Written on July 29th, 2006 at 12:07 am by Darren Rowse

Blog Readers are Selfish

Miscellaneous Blog Tips 14 comments

Perhaps my post on remembering that blog readers are people was a touch too ‘warm and fuzzy’ - so I thought I’d balance it with another characteristic of blog readers that it’s well worth keeping in mind as you blog…. that being that….

Blog Readers are selfish!

Ok - that might be a little harshly put…. blog […]

Written on July 28th, 2006 at 11:07 pm by Darren Rowse

Chitika Release WordPress Plugin v2.0

Chitika eMiniMalls 8 comments

Chitika have announced a new version of their WordPress plugin that works with WP2. The improvements include:

The plugin configuration is now done through the Wordpress options tab. No need to edit the files.
To put a eMiniMall right into your blog post, there is now a little button on the editor to help you add and […]

Written on July 28th, 2006 at 04:07 pm by Darren Rowse

Ana Marie Cox Talks Blogging

Pro Blogging News 2 comments

David Pogue from the NYT has a good interview with Ana Marie Cox, blogger from the massively successful Wonkette. She’s also recently been hired to become Washington editor of Time.com as a result of her blogging.

In it he asks her about how she got into blogging (Nick Denton discovered her in a grocery store) as […]

Written on July 28th, 2006 at 09:07 am by Darren Rowse

Dave Sifry on Making Your Blog Popular

Blog Promotion 11 comments

Dave Sifry gives a few basic tips in next month’s Wired on how to get more traffic to your blog.
It’s pretty basic stuff but has a few good points (his headings are in bold - my thoughts after each with links to where you can read more on each):

React quickly - IF your blog […]

Written on July 28th, 2006 at 03:07 am by Darren Rowse

103bees Search Term Analytics - Review

Blogging Tools and Services, Search Engine Optimization 15 comments

103bees is a free tool for analyzing inbound search engine traffic. As with most tools of this nature you use it by adding a small piece of javascript code to your template and it then goes to work analyzing what SE the traffic is from, what keywords they come to your blog after searching, what […]

Written on July 28th, 2006 at 12:07 am by Darren Rowse

Your Blog’s Readers are People Too

Miscellaneous Blog Tips 12 comments

Breaking News!!! Your blog’s readers are people.

Have you ever lost sight of that fact?

If you have - you’re not alone. I suspect that most of us as bloggers forget it from time to time.

In the busyness of life, in pressure we put on ourselves to post regularly, in the desire to make a blog profitable […]

Written on July 27th, 2006 at 09:07 pm by Darren Rowse

If I had to Start My Blog Again - Reader Submissions Part 3

Pro Blogging News 6 comments

I had an email today from two different newbie bloggers who wanted me to pass their thanks onto contributors of the current Group Writing Project where bloggers of all levels of experience are sharing how they’d do things differently if they had to start their blogs again.

Here’s a quote from one of the email I […]

Written on July 27th, 2006 at 11:07 am by Darren Rowse

Possible Wordpress Security Problem

Blogging Tools and Services 18 comments

Dr Dave has written a warning for WordPress users regarding a possible security problem.

He doesn’t go into details (probably a good thing) but warns people to turn off the ‘Anyone can Register’ option on your WP blog and delete any guests that you’re unsure of. He writes:

“Leaving it open and letting people sign-up for guest […]

Written on July 27th, 2006 at 03:07 am by Darren Rowse

Why Your Blog’s Readers Should be Able to Contact You

Miscellaneous Blog Tips 24 comments

Do you have a way for your blog readers to contact you?

I’ve just spent a frustrating 15 minutes looking for a way to contact a write on CNET’s Alpha Blog and am left quite frustrated by the distance that they seem to have put between their bloggers and readers.

Perhaps there is a way to contact […]