
Staying on the cutting edge: OpenID for bloggers
The following post on OpenID was submitted by Yung Chin from YC’s Ramblings. Undoubtedly you’ve seen the icon shown here appear in the comments section of many Blogger, WordPress, LiveJournal, and MovableType blogs recently. What it means: “this site is OpenID enabled”. In case you’ve missed all the news buzz ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips

How to Deal with Blog Hecklers
The following post on dealing with blog hecklers was submitted by Jonathan Fields. I was only a few weeks into my blogging adventure when I took my first very public thrashing at the feet of another much more established blogger. I’d written a round-up column, featuring insights from a wide ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips

SXSW – Where I MIGHT Be
A few people have asked where I’ll be at SXSW this week. The following is a shortlist of sessions that I have on my ‘might go’ list. If you’re there and see me – do say G’day! Friday, 7 March 2008 03:30PM How to Rawk SXSW: The Basics (18ABCD) 04:30PM ...more
Pro Blogging News

Elite Retreat adds Matt Mullenweg
Elite Retreat is almost sold out and the more I hear about this year’s event the more I like it. They’ve just added Matt Mullenweg to the already amazing line up – they’ve got limo pickups for attendees, have a top notch dinner for the first night and Jeremy says ...more
Pro Blogging News

Top 5 Ways to Improve Your Blog’s Usability
Skellie is a regular writer for ProBlogger. Check out her new blog Anywired if you’re interested in earning an income online. Usability. Yaaawn, right? Think of it like this: the art of making it as easy as possible for your blog’s visitors to do exactly what you want them to ...more
Blog Design

The Sky Is Purple and the Dirt Is Red
The following post was submitted by Cindy Szponder. image by miyukiutada What the heck does that statement have to do with making money from blogging? Loads. Having just moved to Colorado, one of the first things I noticed is that the sky is often purple over the mountains toward evening, ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips

Which AdSense Rectangle Ad Performs Best?
Here’s a quick AdSense tip that could make you some good money. AdSense offers two rectangle ad unit sizes – 300×250 pixels and 336×280 pixels. These are both great ad units to use on your blog because they are not only available as text based ads but also image and ...more
Adsense

8 Lessons Bloggers Can Learn From Sony
In this post Evan Carmichael shares a few lessons that bloggers can learn from Sony. Since Darren is a fan of digital photography and the Sony Cybershot DSC-H5 made his top 10 list of point and shoot digital cameras, I thought it would be fun and valuable to see what ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips

Five Blogging Rules to Make a Great First Impression
Guest Post: Andy Beal is co-author of Radically Transparent: Monitoring and Managing Reputations Online and a recognized expert in online reputation management. When someone first discovers your blog, it’s much like that awkward first date. Will they like your appearance, do they find you interesting, and did you remember to ...more
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