Blogging Tips

Is Google Blog Search Broken?

Is Google Blog Search broken and full of spam?

Google is top dog when it comes to indexing speed but their index is chock full of spam.

The above quote is from Bruce Clay’s blog, in a post written by Lisa Barone.

I thought I’d give it a quick test for a term I coined, Gateway Blogging.

Google Blog Search results for gateway blogging. I just looooove being number one in …

Written by Michael Martine from Michael Martine
Posted on November 29th, 2007 and filed under Blogging News
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Turning RSS Readers into Community Members

The number of RSS subscribers any particular blog maintains is an extremely important factor in getting your blog noticed and persuading others to take you and your blog seriously. Of course the quality of content you produce should be the #1 factor, but the sad fact is, that little widget that most of us display often provides a better (or worse) impression than anything else.

However, even a blog with thousands of RSS …

Written by Josh Spaulding from EZ Money Online
Posted on November 28th, 2007 and filed under Blogging
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Journalism Resources for Bloggers

Blogging is a form of journalism. I have said that before, but I want to really focus on it in this article. To be sure, there are major differences between being a journalist and being a blogger – most notably the freedom that comes from being your own editor, publisher and critic. However, spending a couple of hours perusing a site designed to create better journalists can only help you become a …

Written by Sara Christensen from Pajama Professional
Posted on November 28th, 2007 and filed under Writing
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Yours Respectfully: Establishing The Tone Of Your Blog

When you start business blogging, your primary goal should be to establish the tone, also known as the “voice” of your blog.

Tone is important, because although business blogging is business writing, writing a blog has more in common with writing email than it does with writing reports. If you’re a business person, loosen up when you write a blog – drop the jargon and the business speak.

Establishing the right tone for …

Written by angela from Blogging For Dollars
Posted on November 28th, 2007 and filed under Blogging
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SEO for Money

Just in case you think SEO is something you don’t need to think about, keep in mind that your level of SEO skills relates directly to how much money you can make from your blog. You don’t need to become an SEO whiz, but if you want to make decent revenue from your site you really should at least learn the basics. Here’s why.
SEO Brings People
If your site and your posts aren’t …

Written by kelbycarr from Kelby Carr
Posted on November 27th, 2007 and filed under Search Engine Optimisation
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Links Roundup – November 27th 2007

How to Get 1,050 Subscribers in 3 Months – Congrats to Skellie on reaching one thousand subscribers in 3 months.

Building Consistent Traffic With Social Media – A nice guide from Vandrlay Design.

Make Money Online Blogs You Must Read – A roundup of good blogging related blogs (Yes, BloggingTips is mentioned!!)

5 Reasons Why You WILL Fail At Blogging! – A good post from Thomas Sinfield about 5 of …

Written by Kevin Muldoon from Blog Themes Club
Posted on November 27th, 2007 and filed under Links
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SEO 101: Six Steps in Picking a Great SEO Company For Your Site

SEO TECHNIQUES CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOUR WEBSITE
It has been said that desperate times call for desperate measures, and that is the feeling that most website owners have after they’ve been experiencing the huge frustrations of trying to get their online businesses to be displayed in the top ranking pages of Yahoo! or Google. Your only option as a website owner who must have a good ranking or else go bankrupt, would …