I’m going through an interesting phase with my online business right now. It’s growing, which is good. But, it’s also making me feel scattered, not quite as pulled together as I usually am. As with everything in life, here are a few lessons I’m learning from this interesting phrase.
3 Signs It’s Time to Hire Help
I’ve accepted the fact that my online information business is ready to grow beyond me. I’ve been a solo entrepreneur and I’ve had employees (I’ve owned two full-fledged businesses, and a couple of side entities), so…
New BloggingTips author Sarah recently noticed a major flaw in the popular Show Commentators Plugin for WordPress.
As Sarah explained last month :
To briefly explain, the plugin creates the top commentators list by counting the number of comments made per name which is easily forged, by accident or on purpose. It then links the name using the last URL given on that name’s comment. So all you need is someone to forge someone else’s name and use a different URL and they get a nice little, usually no followed, link from your site.
Thankfully,…
The recently released WordPress 2.5 was a major update and included many new features, most notably the inclusion of Gravatars. Gravatar stands for globally recognized avatar. It essentially provides an easy way for blog commentators to attach their own image to comments all across the web.
Why you should add Gravatars to your Blog
Gravatars are supported by all major blog platforms however it’s the inclusion of Gravatar in a Wordpress Release which will really make it the system which all bloggers use (I’m actually suprised it took so long for Gravatars…
Most successful bloggers can offer some tips for successful blogging. Some people develop methods based on experience. Others simply offer what they’ve been told—like post often, link often, and be yourself. What follows are my ten tips for achieving a popular and successful blog within your industry, whatever it may be.
Be Real
Knowing yourself and your audience are extremely important aspects of successful blogging. Too many bloggers start out trying to blog about everything that interests them and, in doing so, quickly burn out, largely because there is simply too much…
Got a business blog? Blogging has become mainstream, and businesses are finding that blogging is a vital tool to increase visibility online, by attracting new customers and making sales.
Here are five tips to help you to get the most from your business blog.
1. Set goals for your blog
It’s vital to set measurable goals for your business blog before you start blogging. A blog can be a powerful tool, but you must be able to measure its effects on your sales.
Google Analytics is an easy way to measure traffic, and to…
