From the monthly archives:

May 2008


Blog It – blog from within Facebook

May 30, 2008

If you’re a keen Facebook user and blog using TypePad, you don’t even need to leave Facebook to blog. Just use Blog It, a new Facebook application from TypePad. TypePad – Features – Blog It reports: “Blog It is a free Facebook application which focuses on making it easier for you to create content no [...]

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Have you optimized your blog?

May 28, 2008

Search engine optimization (SEO) is vital for your blog so that you get the most traffic. However, hiring an SEO firm is expensive, and doing it yourself takes lots of time. Wonderful Marketing Sherpa has come up with some great, FREE tools to help you to do your own SEO. There’s even a tool which [...]

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Is your blog a business?

May 28, 2008

You love blogging. You add to your blog several times a week, and are thrilled whenever new subscribers show up in your Feedburner stats. You’re running a WordPress blog (of course) so all the free time you have to spare when you’re not creating content, you’re exploring plugins and themes. You’re going to splash out [...]

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Turning blogging pain into pleasure

May 26, 2008

Are you sick of your blog? Every blogger has dry periods, when blogging just feels like too much trouble. If your blogging’s giving you more pain that pleasure, it’s time to find the reason. Perhaps you’ve just run out of things to say on your blog’s topic. If that’s the case, Why Am I Doing [...]

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Your blog – size matters, get more content

May 22, 2008

Someone asked me today: “How many posts does a money-making blog need to have?” Here’s my honest answer: it depends. I’ve got a dinky little blog which has all of 15 posts, and it’s doing great. Another blog has 1800 posts, and the little one out-performs it. The difference between the two blogs is that [...]

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Domaining contest – great prizes

May 20, 2008

Whether you’re a domaining neophyte or pro, here’s a great fun competition you can enter. Greatest Domaining Blogging Contest Ever | Domain Name News | Domain News | Expired Domains: “Want to win over $8979.13 in real cash and prizes? I am happy to announce the launch of the DNXpert contest / prize giveaway that [...]

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Before you choose the perfect WordPress theme

May 19, 2008

Image via Wikipedia You’ve just installed a new WordPress blog. What’s the first thing you do? Choose a theme, right? No… the first thing you do is plan your content, and write at least five blog posts, in a couple of categories. It’s tempting to fiddle around with themes, but without content, you won’t be [...]

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Blogging and Twittering

May 13, 2008

If you’re a Twitter user, you probably rely on your friends and followers knowing who you are. Otherwise they wouldn’t be following you, would they? However, many people will come across your tweets and won’t have a clue who you are. Here’s a clever trick. Does Your Blog Have a Twitter Landing Page? – Search [...]

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New Blogging Plus Coaching Ebook Package Reveals A Great New Home Business

May 10, 2008

Sydney, Australia, May 11, 2008 – Top blogger and writing coach Angela Booth has just released a new blogging and coaching ebook package to help anyone who wants to turn blogging into a successful home business. Called “Blogging for Dollars: How to become a career blogger – in your PJs, if you want”, the package [...]

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Make your blog credible

May 5, 2008

The online world is becoming ultra-competitive, and nowhere is that truer than in blogging. However, you can nevertheless create a high-traffic blog, if you avoid some common pitfalls. 6 Surefire Ways To Make A Blog Look Like Spam comments that Blogger is a no-no: “Use Blogger Although Google would never admit it the vast majority [...]

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