:05 am
In this last part of the How to Start a Business Blog series, I discuss whether or not to allow comments on your business blog and if you do allow comments, what should be included in your comment policy.
August 27, 2007 – 6:04 am
I’ve written a guest post over at Gather Little by Little, a personal finance blog. It’s nice to break out of the blog advice frame once in a while, but I didn’t stray too far from the fold. I wrote about saving money by using the internet. Be sure to send them some comment and [...]
August 24, 2007 – 7:55 am
This week’s Better Blogging Link Blast features a lot of SEO-related links (it just sorta happened that way). Also, I’ve got great links this week from Skellie of Skelliewag and someone new! Her name is Becky and her blog is PreBlogger. Check ‘em out.
August 23, 2007 – 7:02 am
If your company was hit with a crisis, how would you blog through it? Do you have a business blog crisis management plan? Learn how to set one up.
August 22, 2007 – 9:11 am
Think that social networks are just for teens and young adults? Think again! People in their 40s and 50s are pouring into social networks with a vengeance. Found via Buzz Networker.
August 22, 2007 – 5:15 am
Where should you spend your valuable time online in order to attract new, highly qualified visitors to your blog? Three main places: authority blogs, second degree blogs, and forums. What is highly qualified traffic? What are second degree blogs? Read to find out how to increase blog traffic.
August 21, 2007 – 3:04 pm
Nice to see the Wall Street Journal confirming something many people already knew (and that many more are wondering about) regarding small business blogging.
August 21, 2007 – 5:29 am
What you need to know to write the initial content for your blog before its official launch.
August 20, 2007 – 7:29 pm
Want to search on Google like an expert? This article has the tips and techniques to get rid of the fluff and find the right stuff when you search online, including a ’secret’ way to search Google without seeing any ads!
August 18, 2007 – 4:51 pm
This is part 8 of a new series on how to start a business blog, and is aimed at businesses of all sizes. In these articles, I’m going to address business-specific concerns and requirements for business blogging. Previously: How to Start a Business Blog, Part 7
Nearly all blogs have categories, labels, or tags as [...]
August 17, 2007 – 7:14 am
100 business blogging tools at Bootstrapper, some of which you may not have heard of nor seen collected into one convenient list.
Here’s a link to another list of links! Would that be meta-linking? Anyways, check out Must Read Link Building Posts from Search Engine Land.
This post and blog contains cussing, so if you want [...]
August 14, 2007 – 7:10 pm
This is part 7 of a new series on how to start a business blog, and is aimed at businesses of all sizes. In these articles, I’m going to address business-specific concerns and requirements for business blogging. Previously: How to Start a Business Blog, Part 6
One aspect of personal blogging that doesn’t translate into [...]
August 13, 2007 – 6:58 pm
This is part 6 of a new series on how to start a business blog, and is aimed at businesses of all sizes. In these articles, I’m going to address business-specific concerns and requirements for business blogging. Previously: How to Start a Business Blog, Part 5
Another issue to consider when starting a business blog [...]
August 11, 2007 – 7:11 pm
This is part 5 of a new series on how to start a business blog, and is aimed at businesses of all sizes. In these articles, I’m going to address business-specific concerns and requirements for business blogging. Previously: How to Start a Business Blog, Part 4
Step 6: Determine Blog Platform and Blog / Website Integration
For [...]
August 10, 2007 – 8:12 pm
This is part 4 of a new series on how to start a business blog, and is aimed at businesses of all sizes. In these articles, I’m going to address business-specific concerns and requirements for business blogging. Previously: How to Start a Business Blog, Part 3
Step 5: Determine the Business Blog’s Policies
For a business of [...]
August 10, 2007 – 9:26 am
UPDATED: Corrected the information on Lorelle’s post about referrer spam (see the comments).
This blog isn’t all about the Benjamins, but I love entrepreneurship and creative capitalism in action, and I loved this mind-expanding post by Shoemoney about online/offline arbitrage.
Skellie over at Skelliewag offers some fantastic and very specific tips for creating signature content. I actually printed [...]
This is part 3 of a new series on how to start a business blog, and is aimed at businesses of all sizes. In these articles, I’m going to address business-specific concerns and requirements for business blogging. Previously: How to Start a Business Blog, Part 2
Step 4: Determine who the Authors of your Business Blog will [...]
This is part 2 of a new series on how to start a business blog, and is aimed at businesses of all sizes. In these articles, I’m going to address business-specific concerns and requirements for business blogging. Previously: How to Start a Business Blog, Part 1
Step 3: Determine the Purpose of Your Business Blog
One way [...]
This is the introductory post in my popular series on how to start a business blog. The first post goes into why a business should consider a blog in the first place and discusses some of the first steps a business should take to set up a business blog.
There are more than a few people out there who swear by Windows Live Writer. I’ve been using it to write posts for the past couple days. I feel I’ve gotten to know it enough to offer a solid review of it.
What is Windows Live Writer?
Windows Live Writer is free desktop blog software from Microsoft (I know, [...]
I just found out via TechCrunch that a new free visitor tracking service called ClickTale is available. ClickTale lets you see heat map movies that show the hot spots on your blog where people click. But it does more than that. According to TechCrunch, other metrics include:
Hovers over Links - counts users hovering over a link. [...]
The 7th and final key to better blogging is Personal Productivity. Better bloggers are disciplined life hackers, and they’re always looking for an edge in getting their work done more efficiently and productively.
Blogging Success Can Lead to Life Success
Achieving personal productivity in blogging can lead to greater productivity and success in life. By focusing on [...]
August 4, 2007 – 10:25 am
The 6th Key to Better Blogging is Blog Tools. I discuss the importance of good tools and provide a shortlist of resources.
The 5th Key to Better Blogging is Blog Monetization. Let me break down for you what your first considerations and steps should be.
SEO is dead.
This is what starting a blog can lead to.
By way of SEO Buzz Box comes some great beginner’s blog SEO information from ex-Googler Vanessa Fox.
Chris Garrett has some excellent tips for surviving the summer blogging slump.
Skellie shows us how to Escape the Echo Chamber. Great new blog that just went into my reader.
Go, [...]
