Published July 6th, 2007 in Uncategorized
WordPress is one of the most popular blogging platforms because of its flexibility, features, and its search engine-friendly structure. However, in order to get the most out of WordPress there are several actions that new bloggers should complete. Some are SEO-related, some are time savers, and others will help you to reach a larger audience.
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Published July 4th, 2007 in Design
Color choice is a crucial decision in every website design. Sometimes you may be designing a site for an existing business that already has an established color scheme, but many design projects will require development of a color scheme. Fortunately, there are almost endless resources online to help you find that perfect color combination. [...]
Published July 1st, 2007 in Links
Here are some of the websites and articles that we have been reading this week:
10 Techniques I Used to Go from 0 to 12,000 RSS Subscribers in Seven Months with No Ads or Leverage from ProBlogger.
All-In-One SEO Pack for WordPress from John Chow
How to Make Money Blogging – Seven Strategies from Dosh Dosh
WordPress SEO Masterclass [...]
Published June 27th, 2007 in Blogging
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 [...]
Published June 22nd, 2007 in Blogging, Design, Marketing
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 [...]
Published June 21st, 2007 in Blogging, SEO
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 [...]
Published in Blogging, Marketing
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 [...]
Published June 17th, 2007 in Blogging, Links, SEO
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 [...]
Published June 16th, 2007 in Links, SEO
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 [...]
Published June 15th, 2007 in Blogging, Marketing
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, [...]