September 30, 2007 – 7:16 am
You can start video blogging for less than $40 and in under 2 hours. I explain how, with tips, and with a video, of course!
September 29, 2007 – 8:06 pm
This guest post was written by Mohsin. Mohsin is a blogger who writes tips, tricks, and articles on creating successful blogs over at Blogging Bits. He has also been a webmaster for three years and earns part-time income online. Check him out at Blogging Bits.
We live in the age of interaction. Everything we do from [...]
September 29, 2007 – 3:55 am
Zuggu.com is a new social story submission and voting site based on the Pligg platform. It’s for pro bloggers and online money makers. I interviewed Zuggu’s creator, Ariel, about Zuggu.com and its future.
September 28, 2007 – 5:54 am
Photo: mConnors.
In order to give a taste of how valuable it can be to have a blog consultant, I’m running a little promotion: submit your blog’s URL to me in the comments of this post and I will choose 5 of them for a quick review.
Guidelines
No automated or scraper blogs
No blogs about pornographic or illegal [...]
September 27, 2007 – 6:27 am
It’s easy to over-analyze this and create gigantic super-lists of tasks that are numbingly detailed. I thought for a change I’d keep it short and sweet:
Write a post that explains why you started the blog, what the blog is going to be about, and where you see it going.
Get rid of the “hello world” post.
Get [...]
September 26, 2007 – 6:28 am
That’s right, each one is absolutely FREE! Simply *click* to read. THEY COST NOTHING!
Are You Concentrating on Your MMAs?
Three Steps You can Take Now to Strengthen Your Personal Blogging Brand
Process as Content
What Motivations Inspire Better Blogging?
Four Reasons Why You Should Subscribe to My RSS Feed
Build Blog Traffic with Technorati
Drawing Attention to Archived Posts
I want [...]
September 25, 2007 – 1:28 pm
I’ve updated my comment/trackback policy (for which there is a link above the comment box on single post pages).
Specifically, I’ve added that I will reject your comment if the site url you provide leads to an automated blog and I determine that the blog provides no value to myself or my readers. Splogs and MFA [...]
September 25, 2007 – 6:04 am
if you don’t back up, and the 2.3 upgrade dribbles acid all over your database, you have only yourself to blame.
Rawiri Blundell (post updated to add this one)
So, pardon them if they get a little testy when some lazy a-hole comes along and says, “Hey, how did you get to be rich and successful? I [...]
September 24, 2007 – 7:27 am
You may have heard the blogosphere described as an echo chamber. That’s a way to describe the effect I’m talking about. Metabloggers blog about blogging itself. About how to blog. About how to make money blogging. About how to bring traffic to your blog. The problem is, they’re not getting this to the people who really need it. Their audience seems to consist primarily of other metabloggers!
September 22, 2007 – 10:24 am
I’m always coming up with ideas for blogs that I’ll never create, but which might be perfect for somebody else. I haven’t done any keyword research on these, so you’re on your own for that. These are not overcrowded niches; some of these will have an extremely limited audience. Remember the long tail and that [...]
September 21, 2007 – 3:53 pm
Watch a video from Tubetorial on how to set up the Google Sitemap generator plugin for better WordPress SEO.
September 21, 2007 – 5:17 am
Somebody wrote these quotes on their blog somewhere… but who? Click each quote to visit the post it’s from!
September 20, 2007 – 10:03 pm
I’ve leveled some criticism at BlogRush lately, as have some others. I’m not much for neutrality: if it works, I’m for it. If it doesn’t, I’m against it. In spite of my criticism, when BlogRush first came out, I said in my first post about it that I respected John Reese. That’s true. Here is [...]
September 20, 2007 – 4:45 am
If BlogRush did what it said on the box, it would be wonderful, but it simply fails to live up to its promise. It doesn’t deliver traffic. It doesn’t benefit your blog’s readers. I’m not hating on it and I have nothing but respect for John Reese, but I’m sorry — there’s just no reason good enough for me to keep the BlogRush widget on here.
