This blogtipping post embraces minimalism. (My May, June, July and August escapades were verbose.) Possible in 100 words?
Aaron Brazell at Technosailor1 - Everything screams "unique."2 - And "crazy geeky cool."3 - Your personality is crystal-clear.Tip: Link each post’s byline to your bio.
Antonella Pavese 1 - Nice archive on blogging. (Where’s part four?) 2 - You [...]
Entries from August 2006
Blogtipping Day September 2006: 100 Words, 3 Blogtippees
August 31st, 2006 No Comments
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Blog Day, Blog Surprise Day, and Blogtipping Eve: Whew!
August 31st, 2006 No Comments
It’s the monthly Blogtipping Eve right now in the United States (you’ve been warned). It’s also the annual BlogDay and the monthly Blog Surprise Day. I’ve decided to combine the latter two in this post as I gear up for some blogtipping tomorrow.
These memes highlight the value of regularly telling your readers about other useful [...]
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3 Scattered Ideas on Blog Traffic Improvement
August 30th, 2006 No Comments
In December 2005, Darren Rowse at Problogger shared 11 excellent tips on how to increase page views at your blog. His tips still hold water today. Reading those classic tips again sparked three thoughts in me today:
1. In June I posted three times each weekday instead of my customary one for about three weeks, but [...]
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How to Stop Blog Content Scrapers: Tips From Jonathan Bailey
August 28th, 2006 No Comments
Someone stealing your blog content? Just ask Jonathan Bailey of Plagiarism Today to help you. I’ve seen a few unscrupulous websites copy my content without permission and even try to make money off of it with advertising. But I didn’t really know how to respond. Then I discovered Jonathan’s blog the other day and asked [...]
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Interview with Dave Wright, Business Blogger at Stormlab and Bolder Blogs
August 27th, 2006 No Comments
Five questions (Jason Boog would be proud) with business blogger Dave Wright.
Easton: What prompted you to start a business blog?
Dave: Earlier in the year I went along to SXSW in Austin. There was a huge profusion of web designers there. Like myself they were running these one and two man shops. Unlike me however they [...]
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Is Your Business Blog Cluttered? Repeat After Me: More Minimalism!
August 24th, 2006 No Comments
I’ve just discovered more minimal (grab the feed!), an extremely plain-looking blog about minimalism. I love it. So free of clutter, yet full of wisdom. Two examples:
1. Here’s why blogs need minimalism. They’re cluttered. Mine’s cluttered. My sidebar has lots of stuff you don’t care about, and that crowds out the stuff you find important. [...]
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So You’ve Got A Corporate Blog - So What?
August 24th, 2006 No Comments
Tochismochis at Creative Minds discusses the question of whether companies should blog. I love the last paragraph (my translation):
"If to the question, ‘What is the main objective or goal of this company?,’ we can answer with a blog in some way, go for it. But let’s not forget that a blog is a means, not [...]
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Problogger Job Board: Another Way to Find A Blogging Job
August 23rd, 2006 No Comments
Calling all would-be pro bloggers: Darren Rowse at Problogger has announced the creation of a Problogger Job Board (feed). You can create a blog job listing for $50 (soon to be $100), which sounds fair to me given that thousands of avid bloggers read Problogger every day.
What does this mean for bloggers seeking paid blogging [...]
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Are You Prepared for Disaster to Strike Your Business Blog?
August 22nd, 2006 No Comments
I hope you don’t ever have one. The folks over at BizNicheMedia say they have spent the last few weeks recovering from the Indian government’s decision to block access to all blogs from India in an attempt to combat terrorism. The BizNicheMedia writing team could not access or publish to their blogs for a couple [...]
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Why Am I Telling You About These Five Links?
August 21st, 2006 No Comments
Because it will force me to remember to re-read them myself!
10 Killer Post Ideas by Chris Garrett at Performancing.
10 Post Ideas for Business that Blog by Mike Sigers at Simplenomics.
29 Idea Killers by Coolz0r.
Legal Guide for Bloggers by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
"Business blog" Wikipedia entry - Good ol’ Wikipedia. Remember when it was the [...]
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