Nov | 24 | 2011

Blogger Demographics

Posted by as Blogging News As an Internet search engine for searching blogs, Technorati considers it its business to measure a site's standing and influence in the blogosphere.  Through Technorati Authority, a site's ranking is determined by its linking behavior, categorization and other related data measured over a short, specific period of time.  The rise or fall of a site's ranking is affected by the frequency of providing content referenced by other sites.  A number of interesting key issues are offered in its just recently published State of the Blogosphere 2011 which is annual ...
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Mar | 18 | 2011

The Farmer Update and What You Should Know

Posted by as Blogging News Recently, Google have started testing a new way to deliver information and search results to its users, which was supposed to remove some websites that kept copying content from others and “spinning” it, releasing new batches of articles by the day. The so-called farmer update (named after the practice of “farming” content which was apparently being used by these websites), has so far been nothing but controversial in the online communities. What should you know about it as a blogger though? For the most part, your own blogs shouldn’t be ...
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Nov | 25 | 2010

Limiting Your Niches as a Freelance Copywriter

Posted by as Blogging News, Tips The jobs of a freelance copywriter and freelance writer are quite different – the first one is mostly concerned with advertising material, and even though many people actually do both, there are some who choose to specialize in being a freelance copywriter. This is good, but when you’re trimming down your workload you shouldn’t stop there – there are many things a freelance copywriter could be hired to write about, and you should do your best to limit the niches you’re working on, so that your work can truly shine against that of the ...
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Sep | 30 | 2010

SEO tools for online retailers

Posted by as Blog Tutorials News, Blogging News, Design and Themes, Featured Articles, Marketing and Search Optimization, Monetization Retail is a competitive business and standing out from competitors can be tough. If you specialise in a really popular area of retail such as fashion, you will find it even more difficult to stand out. So how can you keep your company afloat and market yourself on the internet? Using search engine optimisation tools is an obvious way to advertise your business. If you stock a particularly well known brand such as Hugo Boss or Armani, use these as keywords to drive traffic to your site.
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Aug | 18 | 2009

Get Ready to Ride the (Google) Wave

Posted by Jimmy as Blogging News, Blogging Tools, Software and Widgets Google Wave has not hit the market yet but, from what I’ve seen in the developer preview, once it does you’d better be ready for one huge ride. Dubbed as the “email as it would be had it been invented today instead of forty years ago”, Google Wave is out to revolutionize the way we communicate/collaborate online. A “wave” is both a conversation and a document in one. It’s your email, chat box, online document, developer API, and more all at the same time. Google Wave is so powerful that until it is out (right now it’s still in beta ...
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Jun | 25 | 2009

FTC To Go After Bloggers?

Posted by Jimmy as Blogging News, Monetization Okay, bloggers, listen up! You just might have to be more careful in the future. The news is that the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) is turning its eye on bloggers. CNET recently reported that the FTC may crack down on bloggers who review or promote products and get freebies or money as payment. Caroline McCarthy of CNET writes: New guidelines, expected to be approved late this summer with possible modifications, would clarify that the agency can go after bloggers--as well as the companies that compensate them--for any false claims or failure to disclose conflicts of interest. Naturally, many bloggers ...
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