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Affiliate Programs – Transparency and Disclaimers
16th of October 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Affiliate Programs – Transparency and Disclaimers

I’d like to see some discussion around the topic of transparency in using affiliate programs. When you link to one do you indicate that you are benefiting from the link in some way? I’ll kick us off here and say that I do – and I don’t. I probably need ...more
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Favicons on Blogs
17th of September 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Favicons on Blogs

Today I had a nice surprise waiting for me in my inbox – an email from Tiago who had kindly taken it upon himself to design me a favicon for my blog in thanks for the advice I’d given him and others through this blog. For those not familiar with ...more
Blog Design
Google Blog Search – First Look Review
14th of September 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Google Blog Search – First Look Review

My initial reflections on Google’s Blog Search: the basic bones of the technology seem to be there. basically it seems to be using similar (or the same) technology as Google News. they seem to be indexing new posts very quickly which is great. the pool of blogs that they are ...more
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Melbourne Geek Dinner
11th of August 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Melbourne Geek Dinner

Geek? Melbournian? If you’re both you need to get to the Melbourne Geek Dinner on Friday 26th August. RSVP to Tejas. I’m going to try to get there.
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London Explosion
7th of July 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

London Explosion

I’m covering some of the news on the London Explosion here as we have family who use the tube in the areas affected and are waiting for word. Phones are down and we’re a touch worried so I thought I’d do something productive. Update – as I’ve updated on my ...more
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Ads: You can show them to guests only!
4th of July 2005 Jenstar 0 Comments

Ads: You can show them to guests only!

Posting a follow up to Nicole Simon’s Ads: You can post them later! I thought I would mention a common practice used by membership sites or other types of sites that require registration, such as message boards. You can easily show ads just to those who are not logged in, ...more
Adsense
Ads: You can show them later!
4th of July 2005 Nicole Simon 0 Comments

Ads: You can show them later!

Many blogs have two audiences, sometimes equally divided, sometimes not: The daily readers and the visitors through links and search engines. But most of us treat those visitors the same – presenting them the same layout, and the same amount advertisement. Why? If you analyze your earnings, you should see ...more
Adsense
The Problogger guest blogging experiment: good or bad?
3rd of July 2005 duncan 0 Comments

The Problogger guest blogging experiment: good or bad?

Perhaps my last post before Darren returns this coming week but a very easy question to the many wonderful Problogger readers out there, perhaps as means of feedback for Darren: The Guest Blogging Experiment at Problogger: Good or Bad? From my perspective I’ve loved the freedom to write in the ...more
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Bloggers block
3rd of July 2005 duncan 0 Comments

Bloggers block

Do you suffer from blogger block? Are there just some days where it’s near impossible to post because there is little or nothing happening on your particular subject or niche? Share your thoughts. Personally I suffer it at seemingly random times, random in only that I have no control over ...more
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