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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Setting up Google Analytics
Now that you have your
Domain name (World’s Largest Registrar – GoDaddy.com)
Hosting (Easy Web Hosting $6.95)
and are starting to write some content; if you want to see how many people are visiting your site, you will need some sort of analytics program.
Google has made this cheap and easy. The price – free. The amount of work [...]
Dress up your post with Pictures
Pictures make your post stand out more. One thing to keep in mind though is: THINK AHEAD!!!
You would be surprised at the amount of time finding just the right picture for your post will take.
A real life example: I had a picture I wanted to load for this post. I already had made the picture [...]
Want to do a test drive with Blogging?
So, you aren’t completely sure if you want to fully commit to a blog. After all, you just read that it takes a lot of time, and you don’t know if you really have enough to say. I have another option for you. Beyond being able to set up an account on BloggersBase as I [...]
Marketing your blog
If you are building your blog for personal use – IE so Grandma can keep up with the family, or so you can share your hobby with your other hobby enthusiast friends, then you already have a built in audience.
If you are building a blog / site to become a well read authority on the [...]
