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There is little doubt that quality content has a number of real benefits for your web site, not least increasing levels of repeat visitors, and valuable revenue streams such as advertising and the sale of products or services related to the content you provide. The only difficulty is that creating ...more

Amy at Contentious is writing a series on different types of blog posts which might be of interest to some readers. She’s broken blog posts down into 7 formats and is working through each post (only 3 completed so far.) 1. Link-only 2. Link blurb 3. Brief remark 4. List ...more

This week’s Blogger Idol topic was one dear to my heart – Blog Tips. Some of the tips there are excellent (its never too late to submit yours). One in particular has been valuable to me as a Moveable Type user. In fact just one of his tips might have ...more

This is the last installment of a 6 part series on blogging that brings about lasting change. Before reading on you might like to Read the introduction here. Stage 5 – Fear to Commitment Depending upon the gravity of the topic you’re talking about, fear can play a part in ...more

This is the 5th installment of a 6 part series on blogging that brings about lasting change. Before reading on you might like to Read the introduction here. Stage 4 – Procrastination to Desire You have gotten the attention of your readers, they are interested in what you are blogging ...more

This is the 4th installment of a 6 part series on blogging that brings about lasting change. Before reading on you might like to Read the introduction here. Stage 3 – Scepticism to Conviction Having got the attention and peaked the interest of your reader it is now time to ...more

This is the third part of a 6 part series on blogging that brings about lasting change. Before reading on you might like to read the introduction here. Stage 2 – Indifference to Interest Your witty, controversial, intriguing title and first sentence has grabbed the attention of your reader. They ...more

This is the second part of a 6 part series on blogging that brings about lasting change. Read the introduction here. Stage 1 – Rejection to Attention The first task of the blogger wanting to have a lasting influence on readers is to get their attention. In today’s world the ...more

Why do Bloggers Blog? Is there some underlying thread of motivation that we all share? This is the introduction for a 6 part series on how to blog in a way that brings lasting change. Each blogger writes for their own unique set of reasons and motivations. Some do so ...more