Building Consistent Traffic With Social Media
Published November 18th, 2007 in Social Media - 45 Comments
Social media is without a doubt one of the most powerful and significant sources of traffic for bloggers. However, it’s easy to get frustrated with social media traffic because it can be so inconsistent. One day you may get thousands of visitors, but it can dry up quickly. For this reason a lot of bloggers [...]
Weekly Links – November 16th
Published November 16th, 2007 in Links - 10 Comments
Fundamentals of Social Media Marketing from DoshDosh. An Essential Checklist for Launching a New Website from <img /> is everything. CSS Sprites: What They Are, Why They’re Cool, and How to Use Them from CSS-Tricks. How I Make Money Blogging from ProBlogger. How to Improve the Finability of Your Content from Pingable. Why I’m Choosing [...]
A Digg Clone That Might Actually Make It
Published November 14th, 2007 in Social Media - 43 Comments
Every day new social media websites are launched. Unfortunately, most of them never gain enough users to thrive or even compete. The vast majority of social media users stick with the major contenders like Digg, StumbleUpon and Reddit. Some newer sites are able to succeed by targeting a specific niche, like the 5 web design-related [...]
99 Resources for Web 2.0 Design
Published November 12th, 2007 in Design - 321 Comments
[Update: This post was originally published a while ago, however, almost all of the resources mentioned are still relevant. Since this post was published we've added tons of new resources that you may also find useful (see our Popular Posts page). To get all of the new content, subscribe to our RSS feed or by [...]
Everything You Could Possibly Want to Know About Social Media
Published November 11th, 2007 in Uncategorized - 37 Comments
Thank you to everyone who submitted post(s) to this group writing project! There are over 50 articles here that I’m sure anyone can learn from. Some focus on a particular social networking site while others are more general. StumbleUpon: Mob vs Smart Mob: 7 Reasons Why StumbleUpon Traffic Is the Best on the Planet by [...]
Weekly Links – November 10th
Published November 10th, 2007 in Links - 16 Comments
How to Choose a Logo Designer from Smashing Magazine (written by David Airey). How to Set Up a Side Blog the Smart Way from Blogging Bits. A, B or C? Grading Potential Niches/Markets from Caroline Middlebrook. No One Can Tell You Exactly How to Make Money Online, You Just Need to Do It from Derek [...]
Blogger’s Guide to Creating Better Content
Published November 8th, 2007 in Blogging - 26 Comments
Yesterday I wrote about the effects of creative blog content. Now that you know about all the benefits that come with creative content you may be wondering what you can do to improve your posts. Regardless of what topics you blog about and what your blogging goals are, content creation is a huge part of [...]
The Effects of Creative Blog Content
Published November 7th, 2007 in Blogging - 28 Comments
In recent years the rise in popularity of social media websites has paralleled the rise in popularity of blogs. Search engine optimization (SEO) used to be the primary way for websites to draw traffic. Now social media optimization (SMO) has the potential to draw far more visitors very quickly, whereas with SEO there is going [...]
Who is the Focal Point of Your Design?
Published November 6th, 2007 in Design - 26 Comments
Many times during the web design process the focus gets lost. Sometimes we try very hard to create an impressive visual appearance. Other times too much priority is given to designing for search engines. While an attractive design and search engine optimization are both important, ultimately the design should be created for the user. Nine [...]
3 Days Left to Submit Your Social Media Articles
Published in Social Media - 3 Comments
Just a quick reminder about the social media group writing project. You have until the end of the day on Friday to submit links to your blog posts (can be new or old). It’s an easy way to get a link! Get more details and submit links here.
