Basic Search Engine Optimizations for your Blog - SEO

When you start Blogging you need to know that they key in SEO is the content of your Blog posts and when you reach that, then you should follow this Basic Search Engine...

Is blogging worth it?

If you are looking to give up your day job, and spend all day listening to music in your underwear, eating sour cream and onion Pringles & writing blogs... you are out of luck.

A cool tool to get to knowyour blogging friends

Just came across a very interesting tool for visualizing your part of the blogosphere - The TouchGraph Google Browser. (image above).

This Java-based tool, "reveals the network of connectivity between websites, as reported by Google's database of related sites."

Plug in a search term and see where your blog is in relation to it and other blogs and sites. When you plugged in "microISV".

All in all, a very cool tool!

How to get more blog comments

There are a few lists out there of ways to get more comments for your blog, but this is the only one around that has every technique in one place. This is a MUST READ for every blogger.

Optimizing your blog for search engines

Bloggers who are interested in building high traffic to their blog and maintaining a successful blog should pay particular attention to search engine optimization techniques which can help to improve the search engine rankings of their blogs.

Copyblogger

Good blogging and good copy share many of the same attributes — plain spoken words designed to focus on the needs of the reader by using stories, education and a clear demonstration of benefit and value. In an overly-crowded marketplace, copywriting allows you to catch people’s attention, and smart blogging allows you to capitalize on that attention by building trust, sales and profits.

Browse Copyblogger for insights to good copywriting.

Some Blogging Trends Which Are Here To Stay

Eklavya, the Indian Blogger, offers his observations on some trends in blogging which are being followed by most of the bloggers.

Upcoming blogging events

If online blogger communities don’t satisfy you desire to mingle, this is a list of the top 10 events in the real world where you can participate in, meet with fellow bloggers, and share experiences.

Animation Blogspot

Animation Blogspot is a free blogging service for the animation, visual effects, gaming and digital arts communities. Animation Blogspot is focused on the art, craft and industry of all things related to animation. Launched and hosted by Animation World Network (AWN.com), the Animation Blogspot was created with the goal of fostering communication and connections among people across all areas of the international animation community.

A geriatric assault on Italy's bloggers

Italy's leaders barely understand word processors, let alone the web. Now they've turned against the country's bloggers.

Pro Blogger Test

Becoming a professional blogger is no easy task. You will need to have a basic knowledge on several fields; including web design, SEO, online marketing and more. Do you think you have what it takes? Test your skills with these 20 questions!

Tale of Three Cities

San Diego Bloggers

New York Bloggers

Chicago Bloggers

Hot Topics in Blogging

Here are some hot topics covered by bloggers today.

100 Blogs

PC Magazines staff put together a list their top 100 favorite blog sites.

If you like you can see all 100 here.

Twingly

Twingly screensaver visualizes global blog activity in real time. Forget RSS readers where you see only what you're interested in. With Twingly screensaver you get a 24/7 stream of all (viewer discretion advised) blog activity, straight to your screen.

Bloggers land legal shield in Senate panel vote

Anyone regularly engaged in "journalism," which would seem to include some bloggers, wouldn't generally be forced to divulge confidential sources in federal cases under a bill approved Thursday by a U.S. Senate committee.

Fabulous Bloggers

There have been many different posts as to who are the most influential bloggers and who helped you get to where you are. Read on to read how four bloggers have made their claim to fame.

Adding Google adSense to a Blogger Blog

Here's a 10 minute clip showing you how to add Google adSense to your blog.

Internet cut in Myanmar, blogger presses on

The Internet connection in Myanmar was cut Friday, limiting the free flow of information the nation's citizens were sharing with the world depicting the violent crackdown on monks and other peaceful demonstrators.

Ko Htike runs his Myanmar blog out of his London apartment and says he's trying to stop the violence.

Great Blog Site for Beginners

I came across this great blog site the offers numerous tips on blogging. Hope you'll like it as well.