Monthly Archives: September 2009
The More Things Change The More They Stay The Same?
Promote your blog I had to go to Toronto for a business meeting last Thursday and on the commuter train on the way there I had time to think about how an Internet-based business that revolves around blogs is different than any other model that came before it. I’ve done business with people I’ve ever met and never even talked to and strangely enough that impersonal aspect can be offset by Instant Messaging and even Skype for those who want to use it. ...
Continue readingUsing video on your website
Video Blogging Video is just about as common as images on the Internet these days, more and more websites are using it and with YouTube and other such services it is likely to increase. Video is considered as one of the best methods for communicating with audiences but there a lot of sites that use video and it not doing them any good. I came across a website recently that was of a graphic designer. The trouble was that when I visited the homepage, on the ...
Continue readingTake Control of Automated Twitter Spam with TrueTwit
Social Media Have you noticed the amount of spam on Twitter lately? It seems to increase everyday and is really getting out of control. If you want to save yourself the trouble of having to self-analyze every Twitter user, then you should give TrueTwit a try. It’s a validation service for Twitter that separates the humans from the robots. It saves you time and trouble by helping you weed out automated Twitter spammers. When you sign up for free, all of ...
Continue readingURL Shorteners on the Rise: 9 New Short URL Services
Social Media Every time I look around there seems to be a new URL shortener popping up. I often think to myself, how many URL shorteners do we really need on the Internet? Surely not as many as there are but like many others, I enjoy trying out new tools. So, of course I wanted to see if any of these new shorteners I’ve come across can make me turn away from my personal favorite, Bit.ly. From this list I can say that Br.st did impress me most but, you ...
Continue readingThe Best Reason of All to Blog
Blogging At least, if you’re a writer at heart. If you’re an entrepreneur first and foremost, then blogging becomes a strategy, a means toward another end than simply writing something others will read. But if you’re nothing other than a writer – and I say that with the greatest of empathy, because being a writer is definitely something – blogging can save your life. There’s nothing inherently wrong with blogging in support of an ...
Continue readingHow Often Should You Change Your Blog Theme?
WordPress Themes For better or worse, your blog’s theme is the first thing most people notice about your site when they visit. Even before they’ve read a word they’ve made judgments about your site, its appearance and its professionalism that can not be undone easily. With that in mind, many bloggers obsess over their themes almost as much, if not more, than their content. Considering how easy themes are to change out in most blogging ...
Continue readingUsing WordPress as a Creative Writing Inspirational Tool
Writing WordPress is probably the most widely used blogging platform available today. It’s loaded with tons of features, widgets, plugins, and it’s extremely versatile and customizable. Most bloggers will agree that WordPress is simply the best. Today, I want to share with you how you can use WordPress as an inspirational tool for your creative writing. Most of us generally choose a theme related to the type of blog we write on a daily ...
Continue readingSeek Advice for Your Blog without Looking Dumb
Blogging One of the primary reasons you probably set up your blog is so you can establish yourself as an expert, in whatever area you’re knowledgeable. But you’re not the only one in the world, and every once in a while you may want to see what others in the industry are talking about as well. There are a couple of different reasons you may seek out other experts in your field, such as inspiration, additional perspective, basic market ...
Continue readingReal Time Blogging with the RSS Cloud
Blogging News Most bloggers are familiar with the basics of RSS, Really Simple Syndication, as it is a way for readers to subscribe to updates to your blog. Right now most people interact with RSS feeds by checking for updates about once an hour. However, in today’s real time world of Twitter – the current RSS feed frequency seems almost old fashioned. Can you imagine waiting an hour to get your emails? Well, a new RSS element, the RSS ...
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Two Weeks With Echo
Blogging With a tagline like ‘the next generating commenting system’ how could I resist trying out JS-Kit Echo? I’d been thinking about a comment upgrade for a while, as I liked the easy options I’d seen on other sites for logging in with different social media accounts. But what sold Echo to me in the end was the comment synchronization feature – all my comments would stay in WordPress even if I later uninstalled it. Echo ...
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