Tuesday, December 29, 2009
What Did We Learn About Blogging in 2009?
Technorati, the chronicler of all things blog, has been measuring, categorizing, and tracking blogs for some time now. Their success and demise has been declared and predicted by blogosphere insiders just about every year since the site came online. By Jack Humphrey
Bloggers Crash Fashion’s Front Row
Not everyone thought it was adorable in September when a 13-year-old wunderkind blogger named Tavi was given a front-row seat at the fashion shows of Marc Jacobs, Rodarte and others. By Eric Wilson
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Blog Keywords: How They Can Help You
Creating a blog with great content is only half the battle. Without readers, a blog just lingers, and you put too much time and effort into your blog to let it linger. What good is our subject matter if nobody reads it?
SEO Your Blog with Keywords
Bloggers can increase their blog traffic if they use keywords and phrases strategically, taking advantage of blog seo (search engine optimization) techniques. By Peg Corwin
TechCrunch counterpunch: Blogger sues Fusion Garage
In an increasingly bizarre Internet catfight, TechCrunch blogger Michael Arrington unloaded on Fusion Garage and its investors, and even had a few choice words for the media. By Alex Phan
Step Away From The Computer: A Blogger’s How To, Part 2 of 2
There’s an old joke about personal development – maybe you’ve heard it. “How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?” By Patricia Mayo
How to Change the Favicon in Blogger
Blogger supplies every blog with the standard orange "B" blogger favicon. Having your own unique favicon is a great way to give your blogger template both a distinct and explicit brand.
Monday, December 21, 2009
What the US Media Shield Bill Means for Bloggers & Citizen Journalists
The Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 (also known as the Media Shield Bill) recently passed the Senate Judiciary Committee, meaning that the bill has been placed on the official calendar of business and could be considered and voted upon by the entire Senate soon. By Sarah Evans
WordPress Makes Blogging On The Fly Easier
A blogging platform and a microblogging platform have become more symbiotic. WordPress has enabled posting and reading the blogs the platform powers via the Twitter API. By Leena Rao
Do You Want Some Word-Of-Mouth Blog Marketing?
Any marketer will tell you that word-of-mouth marketing is the best kind of marketing you can ask for. By Karl Foxley
The Importance of Writing Great Blog Content
Becoming good at writing requires practice, effort and skill. Great writers are focused more on the substance of their work rather than spelling, grammar or citations. Those elements of writing are not forgotten, but great blog writers know substance matters most. By Blogussion
10 ways to find post inspiration without even leaving your blog
Finding inspiration for blog posts can be a tedious task. By Blogussion
The Best Time to Post or Update your Blog
Many pro-bloggers actually pick a particular time to post their new content. Why?
4 Bloggers Doing It Right
Here are four bloggers who are good at what they do, and each provides examples of right things to do as a blogger. By David Risley
Blogging in 2010 [Free Report]
Is 2010 going to rock or is it going to suck for bloggers? By David Risley
10 elements of style of blog post writing
The Elements of Style by Strunk and White is recognized as the best book on writing. Stephen King raves about it in his On Writing as a book for anyone who wants to write for a living. This certainly includes bloggers.
How to optimize your blog for mobile devices
According to Comscore, the number of people accessing the web through their mobile phones has doubled over the last year to 22 million every day. Social networking sites and blogging are the most popular sites people are visiting on their hand held device.
Google provides a new way to socialize your blog’s feed
Now you can take advantage of Google’s new Socialize feature to tweet your new blog post from Feedburner.
Tutorial: How To Merge 2 WordPress Blogs
In this tutorial, Franky Branckaute, covers how to merge two WordPress blogs.
Improve Your Blog’s Brand by Creating New Jargon
You don’t necessarily have to create something completely new. You can take jargon from other niches and apply them to your niche. By Dee Barizo
Behind the Scenes of the Blogging Process
Blogging can be very time consuming, between the research, writing, editing, formatting and re-syndicating. But it’s all part of your job as a blogger. By Kristen Nicole
Building a company blog presence
Here's a presentation by Tom Swift on building a company blog.
