The All-Time Best Blogging Articles - An Introduction!
November 25, 2007
10 Steps to a Killer Blog Post! by Thomas at ThomasSinfield.com.
Blogger’s Guide to Creating Better Content by Steven at VandelayDesign.com.
Write More and Better Content by Marco at MarcoRichter.net.
Blog Wrap Ups Made Simple and Easy by Snoskred at Snoskred.org.
TRAFFIC GENERATION & EXPOSURE:
15 Ways to Get Exposure for Your New Blog by Steven at VandelayDesign.com.
6 Ways to Boost Traffic to Your Blog! by Thomas at ThomasSinfield.com.
7 Creative, Out-of-the-Box Link Baiting Ideas That You Can Use in Your Blogs by Ruchir at TechnoMoney.net.
Got a New Website? Go for the Long Tail. by Frank at OpTempo.com.
Google Optimization - Key Factors by Marco at MarcoRichter.net.
Traffic Building Via Social Networking by Frank at OpTempo.com.
Comment Smart! by Ruchir at TechnoMoney.net.
SITE DEVELOPMENT:
How to Start Blogging in 5,401 Words by Marco at MarcoRichter.net.
Brainstorming Techniques for Bloggers by Steven at VandelayDesign.com.
What’s In Your Success Toolbox? by Betshopboy at Betshopboy.net.
14 Reasons Readers Unsubscribe From Your Blog by Snoskred at Snoskred.org.
The 5 E’s of Essential Blogging by Betshopboy at Betshopboy.net.
The 5 P’s and W’s of Blogging by Betshopboy at Betshopboy.net.
How to Get Back Into Your Blogging Groove by Hopeful Spirit at HopefulSpirit.com.
8 Great Bloggers Tell What Inspired Them to Blog by Ruchir at TechnoMoney.net.
The Three Secrets to Getting Rid of Your Unprofitable Free Time by 2xKnight at FanaticSpace.com.
Thirteen More “Lesser Known” Helpful Wordpress Plugins by Janie at JHSiess.com.
11 Must Have Wordpress Plugins for Any Blog by James at InsomniacMe.net.
Revitalizing an Old Blog with Google Video Units by Frank at OpTempo.
Like I said, I hope to hold these group writing projects every couple of months so please keep your eyes peeled for them. By submitting your post, I have more content to include in these carnivals and you get a free backlink, traffic, and exposure in return!
Other group writing projects in this series:
PART ONE: November 2007
PART TWO: January 2008
PART THREE: June 2008
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Make Your Christmas This Year a Bright One!
November 24, 2007
If you celebrate Christmas, then you most likely love Christmas lights and their beautiful colors. I know I do. They’re pretty much a tradition and make the holidays glow with happiness. But if you’re using the average, incandescent lights, then you’re really missing out on something a lot better!
LED Christmas lights use 90% less energy, have around a 50,000 hour bulb life, are better for the environment, are safer because they don’t get as hot, and are very durable and not as easily broken. They are also less costly and save you extra money because they take a load off your electric bill as opposed to using incandescent lights.
If you’re using the average Christmas lights, you might want to consider switching this season. You can get any of the LED Christmas lights you will ever need at HolidayLEDs.com and for such a decent price, too! I’m all for helping saving money and the environment at the same time, and I’m sure you are too. It’s time to update to something new and better.
Happy early holidays! :)
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The Best of the Blogosphere: November 23, 2007
November 23, 2007
I hope all you American readers out there had a merry Thanksgiving yesterday, and now you can kickstart your great weekend with a roundup of some even greater articles! I am proud to present the largest roundup this blog has ever experienced, so please do enjoy it! Keep writing such great content as well. :)
What to Do When You’re Feeling Hopeless and Thinking to Quit by TechnoMoney.
Ways To Write Traffic Boosting Prediction Posts by Wayne Liew.
Are You Sabotaging Your Social Stories? by Blogging Experiment.
How to Write the Perfect ‘About’ Page (by Numbers) by Skelliewag.
How I Make Money Blogging by ProBlogger.
Use Images To Get Your Best Posts Noticed By Your Visitors by JohnTP.
Respond to Your Readers by Marco Richter.
How NOT To Monetize Your Blog by Blogging Tips.
