Archive for: November, 2008

Written on November 30th, 2008 at 12:11 am by Darren Rowse

Ten Tips for Stats Addicts

Blog Promotion 89 comments

Today Dr. Nicole from Kitchen Table Medicine shares her story of overcoming her Stats Addiction and gives some tips on what to do with your time to build your blog instead of checking stats.
Do you obsessively check your blog traffic stats throughout the day? Do you optimistically expect your Alexa ranking to drop every four [...]

Written on November 29th, 2008 at 12:11 am by Darren Rowse

An Open Letter to the Amazon Associates Program

Affiliate Programs 102 comments

Dear Amazon.
I have been using your Associates program for quite a few years now – from the early days when I earned just a few dollars a month to today when I send you tens of thousands of dollars of business each month. I’ve written about why I believe in your program and have no [...]

Written on November 28th, 2008 at 02:11 am by Jeff Chandler

Is Your Blog Search Lijit [REVIEW]

Blogging Tools and Services 42 comments

Search on blogs is a relatively simple concept. You type in a few keywords related to a post and results are presented to you that are local to that blog. However, what if you could extend the functionality of the search function to go beyond your blog to cover the videos you have published on [...]

Written on November 27th, 2008 at 10:11 am by Darren Rowse

Thesis WordPress Theme – 20% off Black Friday Sale Now On

Blog Design, Featured Posts 26 comments

If you’re looking to upgrade the design of your blog and are interested in a premium blog design then Thesis is a theme that theme that today you can get a pretty good special price on.
For the first 150 people to take up the offer there’s a 20% discount – IF you use this code [...]

Written on November 27th, 2008 at 12:11 am by Darren Rowse

7 Essential Things You Should Be Doing When Your Blog Is Still Young

Miscellaneous Blog Tips 99 comments

This is a guest post from Leo Babauta of Zen Habits and Write To Done.
These days my blog, Zen Habits, no longer has the problems of finding its identity and finding an audience … but there was a time not too long ago when Zen Habits was just a baby going through the inevitable growing [...]

Written on November 26th, 2008 at 12:11 am by Darren Rowse

Do You Make These Mistakes in Guest Posting?

Blog Promotion, Miscellaneous Blog Tips 60 comments

Guest Posting is a great way to get your name out there. Today Chris Garrett from ChrisG.com (and co-author of the ProBlogger book) sheds some light on some common mistakes made my those doing Guest Posts.
You will notice this is a guest post. This isn’t Darren writing, it is some other guy filling in while [...]

Written on November 25th, 2008 at 12:11 am by Darren Rowse

The Power of Blogging with A Long Term View

Miscellaneous Blog Tips 69 comments

Today Duncan Riley, Founder and Editor of The Inquisitr, looks at the time it takes to establish a blog and why it’s not a quick process.
It’s a long tail to the top if you want to blog and win.
How many times do we see headlines like “get rich blogging” or “1 post a day is [...]

Written on November 24th, 2008 at 12:11 am by Daniel Scocco

Want a Popular Blog? Put Your Ego Aside

Blog Promotion 74 comments

In this post Daniel Scocco examines personal branding vs blog branding.
When creating a blog, you need to decide if you want to build the brand around the blog itself or around your person.
While doing both things at the same time is possible, it will make achieving either of the goals a harder task.
Additionally, if [...]

Written on November 23rd, 2008 at 12:11 am by Darren Rowse

Site Build It – a User Review

Blogging Tools and Services 102 comments

One website building program that I have been consistantly asked about by readers over the last 12 or more months is Site Build It. While not a blogging platform as such it is a way of building a website for money and as a result I guess readers feel I will have an opinion of [...]

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