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How to Brainstorm Brilliant Ideas for Your Blog
Brainstorming is one of the most powerful creative techniques ever devised. When used properly, it can produce more and better ideas than any other process. By Dean Reick
Rookie Lessons for New Bloggers
Katie Kimbal share her thoughts about knowing how it feels to know absolutely nothing, but that’s actually a good place to be.
Blogs and Search Engine Optimization
Your favorite thing about having a blog may soon be this - they naturally attract search engine traffic. By Wendy Boswell
Monday, December 14, 2009
4 Tactics To Increase Your Blog Traffic
Do you want more traffic to your blog?
Well, why wait? Don’t let grass grow under your feet. Here are some tips from David Risley.MacGyver Guide to blogging
If MacGyver has taught us anything, it’s that you don’t need big expensive tools to get the job done. The same goes for blogging.
5 Essential Blogging Tips from the Father of Chinese Philosophy
Confucius, the father of Confucianism, died more than 2500 years ago, but his teachings are still relevant — not least when it comes to blogging. By Michael Aagaard
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
30 Top Blogs For Social Media Updates
Social media is media designed to be disseminated through social interaction, created using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques. By Anders Ross
Friday, November 27, 2009
10 Ways Twitter Will Change Blog Design in 2009
In 2009, Twitter will become much more tightly integrated with the rest of the blog in a variety of ways – watch out for tweetbacks and tweetstats to make their debut, and tweet comments to TwitterRolls to start appearing on blogs. Here are 10 ways Twitter will impact blogs this year. By Rachel Cunliffe
Best Business Blogs 2009
Looking for the best business blogs on the web for 2009? It's not easy to find them. There are thousands of blogs, but only a few are really worth your attention.
Best Business Blog
Nominate your choice for Best Business Blog. This category encompasses blogs that frequently cover such things as economics, marketing, business strategy, consulting, etc. By The 2009 Weblog Awards
30 Techniques To Create An Effective Blog
These days everyone is creating a blog, from celebrities to the boy next door. But most of these blogs are abandoned in a month or two. Do you know why? By Ajinder
Mena Trott on blogs
The founding mother of the blog revolution, Movable Type's Mena Trott, talks about the early days of blogging, when she realized that giving regular people the power to share our lives online is the key to building a friendlier, more connected world.
Blogging Tips From an Expert Blogger - Social Media/Web 2.0
Blogging Tips from an Expert. What makes some blogs better than others? How important are subscribers, Google PageRank, and Technorati score? What can you do to make your blog stand out? Jim Kukral and Paul Richlovsky of http://www.fathomseo.com/blog/ discuss some blogging tips for what really makes a good blog in the age of social media/Web 2.0.
Anatomy of a Blog Post Well Received
Marshall Kirkpatrick explains how a post got bookmarked so much in one random day.
The Anatomy of a Blog
When you hear the word “blog”, what comes to mind? Is it still an online diary written by angst filled teenagers? Or is it something a little more composed? By Zach Dunn
Blog traffic – From 0 to 200.000 visitors, 8 blogging lessons learned
Marko Saric shares some of the things he's learned from the first year, and what he would recommend bloggers to think of when launching a new project and building blog traffic.
My Build A Better Blog presentation at London Bloggers Meetup video
Here's the slideshow of the presentation:
How To Build A Better Blog Better
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How to boost your blog traffic using trackbacks
Daan Whenigetrich shares his thoughts on how to increase blog traffic using trackbacks.
How trackbacks works
Definition of trackback
How trackbacks works
Definition of trackback
7 Top Content Tips for Bloggers – Part 7: Revisits & Updates
Never consider a blog post finished: no blog post should ever be considered the final word on the topic. By Roger C. Parker
100 Edublogs Themes Review To Make Choosing Your Next Theme Easier
Sue Waters provides updated information regarding Edublog themes. She covers layout, color scheme, taglines and more.