Who Would Have Thought the Idea of a Thank-You Could Illicit Such an Abusive Response? by Caroline Middlebrook.
Popularity vs. Real Life - Bloggrrl.
Del.icio.us: An Underrated Link Building Tool from Vandelay Web Design.
The Worst Post In the Universe (Impure Version) by Courtney Tuttle.
WORRY, WORRY, WORRY! - and more worry by Personal Growth with Corinne Edwards.
10 Handy Web Tools - by Free Cash Quest.
Look Ahead With TabScope - A Firefox Add-on by MeAndMyDrum.
Flintstone Tech In Today’s World by Brown Baron.
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Hey Bloggers, What Are YOU Thankful For?
November 22, 2007
After you’ve had your fill of games, I would like to discuss the role comments are going to play this holiday. Everything is, of course, optional, but you will only benefit from the festivities! COMMENTS:
1. Tell me what you are thankful for. First things first, since it IS Thanksgiving! In your comment, please let myself and the other bloggers and visitors know what you are thankful for - whether in be in the real world or the online one. Passing around gratitude is good for everyone. It makes you happy and soothes your spirits. So please let us know the things in your life that you really appreciate and don’t want to take for granted. What good things have happened to you this year? Focus on the ups, not the downs.
2. Get a free link(s) from SuperBloggingTips.com! This is how I would like to thank YOU! This blog would be nothing without all the kind people that have helped me or shown interest in this site. In your comment, just let me know that you would like to be included in the linking fun - please don’t be shy or humble, the more links received, the better! If you are going for a certain keyword, let me know your anchor text preference and I’ll use it to help you out some more. ALL links will be added to the bottom of this post, so you have 100% chance of getting a free backlink. However, ONE of those links will be randomly selected to win a spot in the “Recommended Sites” in the sidebar for a month, which is sitewide advertisement (worth $5). What’s to lose? It’s my thanks to you, ALL OF YOU!
So please don’t miss out on any of the excitement. I am very thankful for my friends and family. I am extremely grateful for the opportunities with this blog, and the successes I have achieved. I am SOOO thankful for all the great people I have encountered. I am also grateful for my current text link advertisers, Blogging, Technology Me & Analyzing Modern Design, JoJo Effect, and Handyscell.de (if you want to be a sponsor, click here).
My visitors sure do mean a lot to me, so I can’t wait to hear from you and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
UPDATE: A huge thank you to Djahna, Hopeful Spirit, Ruchir, and Sandra for stopping by to leave a response. :)
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The #1 Reason Why You Will Fail As A Blogger
November 21, 2007
Photography by smiles4angels.
Winners never quit and quitters never win!
And you want to be the winner. The #1 reason why people fail at blogging is because they simply give up. A lot of the time blogging is made out to be the “instant way to make thousands of dollars” without doing any work. Well guess what? That’s not true. People look for an easy way out and when they realize they’re not going to get it, they quit. But nothing comes without a price. If you always quit, you’re never going to get anything in life.Everyone has to work at blogging. Great content must be written on an every-other-day or daily basis, and it must be kept up to par. Designs must be constantly worked on and tweaked. Comments and emails must be replied to all the time. There’s even a lot of planning involved. All of the above, and tons more, must be done to be successful. Blogging is not a get-rich-quick scheme!
Every job takes work. Blogging can be a great job if you know what you’re doing, but it takes a lot of time to build it up and often people don’t succeed on their first try. If you’re a quitter and you know it, then maybe blogging is not the best thing for you. To be honest, it can take a lot more time and dedication than a “real job”. But blogging can be extremely rewarding and it is fun for a lot of people who have a passion for it.
The #1 reason why you will fail as a blogger is because you are a quitter. Don’t give up! The first three months of blogging are really tough, and even up to the first six months it’s pretty hard still. During that time you’re learning a lot and making a lot of mistakes that take some fixing. Everyone goes through it, so don’t think you’re the only one. At times blogging might get you down, but quitting is never the solution.
As you go along, things will only get easier. At the start, it’s hard to build traffic and backlinks but after a while a lot of that will spread by word of mouth and come naturally. Sure, you might get occasionally frustrated or confused. But if you keep going, it will all be worth it in the end. So don’t give up, because THAT is what makes you the failure.
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