Jul | 29 | 2009

Quick Tips For A Beautiful Blog

Posted by Jimmy as Blog Tutorial, Design, Images While I like focusing more on content, I cannot deny the value of having an aesthetically appealing blog. Here are some quick tips to create a beautiful blog in terms of the visual aspect. Forget the clutter There are countless widgets and buttons out there. It seems to me that everyday, you can find a new one that you like and that you want to put in your blog. While widgets and buttons are cool and useful, beware of using too many of them in your blog. Doing so will only increase the clutter and take away from ...

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Jun | 28 | 2009

Take Advantage Of Twitter For Traffic

Posted by Jimmy as Blog Tutorial, Promotion, Tips The idea of using Twitter to send traffic to your blog is not a novel one. In fact, it has been proposed many times over by a lot of bloggers, and is actually being used by many already. Have you already tried doing this? If you are not convinced, or you cannot see exactly how Twitter can help you gain a wider readership, just take a look at TechCrunch’s example. TechCrunch is already a big name – they must be doing something right, huh? They recently published an article on how Twitter is sending some big ...

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Jun | 02 | 2009

How To Come Up With A Good Tagline

Posted by Jimmy as Blog Tutorial, Tips, Writing Aside from your blog name, your blog’s tagline might be the hardest thing that you have to come up with. In fact, for some people, the tagline might even be harder to create than the blog name. Indeed, how do you come up with a good tagline? The bad news is that there are no hard and fast rules. There is no formula that will ensure a successful tagline. All I can do is give you some tips that will help you create your own tagline which will, hopefully, catch on like wildfire. Here are the ...

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Apr | 15 | 2009

Do You Pay Attention To Search Engine Referrals?

Posted by Jimmy as Blog Tutorial, Tips Earlier today, I was going through my Google Analytics account. This is something that I actually do on a regular basis, as many other bloggers do. More than merely admiring the number of visitors that I get each day, I actually get some vital information from it. One of these pieces of information is the list of search engine terms that have brought people to the site. I find it interesting to see what people are searching for and how they stumbled upon my blog. Naturally, this is a very big opportunity to capitalize on these search ...

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Apr | 10 | 2009

How To Make A Sticky Blog

Posted by Jimmy as Blog Tutorial, Design, Tips Sticky blog? I am sure you pretty much know what a sticky blog is, but just in case you are not entirely sure, let’s take a moment to describe one. Let us say that you enjoy a sudden surge of visitors due to one reason or another. Certainly, you would be ecstatic the entire day. But what about the day after? And the next? Would those people still be visiting your blog? That is the idea of a sticky blog – you get to entice people to keep coming back for more. ...

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Mar | 08 | 2009

Launching A Blog? Do It With A Bang!

Posted by Jimmy as Blog Tutorial, Promotion, Tips, Writing Blog are everywhere you look, but this has not stopped many people from launching new blogs every single day. And if you are planning on launching your own blog, you should do so in a manner that would make a statement. The last thing that you want is for your blog launch to be just another tiny splash in the ocean. Here are some things that you can do in order to launch your blog with a lot of noise. Dump a lot of content at the get go. NEVER ever launch a blog with a single post. ...

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Mar | 01 | 2009

You SHOULD Back Up Your Blog

Posted by Jimmy as Blog Tutorial, Tips What are the things that you HAVE to do when it comes to your blog? The chances are that you have these things on your list: -write on a regular basis -pay attention to SEO practices -get other people to visit your blog. But is backing up on a regular basis part of your must do list? To be honest with you, I do not really do this. When I remember to back up, I do. But I do not have a regular schedule that I follow. DON’T follow my (bad) example. Backing up your blog is something that should ...

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Feb | 09 | 2009

Gain That Edge For Your Blog

Posted by Jimmy as Blog Tutorial, Design, Tips, Writing There are thousands upon hundred thousands of blogs on the Internet today. How can you be sure that your blog will be noticed by readers out there? Actually, this fact can go both ways. On the one hand, from the reader’s point of view, it might be like the proverbial needle in the haystack – how do you find one blog amidst the plethora of blogs? On the other hand, from your point of view, you can take advantage by gaining an edge over other blogs and attracting people to your blog. But how do ...

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Dec | 30 | 2008

Creating Drafts For Your Post Titles

Posted by Jimmy as Blog Tutorial, Tips, Writing The blog post title is one of the most important elements that you have to pay attention to when writing for your blog. This fact cannot be emphasized enough. I have said it before and I will say it again – writing effective titles is not that easy. I would have to admit (again) that I still find myself struggling with this point every now and then. Even the most seasoned of writers will tell you that coming up with a title is not a clear cut thing. As such, it is quite crucial that you pay ...

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Dec | 28 | 2008

“Email To A Friend” Feature

Posted by Jimmy as Blog Tutorial, Plugins Have you noticed the numerous options that are provided in some blogs after each post? Most of them have buttons for different social bookmarks but others have an “email to a friend” option. This is actually a good idea to implement in your own blog so that people who like your post will find it easy to spread the word. How can you do this? There are many different plug ins that you can install in order to create the “email to a friend” link. One that is easy to use is WP-Email. When you ...

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