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CoComment – The new way to track blog comments
Blogging I stumbled upon a new site today which aims to make the process of commentating on blogs quicker and easier. The site is called CoComment and after familiarising myself with it for an hour or so my initial impressions of the service are overwhelmingly positive. In short, CoComment lets you track all of the comments you have made in one place. It essentially removes the need to request updates to a blog post as you can stay updated through them. ...
Continue readingIncreasing your productivity
Blogging I wasn’t online online as much as I usually am at the weekend because I got my new laptop delivered. After installing everything I needed onto my new laptop and transferring all of my files I quickly realised how much my blogging is going to get easier. Before I went travelling last November the motherboard in my desktop pc burned out so since then I have been using my Sony T250, a 1.2GH centrino laptop with a 10.6″ screen. Whilst it ...
Continue readingShould you switch off your blog comments?
Blogging Kumiko from Cash Quests recently turned off her comments for a week to see what difference it made to her blog. She has decided to keep comments switched off for the time being. This is an interesting topic which I have read some posts on recently. Kumiko’s decision to switch off blog comments gives me a good live example of the pros and comments of doing this. Why Kumiko has decided to switch her comments off Kumiko has explained her ...
Continue readingBad Blogging Practice : Not adding a datestamp to your posts
Blogging I read a post a month or so ago which suggested that removing the datestamp from blog posts was a good idea. I’ve not been able to locate this post so I’m unable to provide you all with a link however I do recall that one of the the author’s main reasons for removing the datestamp was so that blog posts do not become outdated. You may have read some blogs encouraging you to remove the datestamp from your posts but I strongly ...
Continue reading2 Feedburner Pro features are now free
Blogging Today Feedburner announced that two features previously only available to pro users are now available to free account holders as well. FeedBurner Stats PRO The first new feature is called ‘FeedBurner Stats PRO’ and provides you with you some additional stats that free feedburner doesn’t. MyBrand The MyBrand option lets you change the feedburner url to match the url of your domain. As they put it, rather than using ...
Continue readingThe benefits of internal linking
Blogging Regular readers of Blogging Tips will know that i link to older articles quite a lot in my posts. There are a lot of reasons why i do this : It saves me from duplicating what i have already wrote. It’s much easier to refer to a post i did about a certain subject than repeat myself again. It stops good posts from being lost in the archives. Sometimes good posts dont get a lot of comments when they are published but if you link back to your ...
Continue readingHow to established a good relationship with your readers
Blogging A good relationship with your readers can play a huge part in your blogs success. They will help you, give you feedback and above all support you through the good times and the bad. Having a good relationship with your readers isn’t something that happens overnight but if you take the time to give something back to them every week you will surely develop a good relationship with your regular commentators and readers. Here are some ways in ...
Continue readingTop 10 mistakes new bloggers make
Blogging I’ve started to notice the same mistakes recurring by new bloggers. Infact, most of these mistakes are applicable to everyone who starts a website for the first time. Unfortunately, there is a learning curve with this kind of thing and the majority of new bloggers will only learn from making these mistakes. Very few will realise that they are actually making mistakes until further down the line. I have decided to list what i consider to be ...
Continue readingHow to deal with bloggers who are trying to sneak onto the top commenators list
Blogging The top commentators list is a great way to reward those who contribute to your blog. However, it can easily be abused and before you know it you are rewarding terrible commentators instead of those who are taking the time to write good comments to your posts. In the last two months i have noticed this happening on Blogging Tips around the second week of the month. Someone turns up around this time, leaves very short and poor quality comments on ...
Continue readingWhen is the best time to post?
Blogging The best time to publish your post is something a lot of bloggers don’t spend too much thinking about however it can be a factor of a blogs success. Not a huge factor in my opinion however it certainly does make a difference. Take tech sites like Engadget and Gizomodo for example. They tend to post a few posts in the morning and then a few more before lunchtime, with some more posted later in the day. It should be pretty clear why they do ...
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