Monthly Archives: August 2007
Team blogging
Blogging Space Ghost: Okay Zorak, we’re all a team now…And there’s no “I” in team. Zorak: But there is an “A.” In team. Space Ghost: …Right, which means, probably, partially, whatever you do should…be okay. If you’ve ever co-authored a blog, you know it can be tough. You’ve got to maintain the right balance between authors, cooperate on site maintenance and appearance, communicate regularly and ...
Continue readingHeadings and Structuring Your Pages
Design & Coding If you aren’t into semantic markup, this may not be for you. If you love correct and valid markup, howeer, this may be a discussion you’ll enjoy. Top Level Headings An XHTML website can be coded using the following six levels of headers: h1 h2 h3 h4 h5 h6 With each growing less important the farther down the list you go. Now, let’s get on with it. First things first: go to your home page, hit view source, and count up the number of _h1_s ...
Continue readingBlogger or WordPress.com debate winners
Competitions At the start of this month I posed the question ‘Blogger or WordPress.com. Which is better?‘ with the added incentive of the best answer for each side getting $100 each via Paypal. Competition Winners I was very pleased with the response to this competition and also with the quality of the comments in the debate. Thanks to everyone who took part Here are the 2 lucky winners who will be getting $100 cash sent to them. Best comment ...
Continue readingSchedule your Posts for the Best Success
Blogging For your blog to succeed, you need to post on a regular basis. You may find that this is easy to do for the first couple of weeks, but as the days go by, things can change. By scheduling your blog posts you will be in a much better position to increase traffic, or any other goals that you have made for yourself. Remember, readers come to your site because they are interested in updated content. Once they notice that you are letting your blog ...
Continue readingMake sure you check the post slug if you change a page after publishing
WordPress The majority of posts at Blogging Tips are published in advance. This allows me to plan the weeks schedule and make sure posts are spaced out as well. I sometimes go back into posts I have set to publish in advance and make some changes. If you are using wordpress and you also do this then bear in mind that the post slug of the post will not change automatically if you change the title of the post. This does not concern those who use the default ...
Continue readingInterview with Sabah Karimi
Interviews An interview section is long overdue at Blogging Tips so I am very pleased to announce that I was able to interview Sabah Karimi today, an experienced writer who is currently blogging for the blog network b5media. Interview with Sabah Karimi Q. First of all, I would like to thank you for taking part in this interview. For the benefit of our readers who are not familiar with your writing, can you tell us a little about yourself. A. Of course! ...
Continue readingUsing a sponsored theme? Wrong decision my friend
Blogging Are you using a sponsored theme? Here’s some news that may be unpleasant for you. Recently at the WordCamp 2007, Matt Cutts announced - Don’t use sponsored theme – can lose all your trust in different search engines. You can see this statement in the 25th slide, of his powerpoint presentation file, he released on the day. Now, that’s not very soothing to the ears, especially for designers. Designers used to ...
Continue readingSEO for Blog Titles
Search Engine Optimisation I am writing about SEO for blog titles, but I could have decided to be cute or clever with my title. I could have called it, “It’s All in a Name,” or “Ways to Get a-Head.” The only problem is I would like to have a few people actually read this post. I see a lot of blogs that are well-written and engaging. The bloggers know their topic. But they are probably losing lots of readers by simply not writing a title for ...
Continue readingLinks Roundup August 14th 2007
Links It’s Tuesday, it’s link time! Reader Appreciation Project – A blog which has been set up to remind you all to appreciate your readers (Don’t worry guys, I do!) My 16 signs which tell if you’re addicted to blogging – A fun list with the 16 ways to tell if your addicted to blogging! 10 Ways to Write a Great Lead for a Blog Post – Another fantastic post from North X East which talks about why you need to grab ...
Continue reading10 Ways to Give Your Blog a Personal Touch
Blogging Developing a loyal and responsive audience is crucial to being a successful blogger. If you are able to connect with your readers on a personal level, you’re well on your way to building a loyal base of subscribers. But how do you develop that personal relationship with your readers when the internet can be such an impersonal medium? Here are 10 ways to give your blog a personal touch: 1 – Respond to comments and email from readers Comments ...
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