An important part of my daily blogging routine is monitoring mentions of me or my blogs on the Internet.
Yes sounds very vain! And this is why bloggers normally refer to this as ‘Vanity Alerts.’
I’ll tell you how I do it below — but first let’s talk about why it’s a common blogging practice.
How Vanity Alerts [...]
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Tips For Measuring Post Success: Part 1 Bookmarking
Analyzing blog metrics always gives me a headache!
But as a blogger it’s important to know ‘Is the content you’re providing is fulfilling your readers needs?”
Metrics provide you with insights into how your readers are interacting with your content and the type of content that interests them.
Trouble is there’s numerous metrics you can use, each [...]
I’m Up A Creek Without A Paddle…Can You Assist?
Sorry!
I really tried to come up with an idea for this post but I’m totally stuck!
Every blogger knows that feeling. Especially new bloggers.
Can you help us out by sharing your secrets?
Where do you get your ideas for blog posts from?
What are your thoughts on how often a blogger should write posts? And why?
What are [...]
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Tips For Writing Commenting Guides & Guidelines
Much of the learning from blogging happens as a result of commenting and interaction between commenters.
But how many of your readers know how to even leave a comment? Or what are your comment approval guidelines? Or how you interact with their comments?
In case you forgot to tell them here are some ways [...]
Tips For Writing Your ‘About page’
Is your ‘About page’ helping you or letting your down? Time to check!
Why? Because your ‘About page’ is important for building your blog’s readership. Ideally you should review it once or twice yearly!
Editing your Default About page
When you set up a new Edublogs blog it automatically comes set up with an ‘About page’. Readers access [...]
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Here’s My Five Top Tips For Building Your Blog’s Readership –What Are Yours?
Common questions new bloggers ask me is how do you build your blog’s readership? How do you get people to read and comment on your posts?
If you’re looking for a quick solution – forget it!
Building your blog’s readership and community takes time. Here’s my five top tips to get it happening!
#1 Become a Better Blog [...]
Here Is A Method To Help Know How Often To Post To Your Blog
I’ve been asked quite a bit recently “How often should I post to my blog?”
Since blogging frequency is a topic that most bloggers struggle with at some stage I thought it’s time we talked about it. And to be honest the key to success is more about a blogging routine than frequency.
How Often Should [...]
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Has Feedburner Burnt Out?
If you’ve logged into Feedburner recently you will see a notice asking you to move your account to Google. Ultimately you have no choice as they want all accounts transferred to Google by 28 February, 2009.
Unfortunately this has been an incredibly uncomfortable process for most users in the last week because the move has resulted [...]
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