blogging

Blogs, forums and .edu and .gov Links

I vaguely know that the search engines value links from .edu and .gov sites, but this tip provides an easy-to-use strategy to get those links.

Blogging Expertise – blog design, installation, and consulting

Good blog and resource for new bloggers. Some free stuff, too.

How many sites compete for a keyword (and why you want to know)

This is a good tip in that it takes into account your actual competition vs. those you might think are your competition.

The Two Most Important Words in Blogging

Are you using these two words in your posts? You should be, because they could make all the difference to your readers.

10 Effective Ways to Get More Blog Subscribers

These are excellent marketing tips to make the most of your blog.

WP Tutorial: Your First WP Plugin

The word on the street is that this is a very helpful tutorial. I haven’t had a chance to watch it yet but it would probably be useful to my plugin development.

Blogging survey – live results

A look at how other people are using blogging. I was interested to see that WordPress was by FAR the most popular platform. I guess that probably reflects this blog’s readership. I’d like to see more questions on habits and results.

7 More Sure-Fire Headline Templates That Work

A follow up to the first 10 headline templates. I love that these are basically “plug and chug” but still have a lot of power.

10 Sure-Fire Headline Formulas That Work

This article is directed towards online marketers, but really includes bloggers, too. We just typically happen to be marketing ourselves, and most of us could stand to do a better job of it.

21 Surefire Tips for a Successful Blog Launch

An excellent collection of tips, well worth the read.