Monthly Archives: October 2007
5 Post Types For When Writing Without Expertise
Writing One of the questions I often get asked about my guest posting is how I write on subjects I know little about. The answer is not so astounding; if I really know nothing then I turn down the opportunity. It just takes far too much research to make such deals profitable for me. Having said that some people are expert at the research part and like nothing more than the challenge to immerse in new topic and come away with a mastery. What about the ...
Continue readingA new design for Blogging Tips – Suggestions & feedback welcome
Site News By now most of you will have no doubt noticed that Blogging Tips has a new design. I thought I would give you a little info about the new design and my reasons behind some of the changes on the site. Goodbye Super Kevin The first thing a lot of you will notice is that our cartoon mascot has been removed from the site. Sergio from SOS Factory did a fantastic job with the logo 5 months ago however it no longer represented the image I wanted for ...
Continue readingWhat to do if you don’t get paid
Making Money You’ve been professionally blogging for a month. You posted as often as required, conformed to all requirements, and now it’s time to collect the cash. So where is that check? Most clients are not villains, out to steal your work in return for nothing. In fact, a good rule of thumb is to proceed – at least initially – as if every non-paying client is Doc Brown from Back to the Future. In other words, when people neglect to pay you on ...
Continue readingDo you trust Google?
Blogging A frequently asked question right? It’s one of the most debated questions on the Internet. Whether or not to trust Google. Even though it seems very silly to be asking such a question, there definitely is “something” that makes people ask it time and again. Google is quite notorious for it’s double-talks and grey stories. If you read through the Google guidelines and TOS, I admit they are very strict on the rules but at ...
Continue readingShould You Advertise Your Blog?
Promote your blog Update: I misunderstood what arbitrage really is when I wrote this, so my main point is fatally flawed. Thank you, Maki from Dosh Dosh for pointing out my mistake. I’ve rewritten the post, which follows. The text of the original post is below the rewritten post for comparison. New Post Should you advertise your blog? That depends on what you hope to get from advertising and what kind of advertising you do, though I’m specifically ...
Continue readingSix Ways Blogging Differs From Other Types of Writing
Blogging, Writing This is my first guest post here at Blogging Tips. I am excited about being a part of this blog because I have been a reader for a long time and I have always appreciated the high quality content offered here. Hopefully you will find my contributions helpful and feel inclined to interact with my articles. My name is Sara Christensen. I spend the 9 to 5 part of a typical day as a techie for a not-for profit and the rest of my waking hours as a ...
Continue readingSocial Rank – The new breed of blog scraping
Blogging I have had dozens of pingbacks in the last week from sites such as New Media Signal and MightyBlogger. All of these sites are brought to you by a website called Social Rank and all of these sites have the exact same design (all have the logo you see on the right too). Basically what Social Rank does is post a brief excerpt from one of your posts on their site. They then list the posts from other blogs which have linked to your post or ...
Continue readingWould you post a low quality article or rather not blog, when running out of ideas?
Blogging What would you do? All of us would have faced the blogger’s block sometime or the other. It’s a difficult situation to be in, when you have nothing to blog about or is confused because you have too many things in your head. I’ve had similar situations and all the time, I had two questions to answer. Should I write a not-so-good article and somehow manage to make a post for the day or should I not blog until I get a good topic ...
Continue readingBlogging your small business: get more business with a blog
Blogging Your small business needs a blog. In 2007 it’s not enough to have a Web site, because millions of other businesses are online too, and everyone is competing for attention. The chances of your five or ten page Web site being found by your target audience are slim. One way to get your audience’s attention is with a blog. The Web search engines love blogs: they visit frequently to see whether your blog has been updated, and if you link ...
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Blogging When you post an article on your blog consider that the start of a conversation. As you grow your blog and gain readership, conversations will also grow. Slowly at first but it will pick up over time. The conversations on your Blog will typically happen through comments, but can also include feedback via email or another blogger posting an article with a trackback to your blog. Here are some Blogging Tips on keeping the conversations going. ...
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