Skribit Helps To Cure Writers Block
May 9, 2008
- to cure your writers block
- get important stats and reader insights through analytic reports
- Connect with readers by learning what they want
Web Usability: As Few Clicks As Possible
May 8, 2008
Hello guys, today I want to talk about a simple yet often overlooked rule of web usability. Read moreMeet Your Commenters WordPress Plugin
As bloggers we all love to get as many comments as we can. After all, having an active community of commenters gives us a sense of achievement. With the Meet Your Commenters Plugin you can now connect even more with the people who comment on your blog by showing you some “insider” information within your dashboard about them. The Plugin works with the help of the Google Social Graph API. When visitors leave a comment on your site they leave more info than you think and with the help of this Plugin you can connect through social networks where information is provided all through your dashboard.May 7, 2008
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Do You Know Your Visitors? 5 Points to Consider
This is a guest post by Abhijeet Mukherjee. Yes this is the question of the day for you. Do you know your visitors? Do you know what exactly they are looking for in your blog? Do you know if you are writing articles for an advanced user or for a beginner? Daniel once said that for a blogger, his reader is his customer. Hence having a clear perception about your visitor and what exactly he wants is one of the most important recipes for success as a blogger. If you are a niche blogger, then this becomes easier, but even then you should be aware if you are writing for an expert user or a beginner. You will always encounter situations when the post which you consider good is not appreciated by your readers and simple posts which you never gave importance to, becomes popular among your readers. That is why it is important to understand the psyche of the majority of your visitors and write accordingly. 1. Analyze Comments Read moreMay 7, 2008
TiECON/Chitika Blogpreneur Contest 2008
Chitika, the advertising network, has partnered with the TiECON conference to create a contest for bloggers, called Blogpreneur Contest 2008. Basically they want success stories from bloggers and web entrepreneurs. Here is how to participate:May 6, 2008
The 3 winners, selected by a panel of experts, will get featured at the TiECON conference, exposure on their websites and will also win badges and a plaque (I think they could have put some more salt in the prizes, but anyway). The contest starts in April 24 and ends in May 8. Read more
- Publish a blog post on your blog highlighting the key factors of your success in free form (no particular structure)
- Include the contest badge (see below) within your post so we can recognize your post an an entry
- Email your blog post link to: Blogpreneur(at)chitika.com so we can make sure your post is counted
Get Started at Creative Writing
If you don’t know what creative writing is all about, or if you have an idea but would like to get started, you should check out our latest article on Daily Writing Tips, titled Creative Writing 101. Here is a quote:May 6, 2008
There is a common belief that because most of us are literate and fluent, there is no need to serve an apprenticeship if we want to become a successful wordsmith. … That’s what I thought until I tried to write my first novel. I soon learnt that a novel, like a piece of furniture, has its own set of requirements, laws of construction that have to be learnt. Just because I had read plenty of novels didn’t mean I could write one, any more than I could make a chair because I had sat on enough of them.What does creative writing has to do with blogging? Well, for one thing all bloggers need to be able to write efficiently, and to be able to express and raise emotions from time to time. That is, they need to go beyond the mere facts once in a while (or more often than that depending on your niche). That is what creative writing is all about.
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Welcome to the first Daily Blog Tips video post. It has been a long time since the idea of playing with videos came into my mind, and now I am finally up with the first one. I am aware that the quality needs to get improved, but if you guys like the format it might become a weekly feature on the blog. Apart from blog reviews I will try to to tutorials and how-to videos as well. On this first blog review I will cover the design and layout aspects of FavBrowser.com, a blog coming from one of our readers (I asked his permission to review it). In future reviews we will cover different aspects, like search engine optimization, content quality, promotion strategy and so on. If you took the time to watch the video, please let me know if you would like to see more of them, and if you have any suggestions for topics or formats. If for some reason you can’t see the video player, here is the link for the YouTube page: http://youtube.com/watch?v=WI074pRX13w. Read moreMay 5, 2008
Advertlets: How to Get More Advertisements and Earn More Money
If you have not log in to Advertlets control panel for some time, you may not have noticed the Advertising Preferences. Login and you should see them in the dashboard.May 5, 2008
Please update your preferences to ensure that advertising stays relevant on your blog, and to your taste of your blog audience. All these are set to be automatically off by default. However, please take some time to configure your display of ads.Depending on what’s fine with you, simply select all options to start displaying ads ranging from politics to gambling to adult. After ticking every single options, I’ve noticed an increase of earnings from 20-30%
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Hitting The Right Keyword
Late last year I followed some advice from a good friend of mine who makes his living with blogger niche sites and built my own blogger blog within 3 hours. I posted ten blog posts using the inbuilt time stamp feature. I also posted some pictures to make the site look more appealing. The keyword I used was from Google Trends. That site will give you constantly updated information on what is hot right now and searched for a lot via Google. Google Trends is therefore a great tool to use for niche marketing if you target the right keywords. See the graph below of my sites traffic.May 5, 2008
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Display Your Latest Action With BT Active Discussions
BT Active Discussions is a brand new WordPress Plugin that acts via a phpBB platform. Instead of having a recent comments Plugin you could use this Plugin to save space in your sidebar and yet still give your readers a great overview of where the action is on your blog.May 3, 2008
I really love this Plugin, as it will save space but allows readers to see where to go to find active comments on your blog. This means no more hunting around to see where, what and when as you can do this on the “recent discussions” page instead. To install the BT Active Discussions Plugin, download the zip file from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Read more
