Links Roundup - June 12th 2007

Understanding feed count fluctuations - A good post which explains why feedburner stats can fluctuate so much. Posted by Daniel from Daily Blog Tips in response to my Feedburner Rollercoaster post.

Yep This Is Me! - The Face Behing The Blog - I noticed Jonathan commentating here a while ago but forgot to check out his blog. When i did get the time to check it, i quickly realised that his Smart Wealthy Rich blog is pretty good and a worthy addition to ye olde news reader!

How many blogs look like John Chow’s? - The search continues for all the John Chow copycats on the web!

Should Blogs Focus on a Particular Niche? - Josh asks ‘Is it absolutely necessary for a blogger to focus on a niche to be successful?’.

How To Make $1000 In Six Long Months - Popular blogger Kumiko has recently moved from a 3 figure blogger to a 4! Congrats!

Where to find free images for your blog posts? - Mani gives a rundown of the best places to find free images to use with your posts.

Guest writers - too many cooks? - Brian brings up some good points about guest blogging and poses the question ‘Do you find yourself skipping posts that aren’t written by the original blogger?’.

Would I Consider Selling ProBlogger? - Darren Rowser isn’t going anywhere unless you can sign a cheque with 7 digits before the decimal point!

Long or Short Articles? - Stuart from Earner’s Blog asks whether you should concentrate on writing short or long articles.

Should We Remove the Timestamp? - Daniel explains why a lot of blogs might benefit from removing the timestamp.

Super Blogging Tips - Regular BT commentator Tay has moved from blogger to her own domain. Congrats Tay!

And last but not least, i’d like to thank those who have given me advice on my impending trip to Japan in 2 days. So a big thank you to Tom O’Leary at Running Monkeys, Dave Starr at Satviz and Kumiko from Cash Quests. I really appreciated the tips and it’s good to know there are visitors here who have the travel bug as well :):)