Archive for Blogging Tips
How to Add More WordPress Text Widgets
I’ve been looking for a solution to add more text widgets to a WordPress blog … seeing as that’s a great and easy way for “non-tech” people to add content. And I have a client wanting a TON …
Check out this WordPress support post on this topic.
Why Turning Off Your Blog’s Comments Function Could Be a Good Thing
About two months ago, I got so frustrated with the comments function on my blog that I decided to turn them off.
Yep. One big machete-like chop and they were gone and with them went … a lot of grief and anguish and irritation.
[Cue big sigh of relief!]
Anyway … I just remembered one very neat […]
Blogging As a Rough Draft For Your Thoughts
One of the super-duper benefits of blogging is that is clarifies your thoughts and ideas. It crystallizes them.
For me, it helped me rehearse and refine my ideas … and thus better communicate them with others.
After I did two blog post series on subjects, I found myself in conversations with others in my field being able […]
Get a Comments Policy for Your Blog
I like the comments policy of the Blog Herald.
It’s a good idea and something I’ll probably be doing on my blogs as I continue to get spam, and otherwise irritating and distracting comments on posts.
If you blog for long in almost any field (unrelated to your dog or cat), you’ll find self-promoters who merely […]
Removing The Date from Posts
Seeing this article at Daily Blog Tips about removing the timestamp from posts got me thinking.
I get a significant amount of Google search engine traffic (50-60 percent on average) on my main blog (as well as my other ones), so I know many people are finding my site through single posts. And most of […]
Blogging Your Way to a Book Deal
My client Penelope hits another home run and gives some excellent tips on how to get a six figure book deal.
Yeah … did I mention she’s done it?!
Her post is as sharp and unique as her outstanding book!
Pavlina: Become an Expert, Create Value
Professional blogger Steve Pavlina answers 11 questions from Daniel at Daily Blog Tips.
Number 8 was worth reading the entire post. Daniel’s question was: If you could give an advice for a novice blogger, what would it be?
Here’s Pavlina’s response:
Don’t be a novice. Nobody wants to read a novice. Instead become an expert at contributing substantial […]
Why You Need a Rockin’ Blog: Exposure
Today, our state newspaper just printed an article titled Blogging Strategies Find Workplace Niche in which I am featured … and it got me reflecting on the amazing ride being a blogger has taken me on over the last year.
I said in the article that blogging helped me establish myself in my particular career field. […]
Blogging Advice from Two of the Best
Daniel continues to hit homeruns with his Daily Blog Tips blog (it’s one of my favorite feed reads) …. today he has a face-off with CopyBlogger’s Brian Clark and Chris Garrett, formerly of Performancing.
In answer to the question below, they gave two excellent pieces of wisdom for bloggers:
If you could give an advice for […]
Blogging Tips, Links and Resources for 4/30/07
Here are my resource links:
Fine tune your resume
10 rules for responsible blogging
How to earn a six-figure income … blogging
10 reasons to get Matt Larson to link to you
Alistar’s 7 habits of highly effective bloggers
