Written by CT Moore from Gypsy Bandito on September 14, 2007

Back in March, an SEO blogger named Michael Gray urged bloggers to step away from the keyboard. His point was that too many of them didn’t have anything interesting or original to say, so they were better off not saying anything at all. Where Michael went wrong was that, instead of hammering this out on his keyboard, he said it in a vlog post. Now, Michael is a great writer who really knows SEO, but he has a presence that’s probably better suited for radio.

Now I’m not talking about looks, here. No,…

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Written by Kevin Muldoon from System0 on September 13, 2007

Wallace from CSS Juice has just published an interview which I took part in for his blog.

An interview with Kevin Muldoon at CSS Juice

In total I answered 9 questions for the interview, most of which were related to this site. If you want to know a bit more about this site then I recommend checking it out.

Interview with Kevin Muldoon

* Another interview I took part in is being published on Blog Ignite next week :)

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Written by Kris Larson from Carthage on September 13, 2007

if your not hvaing a problem with this sentence than shurely something is wrong.

The internet is famously informal. With all these lols, emoticons and pwnings being thrown around, it can be hard to see the point of using full sentences, capital letters, correct spelling, or any of the other basic elements of good grammar. So why bother?

One word: clarity. Your writing style is a window that shows people what you’re thinking. If your style is muddy, if your grammar is bad, if your spelling is sub-par, then the window becomes…

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Written by Fred Peters from Newest on the Net on September 13, 2007

Adding video to your blog is a great way to engage your readers. Or, should I say viewers? As Fred R. Barnard once said, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” How many words is a moving, talking picture worth?. Priceless!!

There are many ways that you can incorporate videos into your articles. Here are two ways I particularly like:

Video Tutorials:

Video tutorials are great tools for educating your readers on how to do something. By creating a video, you walk and talk them through the tasks that you are trying to…

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Written by Josh Mullineaux from joshmullineaux on September 12, 2007

How often are you asked, “what’s a blog?”

Most who ask me this, have never seen a blog in their life. For some reason, I get asked this a lot. My response varies person to person.

Recently, someone asked me, “why should I start blogging?” Invariably this person was asking me to describe the potential advantages of having a blog.

I went on, in my typical sales speech, about how blogging can be used as one of the most powerful marketing tools available.

This is usually a strong statement to someone who…

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Written by Kevin Muldoon from System0 on September 12, 2007

First of all, I want to apologise for the delay in posting this months competition. I usually try and get the competition up nearer the start of the month but I have been busy with other things so I put it to the side :)

Last months debate was quite popular so I thought I would get another one going. Just like last time, there is $200 up for grabs. The top 4 commentators will receive $50 via paypal.

Ashwini made a very valid point last month when he said that those who comment…

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