Monthly Archives: December 2007
Graphics and Coding Tools for WordPress Themes on the Cheap
WordPress Coding & Design Proprietary software can be crazy expensive. Do you know how much Photoshop costs? Dreamweaver? Yikes! If you don’t have the buckage to drop on these kinds of tools, how can you draw or edit graphics and code WordPress theme files on the cheap? Well, read on my friends. Graphics on the Cheap Instead of Photoshop, try GIMP. This funny-sounding program is open source free software. It is a robust and deep application for editing and creating ...
Continue reading5 tips to boost your productivity
Blogging All of us go through this. Bloggers are believed to be one of those rare breed of people who do their work with utmost dedication and involvement. OK, I made that up, but makes sense right? We are so involved in blogging and blogging related research that it’s highly likely to get tired and lose heart, especially when there are longer time frames to targets and results. But the reality is that if we can stream line the process in a ...
Continue readingThree Ways to Keep Your Articles Fresh
Writing I thought long and hard about whether or not I should do a holiday-themed post. There certainly aren’t a lack of them this week so I had to consider if I really had anything to add or if I was just jumping on the bandwagon. In the end, I decided that – at least at the moment – I have nothing to add regarding writing and the holidays. However, the exercise did end up giving me this week’s topic, a question: Do you really ...
Continue readingYou’re a Blog Publisher: Selling Advertising on your Blog
Blogging Your blog is a publication, just like a magazine or newspaper is a publication. Therefore, you can follow the well-traveled route of selling advertising on your blog, just as other publications do. Selling advertising on your blog works even if you’re developing a business blog. The reasons you may want to sell advertising space on your blog include: becoming an authority in your industry and defraying some of the costs of blogging. Here ...
Continue readingWordPress plugins and themes for the week
WordPress Plugins PLUGINS Banner AdminWP Banner Admin allows you to manage various banner ads from different affiliate programs.With the banner plugin you can manage different banners from one affiliate program,different banners from different affiliate programs, your own banner campaigns limited by date or page impressions.Good plugin for bloggers who deals with banner ads and affiliate ads. Smart YoutubeThis plugin allows you to add YouTube videos to your posts ...
Continue reading5 Warning Signs You Are a Blogaholic
Blogging Admit it. It’s OK, you’re around friends. You’re addicted to blogging. There, now doesn’t that feel better? Admitting you’re a blogaholic is the first step to recovery. (Well, if you want to be cured, that is. I don’t.) In case you’re still in denial, here are the warning signs you are a blogaholic: Everything in your life is a potential blog post. In fact, you’re reading this right now trying to ...
Continue readingLinks Roundup – December 18th 2007
Links What to do before you start blogging – Some good wordpress tips from Fred Chan. Is Feedburner Accurate? – Mark asks if Feedburner is as accurate as everyone thinks. The Ten Most Inspirational Bloggers of 2007 – A look back at some of the most influential bloggers of 2007. 3 Ways To Keep Blogging From Killing Your Business – 3 good tips for business bloggers. Interview With Skellie – Skelliewag.Org – An ...
Continue readingFour Ways to Get Your Creative Ideas Flowing like Never Before
Writing People that have really developed a great blog early in their writing careers all have one thing in common: a natural desire to tell others what compels and drives them as individuals. Another major thing they all have in common is the ability to focus on the job at hand and keep focused on writing their blog like they have no other common goal or task. That is what you need to do as a blog owner as well. If you are distracted while you’re ...
Continue readingMarketing Your Blog with Images
Design & Coding, Promote your blog Images play an important role in your blog’s overall success. Not only do images help the overall design of your blog, but they also help build traffic. And what blogger doesn’t want more traffic? Bloggers spend a lot of time marketing their blogs in order to boost their traffic, but the simple technique of adding images to your posts can add traffic organically. There are two primary ways images can help you market your ...
Continue readingUsing Your Personal Blog As A Niche Blog, Big NO NO
Blogging I have come across exceptional bloggers who are not only good at what they write about but also have a regular following. The only problem is that most of these exceptional bloggers come with personal domain names. I never came around to telling them to move to a new domain name but thought it would be more appropriate talking about it here at Blogging Tips. I personally started blogging about technology on my personal domain but realized within ...
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