Build A Better Blog Day 9Yesterday we talked about leaving comments on other blogs as a way to create connections with other bloggers and to drive traffic to your blog. I hope that when you do this you do so in a pleasant manner. If you want to find yourself alienated quickly start causing problems on other blogs. There's just no need. If you don't agree, you're welcome to say so, but don't be a jerk.You will hear me say this over and over again; the success of your blog will depend on what you want to accomplish. If you are...
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Creating Relevant Categories And Tags For Your Posts
Build A Better Blog Day 8You're probably getting real good at writing content for your blog. We've covered several aspects of blogging which I think are important in driving traffic to your site. Now lets talk about categorizing your posts so visitors can find similar content to what brought them here in the first place.Categories are not tags. A category is a way to group similar posts together rather than having one big list of posts. For instance, you might have something like Cats, Dogs, Technology, Writing, Books and so...
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Thank Those Who Comment On Your Blog
Build A Better Blog Day 7 There is no better feeling than to be acknowledged by the person who's blog you've commented on. Blogs are interactive and I know from past experience the disappointment when I comment and there is no response. Take the time to ask your readers to comment. Ask them what they think. Ask for opposing or supporting views. But once they have commented take the time to respond back, or at the very least write a response that may cover multiple comments. If you get so lucky that you have a lot of comments...
Create Short Custom URL’s With doiop.com
doiop.com is an interesting site that let's you create small URL's similar to tinyurl.com, only you get to choose the keyword. This gives you the opportunity to choose a vanity word for you links. Only problem I can see long term is running out of real keywords. The site doesn't look to be protected from spammers, meaning I could run a program to just kick out a bunch of keywords to spam pages. But for now it's kinda cool. Check it out. Learned about this site from twitter.com/dmo...
Monday, October 8, 2007
Track of the day: Sonido Total by The Pinker Tones
The Pinker Tones "Sonido Total" (mp3)from "More Colours! The Million Colour Revolution Revisited - Plus Exclusive Bonus Tracks"(Nacional Records) Buy at Napster More On This Alb...
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