Linking Out Will NOT Reduce The Google PageRank of Your Pages
It is a Google’s world, and as webmasters we live and die by our search rankings, right? One of the factors that both influences search rankings and that most people seem to care about is the Google PageRank. More specifically, we want as much PageRank as possible! By Daniel Scocco
11 Business Blogging Books - Recommended Reading
Denise Wakeman provides a list of 11 business blogging books.
The blogging brain
Blogging stimulates the brain as you make public ideas that rouse “aha’s.” Shaping and sharing ideas with a wider community provides incentive, especially as you’re rewarded by readers’ comments. Another bonus comes as surprises unwrap themselves as you read and learn from others’ blogs. By Liz Strauss
Tracking Stats on Your Blog Part I
For a lot of you new to blogging, perhaps you’ve heard of tracking statistics, perhaps you’re teaching yourself how to monitor your site, but suffice to say, it’s a clear cut benefit if you plan to make money on your site. By Luis Sandoval
Pixazza is Like Google AdSense for Blog Images
Founded in 2008, Pixazza, Inc. provides an internet service that turns static images into engaging content, while generating incremental income for web publishers.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Analyzing the State of the Blogosphere 2009
The 2009 State of the Blogosphere was published at Technorati in 5 parts (+ an introduction) between October 19th and 23th. The study is the most comprehensive study of the current trends and demographics among the bloggers and because of this, it gives us a great opportunity to learn more about blogging. By Zemalf
How To Get a New Blog Indexed By Google In Less Than 6 Hours
Getting indexed by Google doesn’t guarantee anything for your website, but if you’ve done your homework and found great keywords the search engine traffic will come eventually, and here’s a guide to get your site indexed by Google fast – really fast. By Zemalf
10 Things You Must Do Before A New Site Or Blog Launch
Launching a new website can be an intense experience. Preparing yourself for the launch and making sure you’ve got all your ducks in a row will ensure that your launch is successful. By Mike Smith
7 Blog Copywriting Ideas for Creating Original Content
With literally hundreds of millions of blogs in the vast blogosphere, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to develop a unique brand for your blog by writing posts that are unique, creative and entertaining. The next time you find yourself in a rut, try these 7 blog copywriting ideas for creating fresh and interesting content. By Michelle Bowles
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Husband of Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez attacked
The husband of Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez said he was attacked by government supporters as he waited on Friday to confront state security agents accused of detaining and beating his wife two weeks ago. By Reuters
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Best Offline Blog Editors for Mac and PC Users
Do you use an offline blog editor to update your blog such as Windows Live Writer or BlogDesk? By Susan Gunelius
7 Steps to Blog Post Perfection
Here are some suggestions on gather ideas for posting your blog entries. By Charles
Tips For Measuring Post Success: Part 1 Bookmarking
Analyzing blog metrics can give one a headache! But as a blogger it’s important to know ‘Is the content you’re providing is fulfilling your readers needs?” By Sue Waters
Visibility via Video: How to Extend Your Reach Online
Some tips on how to make the best use of video on your blog. By Denise Wakeman
How to Write a Blog Post That’s Stickier than Velcro
Do you have a really good idea which you want to go viral? By Darren Rowse
Judge Refuses to Punish Lawyer for Anti-RIAA Blogging
An attorney defending against a music-piracy lawsuit didn’t cross ethical bounds by filing motions broadly attacking the recording industry and posting them on his blog, a magistrate judge has ruled, rejecting demands from the RIAA for monetary sanctions. By David Kravets
Friday, October 23, 2009
20 Reasons Why You Should Blog Before You Twitter
At first glance this makes a lot of sense as Twitter is easier and quicker and staff and management can be tweeting within a very short time frame. By Jeff Bullas
Monday, October 19, 2009
How to Prioritize and Manage Multiple Blogs and Websites
Most internet marketing gurus preach only two important things for your website to be successful – Great content and great promotion. All other things that you do to a website are merely complementary to either of these two jobs. By Blogsessive
Blogging More Efficiently by Doing What Works
Often meet bloggers that think that blogging is about doing certain things. They’ve read a couple blogs about blogging and find out that there are many different blogging activities they can do. By Dee Barizo
How I Use Social Media to Promote My Blogs
Building on work from ChrisBrogan.com this post shares how I promote my blogs using social media and other websites
Books-how to expand your blog
This video introduces the idea of expanding a blog by adding a book to it - something more and more bloggers are moving towards with their blogs.
