From the monthly archives:

November 2006


Google Blog Search on Google?

November 28, 2006

I love Technorati and the other blog searchers, but they’re slow and unwieldy, and their search query results are smothered in noise. For a while, I used Google Blog Search, but it was woeful. TechCrunch has a tip that Google Blog Search may become part of the main Google search engine, but notes that: Obviously [...]

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Blogs and Web sites: managing content pathways

November 28, 2006

My writing blog Blogs are Web sites. However, because of the way in which blogs are structured – in reverse chronological format – they can become unwieldy fast. When you’ve been posting to a blog for a year or less, this doesn’t matter much. However, as time goes on, your blog becomes confusing for new [...]

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Blogging for teachers

November 26, 2006

If you’re a teacher, consider creating a blog. Not only can you post classroom material online, but you can also answer students’ questions. I noticed that some teachers are monetizing their blogs, which is a great idea – the profits can go towards buying classroom necessities. Here’s an article: “Blogs keep students involved – Web [...]

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Blogging your way out of debt

November 25, 2006

Got money hassles? If you have, it may be odd to suggest a blog as a way out of debt. “BLOGGING AWAY DEBT” has an interview with blogger Tricia: Tricia lives on the Michigan peninsula, a rural area with an abundance of trees but few jobs. She’s 29 years old, married, the mother of a [...]

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Getting paid to blog: how much?

November 20, 2006

When you’re thinking about becoming a freelance blogger, your first thought is “how much?” I’ve heard of bloggers being paid tiny amounts – like $5 per post – which is ridiculous, and leads to what I call the “copy, paste and mangle” style of post. This is fundamentally just plagiarizing others’ work at worst, or [...]

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Sell your house on your blog

November 18, 2006

Here’s another way to get value out of a blog: sell your house on it. Why pay high realtors’ commissions when you can sell it yourself? “Owners post Internet blogs to sell properties” says: Griff Wigley and his son, Tyson, are using blogs instead of Realtors to sell their respective homes in Northfield and St. [...]

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Turning your knowledge into profit

November 17, 2006

My Money Blog When I’m asked “But WHAT do I about BLOG ABOUT?” my answer is always “blog about what you know and are passionate about”. “Blogging Your Way to Retirement Goals” notes that: Eager writers are blogging about every aspect of life imaginable, so why not retirement planning? Baby boomers and generation X-ers–many of [...]

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Turning your passion into profit

November 17, 2006

What’s your passion? Whatever it is, cooking, photography, or even shopping, you can create a blog and make money. “Blogging for a bargain Dracut resident launches shopping site” notes: Since her shopping blog went live in August, Garnhum, a Chelmsford native who lives in Dracut, has been spending two hours a day scouring the Web [...]

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Blogging and SEO (search engine optimization)

November 16, 2006

You’re a blogger. It’s easier to get traffic to a blog than it is to a Web site, so bloggers don’t need to worry about SEO, right? Wrong. Search engine optimization and your blog Although you don’t need to be fanatical, you should know the basics of SEO, and apply them to your blog. Bruce [...]

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Blogging your city: build a city blog, get advertisers

November 15, 2006

The latest trend among bloggers is to set up local blogs, either for their town or city, or for special interest groups in their location. The benefit of local blogging is that you’re in touch with the area: you know what’s happening, and can promote events by covering them, much as a journalist would. Consider [...]

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