What happens if I get put on Akismet? How do I get Off Akismet?
If you are unlucky enough to get put on the Akismet list of Comment Spammers, good luck to you! This is going to be a long hard fight to get yourself off the list. You will have to prove to them that you do not belong on the list this is going to be a [...]
When blogging, don’t be afraid to take some time off
Everyone can get burned out every now and again. Even if you follow most professional blogger’s advice and blog about something you love you still might get burned out. That is when you should just take a couple steps back and take a break.
It doesn’t have to be a long break, but just take some [...]
Writing a Blog Post
I have posted before on how to write a blog post, but today I wanted to send you to Neil Patel’s site, as he has written another one of his great posts. The latest post on his QuickSprout.com site is about how to write a blog post.
As usual he gives great information, tips, etc. I [...]
Want to make money on your blog? Own your Niche
If you are trying to make money with your blog, you will most likely need either a very targeted audience to pitch advertisements to (say Comic Books, and specific Comic Books at that since there could be several groups that are only loyal to certain brands). You will then research the heck out of that [...]
Stay off the SPAM list
If you are running a blog right now, you may have noticed some Comment Spam. Comment Spam is one of the bigger problems with allowing anyone to comment on your site. Don’t know what comment spam is?
Here are some resent examples:
Hello, great site, I just followed you
You write great content, thanks for posting it. On [...]
How much can you make with a blog?
Well, that is a very subjective question. I have been writing on this blog for 6 months now, and even though I have advertising on it, I have made $0. Why is that? Most likely for the following reasons:
1. My blog posts are more informative about how to start blogging. Therefore I usually don’t put [...]
How to Install a Wordpress Theme
So, you have WordPress installed, you viewed the How to Install WordPress Plugins video a couple weeks ago, and now you are thinking you want to change your theme. If the answer to that is yes, then I have a video for you. This is from Kit Elliot at SuperAffiliate just like the last video [...]
If my Blog has no Readers, Does it Exist?
Based on the “If a Tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound?” quote, the title of this post may be applicable to many of us out there that have few visitors / readers. This is acutally the main reason behind writing about something that interests you. By writing about what you are [...]
Who uses Blogs anyway?
To some, the word Blog has a connotation of some dude sitting in his mom’s home typing away at the computer expressing his thoughts on old school star movies (wars, trek, fighter, etc.). Those people dismiss blogs as some hackjob website filled with ramblings. Others view blogs as simply personal diaries and thus devoid of [...]
READ and comment on other blogs
Notice that the title has the word READ in capital letters? If you are going to comment on other people’s blogs, you should read the article first. I also like to read the other comments, as it will give you more information about the tone of the conversation, if someone else already posted a comment [...]