Social SEO & Channels of Distribution
The image above to illustrates how a blog can be the centerpiece to a social SEO effort where objectives are focused on raising brand awareness and improving customer relationships in a way that is beneficial to search engine visibility. By Lee Odden
10 lesser know Wordpress features
Whether you are new to WordPress, or have been using it a long time, there are always features that are available in the software that people either forget about or don’t know exist.By Bloggerdesign
Don’t Let Your Blog Readers Touch that Remote
You remember the last time you channel surfed? We all do it when there’s nothing good on TV — nothing that holds our attention. By Melissa Karnaze
The Recessionista Blog Finalist in 6th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business
The Recessionista Blog - http://therecessionista.blogspot.com -a guide to
surviving the economic downturn in style, today announced that it has been named
as a finalist in the Blog of the Year category for the 6th annual Stevie® Awards
for Women in Business. Reuters
surviving the economic downturn in style, today announced that it has been named
as a finalist in the Blog of the Year category for the 6th annual Stevie® Awards
for Women in Business. Reuters
Blogger Goes Lijit With Search
Search specialists have unveiled a new tool: Blog and Social Content Search Gadget for Blogger. By Andrew G.R.
4 Easy Ways To Increase Readership On Your Blog
As a blogger, one of the most frustrating things you can experience when checking on your Analytics stats is to realize that your bounce rate is sky high. By Igorkheifets
Support Social Good on Your Blog
Ford has generously offered to make a donation to Mashable’s Summer of Social Good Charity Fund. 50 of their Ford Fiesta Movement Agents will be donating $2 per retweet for this post up to 3,000 retweets. By Barb Dybwad
25 Great Blogger Widgets
Many people think that Blogger lacks in all of the extra goodies you can add to other platforms like WordPress, but it simply isn’t true. By Sean P. Aune
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Blog Design: Making the most out of your footer space
The footer (the very end of your blog) is a very important place of information on your blog. Your footer can hold a variety of information, such as copyrights, links, ads, and a lot of other stuff. The footer is also important SEO wise for a lot of reasons. By Alex Fraiser
5 Ways you are Unknowingly Harming Your Posts
It’s common that once you start reading around the blogosphere, you will find trends that others have been partaking in on their blogs and you may want to get in on it. You learn things people are doing to make their blog better, and more “error free” if you will. By Alex Fraiser
Google Analytics Reveals the Importance of Branding and Content
Great article on how building good branding and content will help your blog. By Seth Waite
7 Lucky SEO Tools for Your Blog
Most traffic for highly successful blogs comes from search engines like Google or Bing. Search engine visitors are more likely to buy products, click on advertisements, and sign up to newsletters. The question is then, how do bloggers get search engine traffic? By Seth Waite
5 Easy Blog Improvements in under 5 Minutes
Your blog is not perfect. There are many things you can do to improve your blog, and after reading this post – you will be glad you made some of these changes. By Alex Fraiser
Unique Blog Isn’t As Hard As You Think
The most important part of every conversation about the blog always revolves around the question, “How can we continue to provide useful resources for our readers?” By Seth Waite
50 Surprisingly Amazing Themes for Blogger
Blogger may not be the first blogging platform you would choose, it does have a reputation of being lacklustre, featureless and the bog standard skins have the look of a site that was designed five years ago. By Speckyboy
Sunday, October 04, 2009
In this tutorial, you’ll learn to create a modern, clean and classy blog layout in Adobe Photoshop using some basic techniques, by Jean-Baptiste Jung
How to Display Your Content on a Blog’s Front Page
The front page of a blog is obviously of great importance to the overall design.
Up until a few years ago, most blogs simply showed posts in order of publication, the most recent at the top. By Steven Snell
How to Make an Impressive Blog Layout in Photoshop
In this easy to follow web design tutorial, you will learn how to construct a beautiful, sleek, and professional-level weblog design using Adobe Photoshop that you can later use for your very own blog theme. By Matthew Heidenreich
Dazed Raw Blg Awards
From each category of Fashion, Music, Art and Photography, fifteen blogs were shortlisted by Dazed and G-Star and then put to public vote.
