This week I am happy to be participating in a five-day series of posts about growing your blog. This post is the 1st and each of the next 4 days there will be posts by other bloggers on their own blogs. Each of the bloggers involved in this project has been experiencing growth and all [...]
What Length Should a Post Excerpt Be? from Pro Blog Design.
Homepage Excerpts WordPress Plugin from Daily Blog Tips.
An Interview with Aaron Wall of SEO Book from ProBlogger.
Add Your URL to SEO Friendly Directories Free from Super Blogging.
How to Stop Someone Hotlinking Your Images from Blogging Tips.
Google Radar Spots Text-Link-Ads from SiteFever.
Screen Shots and Feature Overview [...]
With millions of blogs in the blogosphere, and more being added everyday, all of us face stiff competition for the attention of our readers. With so many choices available for readers it’s easy for them to overlook your blog (or anyone else’s for that matter).
One of the best characteristics any blogger can have is a [...]
A few weeks ago I re-designed this website, which meant also re-designing the WordPress theme. I’m sure many of you have also gone through the process of changing themes, and it can be quite frustrating. Fortunately, I had some experience with this process on a smaller blog before, so I was prepared for the potential [...]
Social Media Websites such as Digg, del.icio.us, StumbleUpon, and Reddit can bring thousands of visitors to your website or blog in a very short amount of time. However, it often seems like only a small percentage of the users of these sites actually see any results and the rest are just wasting their time.
You probably [...]
SOCIAL MEDIA SITES FOR WEB DESIGNERS
Dzone – Provides links for developers that members can vote up or down.
Pixel Groovy – A user-controlled tutorial directory.
Sphinn – For search and internet marketing professionals.
CSS Globe – Not a typical social media site where members vote, but rather a site that lets members provide links to relevant articles and [...]
The Right Width for Your Blog was a guest post at ProBlogger written by Michael from Pro Blog Design. This article provides some great information, especially if you’re considering a re-design or a new theme.
We All Love Free Stuff – Give Some Away and Get More Business from Freelance Folder. Jon has some really good [...]
Here is a small collection of the most important tools to maximize your productivity and effectiveness. Feel free to leave comments with your opinions and other recommendations.
1 – FeedBurner
FeedBurner is a free service that will publish the RSS feed from your blog and, most importantly, will provide you with subscriber counts and stats on [...]
Many businesses face the challenge of knowing when they need to invest some money in a re-design of their website. If you’re in this situation, here are 9 ways to tell when it’s time.
1 – Outdated Look
Websites are like anything else, certain styles come and go. If your site was designed several years ago, it [...]
You probably have read a lot about how linking out to other blogs is an effective way for new bloggers to get noticed. The idea, of course, is that when other bloggers see they are getting a link from you they will visit your blog and hopefully like what they see. If they do, maybe [...]
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