You see the word ‘blog’ a lot these days. It seems like everyone has a blog, from grandmothers to garden supply stores. What started out as a few bored geeks posting online diaries has rapidly grown into a phenomenon that’s difficult to describe.
Just what constitutes a blog? Can a series of posts about a company’s product, peppered with links and keywords and SEO terms, really be considered in the same category as a thirteen year old’s MySpace journal written entirely in bad haiku? With such a range of options out…
Doing a link exchange with blogs similar to yours is a great way to build backlinks and give your blog a good shot at increasing its PageRank but the problem with a link exchange is it takes a lot of work for what really is a small result.
So I was glad to come across a perfect plugin for bloggers serious about SEO, WP-Backlinks. This plugin turns a small area of your sidebar into a powerful link exchange application. And because its a Wordpress plugin, installation takes just seconds.
Once installed, WP-Backlinks…
Getting your readers actively involved on your blog will have several positive effects. Active readers are much more likely to regularly read your posts rather than skipping over them in their RSS reader. Involved readers will also be more loyal and probably long-term subscribers. Additionally, they will make your posts more interesting to other readers by adding valuable insight and simply showing that you have an interested audience.
So how can you get your readers to be more involved and leaving their comments and feedback? We’ll take a quick look at…
In the space of 2 days I have received around 20 emails via my ad on the problogger boards for some new authors on Blogging Tips.
One of the things that has astounded me is how little time some bloggers spend on their application email for a blogging position. Your first email to a company is the most important one, they do not know who you are so your first email determines their first impression of you and if that impression isn’t good there might not be a second email!
When applying…
Many a times, you stumble upon that one appealing blog - while you are surfing through the “virtual blog junk” so to say!
The copy seems to be very appealing ,the content - unique and brilliant! “How come i didn’t ever hear about such a guy?” - you think.
And then you look at the “stats” -
Feedburner stats - less than 60
Comments - Gloriously 0 on majority of the posts
Platform - blogger with a custom domain
OK - So that’s even worse ! It’s not just you, but there are even more…
David Peralty wrote a fantastic post a few days ago entitled ‘Con’s of Being a Problogger‘. I can relate to what he has said much I honestly believe he drugged me and got me to write the post for him! 
It’s refreshing to see someone cover one of the cons of being full time on the web as all we ever see are posts raving about how great it is. Don’t get me wrong, I love what I do and I don’t think I could ever go back to a…