Saturday, October 03, 2009
63 Popular And Promising Web Design Blogs
It’s difficult to create something exceptional when you are working to a strict deadlines. If you can’t come up with a good idea in a stressful situation, it’s best to take a break and look for inspiration. By Andrew Valums
Sunday, September 27, 2009
How To Get Your Comments Approved On Other Blogs
Commenting on other blogs can have a very positive impact on your search engine ranking and on the traffic you’re getting to your sites. By Frus Keting
How Personal Should Your Professional Blog Be?
There are some very distinct differences between business and personal blogging.
Unfortunately, not everyone immediately understands the subtle differences. By Tina Marie Hilton
Unfortunately, not everyone immediately understands the subtle differences. By Tina Marie Hilton
8 tools & techniques to improve your blogging
Blogging is hard. However, as with everything in life it is easier if you have the right tools for the job. Here are 8 which may help. By Boagworld
5 Reasons Why People Believe They Can Become A Blog Star
What do you want to be when you grow up? When you were young the answer was movie star. What young kid does not dream of being famous, having lots of money, living in Beverly Hills and followed by flashing bulbs every time they go shopping for shoes. By DailyBlogTips
How to Change the Favicon in Blogger
Blogger supplies every blog with the standard orange "B" blogger favicon. Having your own unique favicon is a great way to give your blogger template both a distinct and explicit brand. By WidgetsForFree
30+ Blogger Widget and Plugins
Blogger platform has undergone major improvements in last two years. Not only the blogger development team has added several new features to the platform,, but countless new blogger templates are being developed around the globe. By Mint Blogger
5 Video Sharing Websits for blogging
Bloggers must make there blogs more attractive to entice internet users to read their blogs. Putting some images about the topic, background images, sounds or background music would be great to make your blog look more dynamic, and more appealing to the readers-to-be. Some bloggers would even embed a video on their blogs. By The Weblog Zone
Top 5 Photo Hosting Websites for Your Photoblog
Blogging doesn’t just constitute on text documents alone. Blogs can be of different forms depending on the blogger’s specialization. You can have vlogs (video blogs), sketchblog, artblogs and even photoblogs. By The Weblog Zone
Blog Design
A good looking blog design is essential to the success of your blog. If you have the budget then a custom blog design is recommended however if you are strapped for cash there are many premium themes available for $100 and less. By Bloggingtips
10 Blogging Tips for 2009 to Make It Your Most Successful Blogging Year Ever
With all the new internet marketing methods available, blogging has become a little bit “old hat” in the eyes of many. By Yuwanda Black
Best 25 Financial Blogs
It has been over a year since Time published their feature "The 25 Best Financial Blogs." A great deal has changed. Some of the blogs on the list are gone or no longer have regular posts. Others have grown and become better.
