Monthly Archives: December 2007
How To Improve Your Blog Site Traffic Through Social Bookmarking
Promote your blog HOW SOCIAL BOOKMARKING STARTED The latest hot trend in everything to do with site promotion and internet marketing of business websites and blog sites these days seems to be all about social bookmarking. This new site promotion technique has actually been with us since 2003 when Del.icio.us started getting worldwide attention for developing a great way for web surfers to go the Del.icio.us “members” section they put all their ...
Continue readingThe “Never” List in Blogging
Blogging People are always fond of doing things that is restricted to them or are prohibited to them. Perhaps it is the allure of doing forbidden but in the blogging world, doing these things could cost you a lot. I’ve formulated a list of things that bloggers should NEVER do in blogging but most bloggers have already done at least once in their blogging life. Here are is a “Never to do list” that bloggers should take note when blogging ...
Continue reading8 Steps to Branding Your Blog
Promote your blog A blog is more than just a place to share ideas and information, it’s also a reflection of your online identity. In other words, your blog communicates your overall image through its design, content and broader message. In marketing terminology, this image is called your brand, and its essential to be aware of how your blog affects that brand.
Continue readingA Dilemma Of Niches
Blogging Every now and then you may have the urge to write about a niche that you do not follow on your blog, something that is not even remotely related to your blog at all. You may want to share a recipe you just made but your blog is about dancing. You may have just learnt the best way to save the world but your blog is about aliens. The above examples are exaggerations but sometimes you feel the urge to write about something that you feel passionate ...
Continue reading23 Excuses why I’m not blogging today
Blogging We all are good friends with this guy, and often find wiling away our time with him more than anyone else. I’m talking about being lazy! Many people think that there are more troubles from it than good. Well. I have a different story altogether. I must be ashamed to say that I’m not lazy. I am.. indeed I am. And I believe I have all the right to be. For only hard workers are lazy, uh….well… all hard workers tend to ...
Continue readingPlan Ahead So You Can Have a Life
Blogging Yesterday at Freelance Writing Jobs, Jennifer Chait mentioned how she’s struggling to catch up after taking a week off from the blogosphere. One thing more traditional writers don’t quite get is how blogging never ends. We don’t write up a tidy piece, hand it over to our editors and say “Here you go. Done on deadline, call me if you need anything else.” As soon as one blog post is complete, it’s time to plan ...
Continue readingLogo Development
Design & Coding Here is a step by step on the process I use to create a logo for a client, so that you can see what goes into the creative process. For this client I needed to create a logo to get a better feel for how exactly I wanted to present the website. The original logo was replaced by the logo I created in the development of the website with a cleaner style. However the client retained the old logo in the end. One of the things I did when I first ...
Continue readingSpacing Out Blocks of Text in WordPress
CSS The WordPress Text Editor: TinyMCE In the administration area of WordPress, the text editor that you actually type into when writing posts is actually a javascript platform called TinyMCE. By most accounts it’s a pretty nice WYSIWYG editor that really gets the job done, but it’s not without some complaints. A common complaint amongst WordPress bloggers is the inability to space out blocks of text. You can put as many returns between ...
Continue readingWrite Posts In Advance – Especially Freelance Writers
Blogging It is a good practice to write posts well in advance. I have been blogging for the past 6 months and I’m doing freelance writing for the past 2 months. I learned from my freelance writing jobs that it is always better to write posts well in advance. As a freelance writer, you need to write post in advance. You will be designated a schedule to which you have to stick. Even normal bloggers should follow this tip for the following reasons: 1. You ...
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