I don’t know why i’ve kept this little gem of a site from readers for so long as it’s a site all bloggers should know about - ive personally used it for years! The site i am referring to is Open Source CMS. Open Source CMS is a website which allows you to test out every major blogging, forum and content management script (CMS).

Most script websites have a test area where you can view the user end of a script and also the admin area using a test or temporary…

Okay, so we talked about Mistakes in blogging, and How to develop stickyness to your blog.I thought we needed to cover some basics now - let’s see.

How about this topic - How to attract first time visitors and convert them to readers?

Say you are going to launch a new blog. Or you are going for a revamp edition of your existing blog. What are the things that will get you instant attention, when you show it off to the world? What will ensure you that your first time visitors (guests)…

There are certain factors you need to consider when choosing a suitable host. All of these factors should be researched and weighed up before you take the plunge and pay for a hosting company. Before we move on i strongly recommend reading my previous posts ‘The Basics of Hosting a Blog‘ and ‘Never Let a hosting company control your domain name‘.

What you need to consider when choosing a host

Once you have narrowed down your search for a host you should compare hosting companies for :

• Price - The price is usually…

Moving from a hosted blogging solution like blogger or wordpress.com to your own domain name and hosting is a giant step towards becoming a successful blogger. You have much more control over your site and you will see a lot more search engine benefits too.

Getting a hosting package for the first time can be a daunting experience but it needn’t be. I will be talking tomorrow about ‘What you should look for in a hosting company’ but first i thought that it would be good to give you a brief understanding of…

One of most common bad design flaws i see in blogs every day is the lack of a comment link at the bottom of a post in the home page or in the archives. There are a lot of blogs who are not getting as many comments as they should because of this.

My suggestion to all bloggers is to add a comment link at the very top of the post near the title and also at the bottom of the post excerpt which is where you find the social bookmark…

With the dust just settling on last months competition i thought it would be good to announce the next one at BloggingTips.

Before i go into specifics about the rules and guidelines, ill let you know what exactly you can win

The Prizes

The prizes are a little different this month - i hope you like them

Win a years worth of hosting and a domain name

I know that we have a lot of readers who are still using wordpress.com, blogger and other hosting blogging services. Therefore i am offering 3 lucky…