A never-ending challenge for bloggers is to constantly produce quality content on topics that will generate interest. At times it can be a struggle to even decide on a topic to blog about. When you have hit this wall, or better yet, before you have hit this wall, there are some proven methods that will [...]
What is your strategy for monetizing your blog? More importantly, how are you going about accomplishing this? Money can be made with blogs either directly or indirectly. Some common methods of making money directly include:
Selling products
AdSense/PPC ads
Selling links
Affiliate products
Paid posts/reviews
Donations
These methods involve either a blog visitor or an advertiser making a payment. While there are [...]
Anyone who runs a website or a blog quickly learns the importance of traffic from search engines. While SEO basics are becoming common knowledge for designers and marketers, blogs face different issues with search engines than traditional websites.
With blogs you have less control over the coding that is used. Depending on what blogging platform [...]
1. Place RSS icon and subscription option in a prominent place.
Readers of your blog should see the RSS icon and the subscription details as soon as they enter your site. Most blogs will place the subscription link at the top of the sidebar, so that it’s visible without the reader scrolling down the page. Since [...]
Here are some articles that we have been reading this week.
CSS:
70 Expert Ideas for Better CSS Coding from Smashing Magazine
Blogging
Four Reasons to Write Extraordinary Articles When You’re Starting a New Blog from Dosh Dosh.
How Long Should a Post Be? from ProBlogger
How to Get Traffic for Your Blog from Seth Godin
Turning Visitors into Subscribers from Andy [...]
Blogs: Read articles from some of the leaders in Search Engine Optimization and learn how you can improve your website.
www.seomoz.org/blog
www.seo-scoop.com
www.mattcutts.com/blog
www.seroundtable.com
http://blog.outer-court.com/
Search Engine/SEO News: Stay up-to-date with the latest search engine and SEO news.
www.seomoz.org – Top SEO firm. Their site has a lot of articles and tools
www.searchengineguide.com
www.pandia.com/sew/index.php
www.searchenginenews.com
http://searchenginewatch.com
www.seo-news.com
www.seoproject.com
www.sitepronews.com
www.webproworld.com
www.seoresearchlabs.com Free SEO [...]
By now most businesses have a website and at least appreciate the fact that it can benefit their business in some way. Most businesses, however, see their website as a way to sell more products or simply as a glorified yellow pages ad. Millions of internet users around the world use blogs to communicate online, [...]
Blogging is very community-oriented in nature. Each industry or niche has its own community of blogs. As a blogger, becoming a respected and trusted part of that community is key to achieving blogging success.
Why Do I Need to be an Active Part of the Blogging Community?
Bloggers link to other blogs – Regardless of what industry [...]
Navigational structure is one of the most crucial aspects of effective website design. Navigational bars/menus are frequently key design elements that help to create the look and feel of a website through color, typography, shape, and sometimes images.
While the appearance of the navigational menu can make or break a design, the usability of the site [...]
Here are some valuable links that we came across this week.
Blogging:
10 Minute Blog Tips: Is Your Blog Approachable from The Blog Herald
5 Uncommon Ways to Market Your Blog from ProBlogger
One Click Blog Commenting: Clickcomments from Tech Crunch
WordPress vs. Movable Type: Open Source Blogging Software Showdown from Publishing 2.0
5 Tips to Make to Make Your Posts [...]
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