September 19, 2007 – 4:28 am
Blog coaching shortens the blogging learning curve and helps you be the best you can at it in the shortest possible time. If you’re serious about having the benefits of a business blog, you will find a good blog coach or consultant is well worth your investment. This is a clear value in trading money for time.
September 18, 2007 – 4:53 am
I introduce something new, fresh, and much more fun! It’s called Overheard in the Metablogosphere. The idea is to present a quote that’s either funny (especially out of context), or intriguing and mysterious enough to compel you to follow the link. The whole idea here is the mystery of decontextualization (and that, my friends, is your $3 word for the day). I hope you like it.
September 17, 2007 – 12:40 pm
Some folks have said that BlogRush might violate Google AdSense terms of service. It’s important to voice concerns and make sure we’re clear about the repercussions of what we do. I respect my fellow bloggers who are raising doubts about BlogRush, but where it concerns Google AdSense policies violations I think those doubts aren’t justified.
I’ve [...]
September 17, 2007 – 5:55 am
I found some old treasures in my archives. Thought I’d dust ‘em off and take ‘em out. Set ‘em on the table and let you look at them for a while. Then put them back. You’ll always be able to find them. That’s why they call them archives.
September 16, 2007 – 8:39 am
I recently installed BlogRush, a link/traffic widget, which I wrote about last Sunday.
I wonder if the nature of it is such that it doesn’t really increase traffic for you unless you’ve already got huge traffic. If anything, it might increase the disparity between popular blogs and newly established blogs.
Whether or not BlogRush does what it [...]
September 15, 2007 – 4:53 am
Yes, I’ve added the BlogRush traffic widget. You may have seen other bloggers posting about it, too. When I first heard the idea, I was skeptical: traffic for practically no effort? Yeah, right. I think I’ll buy that spam-o-matic internet marketing system, too!
Except for one thing: BlogRush is run by John Reese, of Income.com. I [...]
September 14, 2007 – 6:12 am
Some fantastic links this week, especially on WordPress security. But also links to free ebooks for bloggers, internal linking, the future of Google Reader, and more!
September 13, 2007 – 6:15 am
I’ve been guest-blogging! Here’s a list of recent guest posts from blogs around the web.
September 12, 2007 – 11:12 am
It’s great to plan out and focus on what you want for your blog’s content, but have you thought about what you will not allow on your blog?
September 10, 2007 – 7:12 am
Managing a blog is like tending a garden. Once a seed is planted–a blog post is written, a comment is left, a contact is made–you cannot ignore it or it will die. It must be properly nurtured. In order to reap your harvest, you must tend your garden. If you plant seeds and tend your garden wisely, you will reap a harvest of traffic, links, subscribers, advertsing/affiliate earnings, new friendships, and new opportunities.
September 9, 2007 – 10:30 am
Are you carefully planting seeds when you post and comment, or are you just randomly scattering seeds hoping something sprouts? Read the full post for tips on how to plan for the long term with your blog.
September 7, 2007 – 5:43 am
It’s a special weekly Better Blogging Link Blast! This week, it’s the WordPress Plugin Pileup! All the links are to super-useful WordPress plugins. Featured are plugins for WordPress security and managing comments. Enjoy!
September 6, 2007 – 7:06 pm
A link to and quick review of the 45n5 blog. 45n5 is a make money online blog with a definite bent for humor, which I really appreciate. 45n5 aims to develop a community of bloggers that can help each other. You can register for free and join them. Read the full article for more.
September 5, 2007 – 2:18 pm
Here’s a quick link to a fantastic WordPress plugin that lets you keep a certain number of blog posts full on your blog’s home page while the remaining ones display the excerpts. This reduces duplicate content, which may improve your blog’s search engine optimization. Read the full article to learn the details and get the link.
September 5, 2007 – 6:33 am
Is the new human-curated search service Mahalo worth using for blog research? I cover the benefits and problems with it using various search examples.
September 4, 2007 – 5:50 am
Michael Martine announces that he’s making himself available as a blog consultant for a wide range of blog-related needs that you or your company may have, from planning and policy to design and SEO.
