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SheerSeo – Search Engine Optimisation Software
Search Engine Optimisation SheerSEO contacted me recently about trying out their online SEO software. At first I wasn’t sure what to make of the site as their logo looks identical to Awebers, but I downloaded the 90 day trial anyway and was impressed with the stats it brings up so I thought I would share it with you all. SheerSEO offers 4 monthly packages, which cost $7, $10, $15 and $40 respectively. The more expensive packages allow you to track more URLs and ...
Continue readingAweber Announce New Point and Click Web Form Generator
Blogging News Aweber today announced a much easier and much more advanced way to create forms for your email lists. The new form generator lets you customise the form more easily. In the past Aweber users had to generate a standard form and then customise the form and it’s surrounding area themselves. Not any more! The new generator lets you choose from a variety of templates and lets you enter text in the header and footer too. Check out the video ...
Continue readingIncrease Incoming Links With BackLinkBuild
Search Engine Optimisation A few days ago I looked at LinkWheel, a service which helps you increase your search engine presence using links from Web 2.0 websites. Today I will be reviewing another service which aims to increase your presence in the search engines through link building. BackLinkBuild offer a variety of back link solutions to help you increase the PageRank of your blog. All links are added manually to blog posts, articles and social media sites that they ...
Continue readingPersonal Theme: Feedback on 2 Sidebars Option
WordPress Themes On Saturday I gave you all an update on the upcoming Personal Blog Theme. Rajat and Oliver from Blog Design Studio have been working hard on adding the extra colour options to the theme and looking at adding two sidebars. 2 sidebars is a feature which a few readers asked about. The theme was originally designed with 1 sidebar in mind so it proved a little difficult to place a sidebar on either side. It is obviously possible to do this however ...
Continue readingBinaryCanary – Free Website Monitoring Service
Reviews If your blog is down, you could be losing traffic, readers and money. So it is vital that your host is reliable and has a limited amount of downtime. Though downtime is inevitable for all hosts. Surges of traffic can cause a server to go down, hackers and malicious scripts can cause problems too. Your server may go down because of a change of settings, resulting in the server overloading. Whatever the reason, you will want to know when your blog ...
Continue readingLinkWheel – Generating backlinks to your site
Search Engine Optimisation Getting links to a new blog can take time, particularly for certain types of blogs (e.g. a company blog). Though it is important to try and build incoming links to your blog and it’s articles to increase your presence in the search engines. If you don’t have the time to do link building yourself then a service such as LinkWheel might interest you. LinkWheel is run by Michael Smith, who also happens to run the marketing blog MetaFever ...
Continue readingUpdate on Personal WordPress Theme
WordPress Themes Last week I gave you a preview of the upcoming Personal WordPress Theme. I’m please to tell you that the theme can now be seen online in the BloggingTips Demo Area (and my personal blog too). The theme has a large options area where you can change lots of things including the design, the way the home page is displayed and the sidebar. For example, you can choose from one of the colour themes or you can choose your own background image or ...
Continue readingLogoMyWay – Design contests for those who want choice
Reviews A logo is a major part of a websites identity. It is vital for branding as it is used on the website itself, newsletters, advertising, products, services and more. So if you want to take your blog seriously, you need to look at getting a logo designed which is both unique and of a high quality. My major problem with working with designers is that I rarely know what I’m looking for. I have a general idea of what I’d like but I ...
Continue readingDownloading From WordPress Via Your Admin Panel Is So Slow
WordPress One of my favourite features in the latest versions of WordPress is the ability to automatically download files from the WordPress servers. By simply entering your blogs database login information you can update to the latest version of WordPress automatically and download plugins and themes. It’s incredibly useful as it saves you having to download files to your computer and then re-upload them to your server. However, the process ...
Continue readingBecome a Freelance Superstar
Writing Have you ever dreamed about making a living by freelancing but just didn’t know where to start? If so, Freelance Superstar might be exactly what you are looking for. The course was developed by former BloggingTips writer Monika Mundell and home business guru Gobala Krishnan. The course retails for $37. The course includes: Freelance Superstar Guide – A 67 page guide which introduces you to freelance writing, how to build your brand, ...
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