Technorati now hiring bloggers
Technorati used to be the darling of the Blogging industry. Unfortunately they have lost some of their shine in these past years with declining market share, bugs and downtime, and an unclear strategy for the future. By Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten
Study: Microbloggers are really boring
A study from the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology has found that most microbloggers are updating their status with "mundane" messages. By Don Reisinger
The Beginner's Guide to Tricking Out Your WordPress Blog
You took the leap and installed WordPress to host your own blog because you want complete control over how it looks and works. Now, it's time to power it up, lock it down, and make your blog completely yours. By Gina Trapani
Saturday, September 26, 2009
10 Step Intermediate Guide to Blogging Your Personal Brand
If you’re a beginner, here are some tips on blogging your personal brand. By Joshua Shackelford
Optimization Is Essential For a Successful Blog
As a blogger, search engine optimization is essential to one’s traffic and for that matter survival as a blogger. By Serena Brown
5 Time Management Tricks For Bloggers
Blogging is a rather intense business. Certainly not something where you can “set it and forget it”. So, how can you take maximum use of your time and still get the most output? By David Risley
A Simple Way To Develop Writing Ideas For Your Blog
Did you efficiently and rapidly make it through your well-planned to-do list? Or did you have constant interruptions and distractions? By Debbie Harbeson
How to Use a Magazine to Improve Your Blog
Are you looking for some fresh design, marketing and even story or headline ideas for your blog? By Darren Rowse
7 Steps To Winning The War for Attention
The blogosphere is full of people who have put out their welcome mats and are hoping for somebody, anybody, to stop by and take a look around. By Jonathan Morrow
How Not to Promote Your Blog
For every great blog promotion strategy, there are five that suck. Really suck. They suck so bad that using them can get you blacklisted by real bloggers, ignored by annoyed readers, unfollowed on Twitter, and possibly placed on the terrorist watch list. By Darren Rowse
J. Travis Lusk3 Quick Ways to Improve your WordPress Blog SEO
SEO is all the rage these days. Actually, it has been the rage for quite a while now, and just when people started calling it bunk, it started to surge back. By J. Travis Lusk
15 Ways to Rework Your Next Blog Post Title
Why the Title is One of the Most Important Elements of Your Next Post. By Darren Rowse
6 Blog Efficiency Tips
As a blogger everyone wants to be more efficient whether they know it or not. 90% of all blogger’s do not blog as their full-time job. By Franklin Bishop
4 Steps to Increase Your Blog Traffic
One of the most common complaints that I hear from bloggers is the fact that no matter how hard they try, they can’t grow their blogs past 100 or so daily page vies. By Daniel Scocco
Blogging for an Audience
Some people think that blogging is for the isolated, or the dysfunctional: that it consists of alcoholic finger-jabbers or political obsessives firing their opinions into cyberspace regardless of the audience. EzyBlogger
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Corporate Blog Design: Trends And Examples
With tens of millions of blogs online today, major corporations have started to recognize the value of a corporate blog for communicating with customers.
Sunday, August 09, 2009
10 Harsh Truths About Corporate Blogging
Many marketing departments fail to “get” blogging and have poorly visited blogs with few comments. Because their blog fails to perform, they conclude that blogging is an ineffective marketing tool and either remove it entirely or leave it to languish.
Thursday, August 06, 2009
Discover The Power Of Blogging
Blogging is a relatively new phenomenon that is truly undefined due to the fact that it is not yet what it will become. Currently weblogs teeter on the edges of interactive journalism vs. personal archiving and information sharing.
7 Questions To Ask Yourself BEFORE Starting A Business Blog
Blogging is the latest buzzword in online marketing and PR.
The Idiot's Step-By-Step Guide To Blogging for Profit
Blogging is easy, blogging is fun. And what's more'it can help your business in a lot of ways. A blog is a frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and web links in the cyberspace.
How To Start A Video Blog
More advanced forms of video blogging include getting your "vlog" accepted by Apple's iTunes so their subscribers can find and subscribe to your vlog (which gives you access to 19 million users at last count).
Learn How Leo Got 100,000 Subscribers to His Blog
It’s been one of those weeks where some great free reports from bloggers have been released.
The world's most hated blogger on real estate
Two years ago, it's fair to say, Casey Serin hit bottom. A bottom lower than most of us could go -- a bottom that would make most of us nauseous and curl into fetal position, whimpering.
Add Twitter Follower(s) Count To Your Blog
You've seen many blogs/websites showing “follow me” banners and links. But, it would be better to show the social proof to arise their willingness to follow.
Give Your Blog Design a Boost with a Premium Wordpress Theme
If you use Wordpress.org as your blogging application and want to give your blog's appearance a more unique look without spending a fortune, then a premium Wordpress theme might be the perfect solution.
Why Consultants Should Blog
For consultants, and others who make their living selling their time and expertise (lawyers, accountants, etc.), knowledge is their most precious resource.
26 Top Search Marketing Blogs By RSS Subscribers
Here's a list of 26 top Search Marketing Blogs with Google Webmaster Central dominating followed by upward movement by SEOMoz and Search Engine Land.
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