// This week I wanted to discuss seven things we should not be doing as our blog gains traction. 1.Do Not Ignore Your Readers: Sometimes a blog starts getting traffic pretty quickly, and then run out of things to discuss. When this happens they make the blog about themselves and the things they like doing…making [...]
The whole point of a blog is to have people read it. The goal is keep them coming back and to tell other people about it as well. That is called “making your blog sticky”. You want the readers to feel part of the blog, to take action and participate in conversations, leave comments and [...]
On 09.01.11, In Blogging Basics, by ben
After you start building your brand and have established your blogging niche you want to start to expand beyond your initial advertising methods. The logical next step is finding advertisers (and helping them find you). That is why an advertiser information page is essential to your website. It needs to be as easy as possible [...]
On 11.11.10, In Blogging Basics, by ben
Last year the world famous Darren Rowse, who writes the premier blog about blogging, Problogger put on a month long series call “31 days to build a better blog”. It was hands down one of the best series on developing a successful blog ever created. Hard to find someone who didn’t agree. More recently, Darren [...]
You have already spent alot of time and money putting together your wordpress site, now you need to make sure its secure from hackers and spammers and other people that are looking to cause you heartache. Because WordPress is open source software it means that the chances of malicious attacks being successful are generally higher [...]
If you are working on a new blog and writing new posts on a regular basis you understand the importance of search engine optimization. While blogging and WordPress in general have revolutionized the way we look at SEO (and the way it works), there are many things we can not forget to do in order [...]
Setting up an RSS feed is one thing but getting alot of subscribers can be much more difficult. The point of having an RSS feed on your blog is to to encourage your readers or visitors to sign up for it, and send out your latest updates in your blogs. It is every bloggers dream [...]
What Is An RSS Feed And Why Do I Need It? A RSS Feed acts as a reminder for those who consider themselves to be regular readers and sends an update to their RSS reader (or an email) when you have a new blog post. Adding one to your site is a very important step [...]
It is well known that Google is the best search engine around. Yahoo and Bing are good, but they do not compare with Google. Two things that many bloggers are not aware of is that the built in WordPress blog search stinks and you can use Google instead. You may think that right now you [...]
While having a custom WordPress design is nice, it isn’t the most necessary thing. At least not when you are just starting out you do not need the extra cost. There are some really wonderful totally free WordPress themes you can find on the web. Today lets take a look at 15 great free WordPress [...]