Two Feet Firmly Planted in the 30s
Today, I’m officially 31 years old … Wow … last year, when I turned 30 it was a deep time of reflecting on my life and where I’m at, etc. This year is no different. This year, I’ve made a couple of realizations: I’m getting more and more grey hairs popping up I can eat…
Chitika’s Excellent Strategy for Getting Tons of Linkbacks, Traffic, and Exposure
Chitika is throwing a 30-day, 30-expert blog bash … it’s chock full of excellent, practical “empower the blogger” type tips from ProBlogger’s Darren Rowse and Daily Blog Tips’s Daniel … and much more. Here’s a mathematical formula for why this is an excellent strategy: High profile bloggers sharing practical tips in one 30-day series equals…
Micfo Web Hosting’s Web 2.0 Green Free WordPress Theme
I’m working with Micfo Web Hosting to release more free WordPress themes in the coming weeks … the first on the agenda is a green Web 2.0 theme with orange and white highlights called Micfo Web 2.0 Green. Download it here. Demo it here.
How to Get 4,700 Blog Subscribers in 3 Months
Zen Habit has an incredibly insightful post on how he got to 4,700 subscribers in just three months. He gives this advice: 1. Useful content, every day. 2. Conciseness and scannability. 3. Catchy headlines. 4. Listen to readers. 5. Respond to all emails. 6. Useful links. 7. Make lists. 8. Guest posting. 9. Always give…
Color Schemes of the 10 Most Popular Blogs and Color Matching Resources
Design Meltdown lists the 10 most popular blogs and gives their color schemes. Also, if you’re looking for some color ideas, check out ELogoDesign’s Complete Color Matching Guide.
Link Roundup 4/18/07
Here are some links I’m bookmarking for reading and savoring and reminding … How FreelanceSwitch Went from 0 to 2000 Subscribers in 12 days — FreelanceSwitch is a site I’m really looking forward to diving into and reading in Bloglines. How to Squeeze More Money Out of Your Blog — Love the advice Ryan Caldwell…
My Recent Free WordPress Theme Releases
Here’s a couple of my recent free WordPress theme releases that I haven’t promo’d here: Rockin Cloud — two column, left sidebar, baby blue and white colors with orange accents Rockin Web 2.0 – a Web 2.0-style three column theme with BIG fonts and bright colors Clean Copy – a simple, two-column, crisp, blue and…
Tumblelogs: Shorthand, or Mini Blogging
Just stumbled onto this new service called Tumblr. The site says: “If blogs are journals, tumblelogs are scrapbooks.” Interesting stuff …. I’m going to toy with it.
The Life Cycle of a Blog Post: NYTimes
Chris sent me the Life Cycle of a Blog (aka Diagram of a Blog) from the New York Times Opinion section.
Facing Off at Daily Blog Tips
My buddy Brian Gardner (he promised no biting) and I “face off” at Daniel’s Daily Blog Tips. Check it out!