CategoryMiscellaneous Blog Tips

This post on mimicry as a blogging strategy is by Aseem Kishore from Online-Tech-Tips.com. First, to set the tone for the rest of this post, I would like to start with a definition of mimicry from AccessExcellence.org that I want the reader to keep in mind as they read on: ...more

This guest post by Matt Harzewski of Webmaster-Source. Get webmaster resources, tips, and tutorials delivered straight to your feed reader by subscribing here. You don’t just want people to subscribe to your RSS feed. You want them to keep coming back to the actual website. You want to build an ...more

In this post Leslie Madsen-Brooks explores 5 teaching techniques that bloggers might like to explore to connect with their readers The best teachers–from first-grade teachers to university instructors–employ some simple techniques that bloggers can use to their advantage. image by Patrick Q Here are five of my favorites: 1. Find ...more

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

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

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

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

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

Over the past ten days I’ve been ‘on the road’ with my family taking a vacation. We traveled west of Melbourne to the wine regions of South Australia (and bought WAY too much wine). After 11 hours drive home (how many times can a guy listen to the Wiggles!) I’m ...more