Weekly Links – October 19th

Published October 19th, 2007 in Links - 14 Comments

Liz Strauss recently awarded this blog the recognition of SOB (Successful and Outstanding Bloggers). Thanks Liz! It is an honor. Ten Steps for Absolute Beginning Bloggers from Blogging Tips. Get RSS Subscriber Count in Plain Text from Pro Blog Design. The 4 Currencies of the Web and How to Get Your Share from Self Made [...]

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Case Study of the Mullet Link Bait Strategy

Published October 18th, 2007 in Social Media - 26 Comments

A few weeks ago Maki from DoshDosh wrote an article about the mullet link bait strategy. The mullet strategy that Maki covers in exceptional detail is when you use a page outside the normal flow of your blog or website specifically for link bait content. This is used for content that for whatever reason you [...]

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What Does Your Website Say About You?

Published October 17th, 2007 in Design - 21 Comments

Immediate opinions and impressions are formed the moment a new visitor arrives at your website. Even though the first impression comes within just a few seconds, it can take a very long time to reverse a negative first impression, if you’re given the chance at all. In a competitive marketplace a bad first impression is [...]

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10 Tips to Retain More of What You Read Online

Published October 16th, 2007 in Blogging - 70 Comments

In today’s society most of us read a considerable amount of information online on a daily or weekly basis. Whether you do business online, maintain a blog, read for your job, or just read for pleasure, I’m sure you could benefit from retaining more of what you read. The internet is a vast source of [...]

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69 Tools to Monitor, Measure, and Track Your Website

Published October 15th, 2007 in Tools - 153 Comments

PAGE ANALYSIS: SEOmoz Page Strength Tool – A useful tool that gives an overall look at the strength of a page. Sitening’s SEO Analyzer – See if your pages are structured to achieve high search engine rankings. Self SEO’s Page Speed Checker – Test the load time of your pages and your competitor’s pages. GoogleRankings.com [...]

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An Interview with Jon Phillips of Freelance Folder

Published October 14th, 2007 in Blogging - 8 Comments

Over the weekend I had the opportunity to interview Jon Phillips, who runs Freelance Folder and Smart Wealthy Rich. Freelance Folder is a multi-author blog that focuses on issues related to freelancing, entrepreneurial topics, and working from home. Only about 3 months old, Freelance Folder has experienced huge growth recently (which you’ll read about throughout [...]

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Weekly Links – 10/13/07

Published October 12th, 2007 in Links - 17 Comments

I just upgraded to WordPress 2.3, so if you tried to access the blog and had problems, that was the cause. Everything seems to be working, but if you notice anything unusual please leave a comment or contact me. Thanks for your help. Here are this weeks links: 10 Great Bloggers Tell What Mistakes They [...]

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5 Niche Social Media Sites for Web Designers

Published October 11th, 2007 in Social Media - 68 Comments

Social media can be a huge source of traffic, but making it to the front page of a major site like Digg is difficult, and the traffic is not usually as targeted as many other forms of traffic. For these reasons niche social media sites are a great solution. While traffic volume may not be [...]

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Organizational Tips for Bloggers

Published October 10th, 2007 in Blogging - 35 Comments

Keep an idea journal. When you need to sit down and write a new post you’ll have plenty of ideas. Have a few backup posts ready for when you have interruptions. Eventually you’ll run into times where it’s impossible to find time for a new post. Set aside time each week for brainstorming and idea [...]

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5 Skills That Boost Your Design Career

Published October 9th, 2007 in Design - 38 Comments

This is a guest post from Chris Garrett. Chris is an internet marketing consultant from the UK. You can read more at his blog, chrisg.com – Subscribe and receive a free ebook. While I have never been a web designer, over the years I have commissioned a good deal of web design and worked very [...]

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