How Obvious is your Blog’s Topic?
Can your readers identify what your blog is about quickly? SEO Scoop has a good basic tip on making the topic of your posts obvious as a method of optimizing your page. I would extend this tip to the front page of your blog also. ‘Go to a page on ...more
Writing Content
56 Directories To Submit Your Blog To
Search Engines are perhaps the most popular source of traffic for most of our blogs – however its also worth working on other sources for traffic to supplement what Google and Yahoo sends your way. Directories are also a useful source of traffic so ‘Text Link Brokers’ provide this useful ...more
Blog Promotion
Slacker Manager pitches idea on Blogging for Charity
Slacker Manager has pitched an interesting not for profit idea to the Blogosphere with his post ‘Help me lasso the Long Tail for charity‘. He’s certainly mentioned some great names in this call for help – if he managed to get that sort of team on board Localism could really ...more
Pro Blogging News
Problogger earns in excess of $5000 a month
Fortune has a fantastic article on Google that features problogger Jon Gales from Mobile Tracker (a blog about cell phones) which is a fantastic example of a blog which is being used very effectively to earn its owner/editor a decent income. Jon has recently redesigned his blog, taking it to ...more
Case Studies
Blink – Malcolm Gladwell
Is anyone else really hanging out to get their hands on a copy of Malcolm Gladwell’s new book Blink? I’ve had my copy on order for a month or so now and can’t wait til the postman brings it. Malcolm’s last book, The Tipping Point, was really worthwhile and so ...more
Pro Blogging News
Customize your Error 404 Page for Retaining Readership
SEO Chat has a good article on making your 404 error pages work for you to create increased traffic. Using these methods you can not only retain visitors to your site that have strayed out of your working pages but can also direct them into the areas of your site ...more
Blog Design
Copyright and Blogs – 14 Guidelines
Copyright issues are becoming more and more important for bloggers as blogging is a medium where by it is so easy to borrow, steal, copy or duplicate another person’s content. I’ve blogged on numerous occasions about breaches of copyright that I’ve been on the end of. So when I saw ...more
Writing Content
Should bloggers post a blog disclosure statement? – Survey
Jason Calacanis is conducting a Survey about disclosure statements on blogs and asks: – ‘Should bloggers post a blog disclosure statement?’ – ‘Should bloggers accept money to blog about a product without disclosing it? (like Buzz Agents)’ – ‘Should bloggers accept money to blog about a product if they disclose ...more
Pro Blogging News
Small Businesses and Blogs
T.L. Pakii Pierce has a good post on Small Businesses and Blogging: ‘Blogs are your tools to creating this type of customer connection through content. You will build relationships that are founded on a great level of trust as you become the authority and source of information on your topic. ...more
Business Blogging