As a reader, I like the full RSS. I have also heard the other side of the argument that having a full RSS means that people never visit your site. But, if they are an avid subscriber, I would say that is just as valuable, right?

What about ads? How do you insert ads into an RSS feed?

I told him how it is dangerous because he can’t have the A/C on all the time and if there is an power outage, he is in trouble. He told me he doesn’t care because he will save a few hundred a month…or will he?

-Mike

Anyone cover it yet? For me, ads reduce our blog value. In some case i took a look several websites which provide ads, i feel that i was invited not to see the way they share their ideas.

But more about getting trapped by clicking their ads :D

Ruth

http://muffinsnow.com

That may be true, however, if I remember my high school debate training, one must provide support or evidence for the position taken in a debate. I come to a site like this one (ProBlogger) to learn about the evidence so that I can make an informed choice.

If these debate options come down to the level of “my favorite color” then it doesn’t say much for the type of debate. No, I need someone who can…

->conduct and report on research regarding debate hypotheses,
->report on the research of others, interpreting it so that it makes sense to the lay person (beginning blogger in my case,
->failing in the above (which I suspect will be often; has there really been much research to prove or recommend the best choice on individual debates?), provide a list of possible reasons for the recommended choices.

Let me give an example: Free platforms (Blogger, WordPress.com) vs. a platform (like WordPress.org) on one’s own domain. Many of the comments above dealt with

* credibility (especially if your niche is about blogging!).
* whether readers care about the platform – it’s all about content.

So, is there any research to support how readers react? Forget about the celebrities. For the great mass of non-celebrity bloggers, do readers differentiate and care? Where and when was the research conducted and what were the results?

Moreover, is that really all there is to the question? Is SEO affected by the blogging platform at all? What else?

For each “debate” I would love to see a fully reasoned response, citing research where and if it exists.

As for “it depends…” then a flowchart would be nice — something that takes into consideration the various contingencies, so that the course of action makes the best sense based on known research and/or the experience of varying experts.

Now that I have laid out my pie in the sky, please don’t say… “Let them eat cake!”

Regards,
Adam
http://www.boundlessfreebies.com

I observed from the statistics that many readers use internet explorer as browser while I use firefox. So what I see may not be the same thing as they see.

I imagine there are some people who do both.

I don’t think it’s debated as much as some of your other mentions, but whether or not to post highly controversial posts (those posts with potential for sever backlash) or try to appease the masses is probably an internal debate many bloggers have before pressing that publish button.

As with all things, including these debate topics, each side to the debate has pros and cons and should be weighed against a known objective for the blog itself or the particular post in question.

That’s my $0.02.

I personally think as long as the blog can retain loyal readers, it is consider a successful blog.

I am still rather new to blogging and would frequent your resourceful blog to learn new tips and tricks.

Thanks for sharing.

Jane
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You want to have control over that aspect of it. If you work hard on a blog & monetize it and for some reason it gets pulled from a free host site -you’ll be sorry!

Same for registering your domain & hosting -use different ones in case of potential problems.

How many tweets / Digg shouts / Stumble shares are not enough or too much?

Is it better to have a blog on one subject or to have some wiggle room by having an open topic blog?

Should links in your posts should open in a new window or in the same window? Does this irritate readers, or does it even matter anymore if readers are taking control, right clicking and opening links in a new tab?

~ Kristi

Both have their own advantages. Putting all of them in one blog under same category can give more visits out of the same visitors to the blog. Whereas putting them separate may be good for SEO purpose. which should be considered for multiple niches?

Thanks,
-fornls.

Which plugins / tools do you use to quote content from other sites for your blog?