Monthly Archives: August 2008
Know Your Audience : Grow your blog by understanding your readers
Blogging Yesterday I spoke about how you can influence the type of readers your blog attracts. Today I want to talk about how you can grow your blog by knowing and understanding your regular readers. Grow your blog by understanding your readers If you pay attention to the comments your blog posts receive then you should have a good idea of : What type of posts your readers like/dislike What type of posts gets the most comments How knowledgeable your ...
Continue readingKnow Your Audience : How to influence the type of readers your blog attracts
Blogging Having a good relationship with your readers is an important aspect of making your blog a success. Your posts influence the type of reader you get however your readers can, and perhaps should, influence your posts as well. Know Your Audience When I say that you should know your audience I am of course referring to your blog readers. More specifically, I am referring to those who comment on your blog posts on a regular basis. I am not suggesting ...
Continue readingGuest Blogging: How Long Should You Wait for a Response
Blogging Guest blogging is a great way to increase your blog’s traffic. However, as blogging is still a relatively new medium, there is no set way of going about it. Who to approach, how, what to say, how long to wait for a response, etc., are all questions I still wrestle with. Guest Blogging Conundrum: To Wait, or Not to Wait for a Response? The idea for this post came to me when I was going through my guest blogging file the other night. My guest ...
Continue readingMy first week with Aweber
Software & Programs The first Blogging Tips Newsletter was sent today, which is also a week since I have been using the email marketing service Aweber. I am not familar enough with the service to give a comprehensive review so I thought it would be good to give my first impressions of the site. My first week with Aweber The last newsletter I sent was for a email list I developed for a shopping site around 2001/2002 so it’s safe to say that things have ...
Continue readingMoFuse – Mobalize your blog
Blogging David Berube contacted at the weekend regarding MoFuse, the online service which lets Bloggers mobalize their blog. I first came across MoFuse in January though at the time I decided just to announce it rather than look at the service in depth. Last week I showed you ‘The quick and easy way to create a .mobi site for your blog‘ though the sole plugin I recommended was only for WordPress users therefore I was keen to look at an ...
Continue readingLinks Roundup – August 12th 2008
Links Blogger Buster: 125 More Excellent Blogger Templates (The Best Yet!) PerformancingAds Now Offers Javascript Solution for Blogger Users How To Upgrade WordPress Using Subversion How to Become a Successful Blogger Making Money Online is About Getting Big (and Not About Jamming Ads on Your Website) Win a WordPress Theme ($699 Value) Forget Community. Forget Conversation. Business Blogging Is About SEO Building A Business Through Blogs – Part ...
Continue readingAdd Subscriber-Only Content in Blogger
Blogger One sure-fire way to attract new subscribers to your blog is to offer an incentive: a download, PDF or other content which only subscribers can access. Those using WordPress to publish their blogs may be familiar with the RSS Footer plugin. For those using Blogger, it’s even easier to add subscriber-only content by simply changing a few settings in your Blogger dashboard. In this post, I’ll explain how you can add subscriber-only ...
Continue readingCreate Your Own Template
WordPress Coding & Design Creating your own WordPress template is not as complicated as you may think. A lot of people suggest to use the default template and modify that. Personally I disagree. If you’re capable of writing your own HTML markup and CSS then all you need to know are the template tags and the wordpress loop. The only theme file I would recommend copying is the comments.php file, and I’d recommend using the Classic theme’s file, not the ...
Continue readingInspiration: Elements of Design
Blogging Sometimes, designing that perfect calendar or creating headline bliss can be exhausting. I know, we make it look easy, but the truth is we aren’t always able to magically pull out a solution on the first pass. Often great designs involve research, time, and inspiration. Christian Watson has put together an amazing compendium that can save you time researching and finding inspiration for elements of your designs. The aptly names Elements of ...
Continue readingCreating Your Own Style Of Presenting A Blog Post
Blogging Image Source: ribosomis For achieving success in blogging, you need to have confidence and also uniqueness. You can show uniqueness in so many ways. One such way is by presenting blog posts in your own unique style. It is not tough to have a unique style of posting. If you follow the steps I have below, you will most probably end up with your own style of presenting a blog post. Before creating your own style, do certain things that are given ...
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