CategoryMiscellaneous Blog Tips

One of the criticism that is often leveled at the Blogosphere is that it is an echo chamber – that the same stories get blogged about in the same ways by blog after blog – without anything constructive or unique emerging. While I think this is a somewhat cynical view, ...more

One technique that an increasing number of bloggers have been using over the last year to create a buzz on their blogs is to use competitions. In this post I’ll share 9 tips for running a successful competition on your blog – but first why would you want to run ...more

Today I got a reader question that I thought might make an interesting discussion topic. I am starting a new blog, and the hardest part so far has been naming it. The domain I like is only available in the .ca format. What is your opinion on using anything other ...more

I love learning things from people in other arenas and applying them to blogging so today when I saw SEOrefugee has a post titled 10 Mistakes that Will KILL a Forum I immediately wondered whether the 10 mistakes might also apply to blogging. Lets see: 1. Excessive Ads I’d completely ...more

Earlier in the week I received an email from a blogger who had been the victim of a pretty vicious hate campaign against her from a number of other bloggers. She asked for advice on how to handle the situation. I gave her a number of pieces of advice (much ...more

Lorelle has written a comprehensive post (does she write any other kind) on Selling Your Blog: What Are Blog Buyers Looking For? which explores questions like: When is the Right Time to Sell Your Blog? How Much is Your Blog Really Worth? Selling Points for Selling Your Blog I agree ...more

I often am asked for the key elements of a successful blog – it’s something that I struggle to answer (as much as I’d like to be able to box it all neatly) as there are many slippery aspects to consider. However today Brian writes The 5 Immutable Laws of ...more

I’m always fascinated to see bloggers launching new business ventures off the profile and popularity of their blogs. Today Jason Calacanis and Mike Arrington announced a new conference – the TechCrunch 20 – something that I suspect will be very popular. The conference will give opportunity to 20 start ups ...more

Last week two posts popped up in my RSS feeds with the words ‘passive income‘ in their headings. BJ asked – So Where’s the Passive Income? and Dave writes about Growing a blog or blogs as a source of passive income. The idea of passive income is obviously one that ...more