How To Blog: How Often Should I Write?
I want to state upfront that I will give you specific numbers here, unlike so many other “experts” who dance around the topic. Virtually every blog about blogging has attempted to tackle the question of how often you should write in your blog, and nearly all of them say the exact same thing: it depends. They’ll also tell you that you should focus more on quality content than quantity of posts. Good advice I suppose, but rather … Read entire article »
Blog Name Ideas: Naming Your Blog
Naming your blog or website is the first choice and most important decision you have to make in the early stages of blogging. Opinions on how you should go about choosing a name are as varied as the number of blogs out there. And every day that goes by, more and more “blogs about blogging” flood the web on such tops, creating a sea of mixed opinions. What do others say? Though there are lots of ideas … Read entire article »
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How Long Should My Blog Post Be?
This is one article I just couldn’t resist. I have a sort of love-hate relationship with those “blogs about blogging” but alas… I can’t resist the carrot and must wade into those murky waters myself. So I was on the phone with an old friend today and he was peppering me with questions about blogging, which I found oddly exhilarating. I never thought much of blogging as exhilaration as much as a matter-of-fact presentation of information. … Read entire article »
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Highest Paid Search Categories
You can find a few websites that list a hundred or more of the top search keywords, but I thought it would be useful to do a consensus of those sites and categorize the results for much easier viewing. Of the top 100 search terms as posted on various sites, here are the top paid search categories with the percentage of ads in each: … Read entire article »
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The Most Successful Blogs?
Aside from blogs by experts or celebrities, have you noticed that the most successful blogs are the ones focusing on how to create successful blogs? And so many of them all say the same things, too. It seems there is a huge network of blogs that are popular because they tell people how to be popular. But those blogs themselves didn’t get popular with “normal” content. Kind of like how the only people making money from “business opportunities” are the ones selling them, not the ones buying them. The most successful bloggers are the ones telling others how to be successful blogging. And most of the time, their readers don’t reap the same rewards. … Read entire article »
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Blog Ideas When You Have Writer’s Block
Every blogger eventually hits a wall and runs out of ideas. You know there are endless great postings inside you, but what do you have to offer that people might be interested in?Those are actually two questions. What do you have to offer? What do people want to read? If you have something to offer, people will want to read it. No matter what the focus of your blog is, you should never limit your scope. Provided your posts are properly categorized, most readers won’t mind some tangents, and many will probably appreciate it. A few off-topic posts help enrich even the most focused blogs. If your readers are interested in what you have to say about one topic, most of them will want to read your thoughts on other topics as well. Everyone … Read entire article »
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