Monthly Archives: June 2007
The ‘No Follow’ Dilemma
Blogging As regular Blogging Tips commentators know, i removed the no follow link from Blogging Tips 2 months ago. This means that page rank will be given to the blogs and websites of those who post a comment. As i stated before, i’m baffled why so many bloggers made a fuss about this as any page rank benefit from commentating will be pretty low and bloggers should be trying to raise their page rank via advertising and writing good posts. However, ...
Continue readingJune 2007 Competition Update
Competitions I was a bit surprised that the Blogging Tips June 2007 competition has not proved as popular as last month as the cash value for the prizes this month is much much more. There is still another week to go so theres still time to take part and win one of the prizes up for grabs. You can see full details of the competition here. Prize 1 : Win a years worth of hosting at DownTownHost plus a free domain name There are 3 prizes up for grabs for those ...
Continue readingWhy paying for a review on JohnTP was worth the money
Promote your blog A couple of days ago John Metcalfe from Web Business Blog posted about me paying for a review on John TP’s Blog and asked whether it was value for money. I replied with a quick comment at the time but i thought it would be good to give a better explanation as to why i believe paying for a review on John TP was worth the money. You can read the full post here however for reference i have reprinted the points he raised below : While reading ...
Continue readingI may have to change my newsreader
Blogging I have been using NetVibes to stay updated with the blogs i read since i reviewed the service in April 2007. Up until now i have been very happy with the site however in the last week or so i’ve had problems logging onto the site and feeds have taken a while to update on my main page. Have any readers who use NetVibes had a problem with this recently? Below is an pic of showing you what i see when it doesn’t load : The Alternatives I ...
Continue readingBosco 2.0 Released – Now Widget Ready
WordPress Themes One of my favourite wordpress themes has just been updated. Bosco 1.0 was a great theme which i still use on one of my other blogs. The coding was good too and it helped me learn how the wordpress templating works so i was pleased to see that Bosco 2.0 has just been released. The theme does not differ too much from the original theme but it is suitable for the latest version for wordpress and is widget ready too. Download & Demo at : ...
Continue readingAsk Shane where he is
Around The Blogosphere Ask Shane is a blog which i used to check every day. Infact, i still have the blog on my feedreader. Unfortunately, Shayne has not updated the blog since 30th April so i can only assume that the blog is joining an ever growing list of blogs which are just being dumped by their owners. It’s a bit of a shame as his posts were pretty good and he posted quite regularly too. Do you know of any good blogs which have not been updated in a while?
Continue readingLinks Roundup – June 12th 2007
Links 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 ...
Continue readingCan a press release help promote a blog?
Promote your blog Have you ever considered using a online press release to promote your blog? I decided to give it a try. I don’t profess to be an expert in writing press releases, but I have learned a lot trying. One of the great things about a press release is that in effect you are advertising for free. Press releases are picked up by different websites all looking for news in relation to their subject area. Some of the press release distribution sites ...
Continue readingHow to install WordPress
WordPress I recently received some questions about installing wordpress which made me think it think it was about time i wrote a detailed guide about how to install wordpress from scratch. I’ve mentioned before how easy it is for those with experience in running websites and blogs to forget that not everyone has did a script installation hundreds of times. For me the wordpress installation is a walk in the park however that’s because i have ...
Continue readingDecrease your page load time – Save traffic
Search Engine Optimisation How much time does your blog take to load itself on the browser? Many of you may reply – just a few seconds. My next question would be – How many seconds? Based on your answer, please feel free to place you in one of the below categories. Category 1- Below 15 seconds Category 2- Below 10 seconds Category 3- Below 4 seconds Category 4- Below 2 seconds If you belong to Category 3 or 4, you are safe otherwise, you may have to look at ...
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