Is it Worth Getting Local Domain Names for a Blog?
April 25, 2008
@PopularWealth asks - “I’d like to see geo-domain blogging addressed since you ask Darren. I think geo domains, and “local” sites are getting hot again”
I’m no expert on this topic but I do think that there is something to it well worth exploring from my own personal experience. My first domain was LivingRoom which is a .au (Australian) domain.
I blogged heavily on this domain for a number of years and it got a lot of incoming links in the early days of running it and as a result began to rise in it’s search engine authority. What I found was that despite blogging in some very competitive niches (including Digital Cameras) on that domain it got quite a lot of traffic to it from Google. The traffic didn’t come from the global Google but Google.com.au (the Aussie localized version). For a while there the traffic was quite massive (although less so these days as I’ve let the blogs slip to focus more on my main blogs).
Read more
How Do I Get More Relevant Readers for My Blog?
April 25, 2008
@happygirl08 asks about how to - “get more relevant readers to your blog/ mailing list??”
Good question - some bloggers tend to focus on getting more readers of any kind - they don’t really care about who they are, they just want their numbers to increase. So I think it’s good that you’re asking about ‘relevant’ readers because some readers will come to your blog and then leave, never to return, whereas others will come back again and again because they click with something on your blog (I presume this is what you mean by ‘relevant readers’. OK - now that I’ve said that - an answer:
Here’s the question that I encourage you to ask - “where are the readers that I want already gathering in numbers?”
Read more
What Are YOU About? [Choosing a Topic for Your Blog]
April 20, 2008
Do You Write From Your Heart ?
April 19, 2008
1: Will readers like my post ?
Read moreThe Choice of Associating Your Name with Your Blog
April 15, 2008
Do you associate your name with your blog?
One of the choices that face bloggers when starting out is one around their own name and whether they will use it on their blog (and to what extent). There’s a range of options open to bloggers:- Blog under your personal name and promote it prominently on your blog (this is what I’ve done here on ProBlogger)
- Blog under your personal name but don’t really promote yourself (this is what I’ve done on DPS - my name is on the about page but not much more)
- Blog under an alias and promote that name (Skellie does this on Skelliewag)
- Blog without any name on your blog at all - letting the content speak for itself
Why Do You Write?
April 11, 2008
In this post Muhammad Saleem asks why do you write? Muhammad is a social media consultant and a top-ranked community member on many social sites. image by mezone
Why Do You Write?
Sounds like an odd question at first, doesn’t it? The reason why you write actually has a big impact on how you write and what you write about, and understand that identifying this reason can actually help you write better and work faster towards achieving that goal. For example, when I first started writing online, I was writing a personal diary of sorts. Since I was writing it more as an outlet for self-expression and not as something for public consumption, the blog didn’t look very pretty, it was unstructured, and I didn’t care much about editing the content or writing regularly. However, when I started writing my first social media blog, I approached the matter very differently. What changed? Read morePersonal brand pack
April 9, 2008
You probably already have a few accounts dotted around the Internet on social networking sites like MySpace, YouTube, Facebook etc and have reached the point where you’re thinking about building your own website, your own dotcom, somewhere to present yourself, your business, your thoughts… your BRAND.
Brand-Forge.com’s Personal Brand package is designed for people with some knowledge of how websites work (HTML, PHP, FTP, Flash etc) but are not interested in the technical jiggery-pokery behind managing your own webserver and other time-consuming and unrewarding activities. For those who have no interest in getting down and dirty with a bit of simple code customization and plugin configuration, don’t worry, Brand-Forge.com offers a fully managed service from as little as $10 (£5) per hour.
Now, for the first time you can order, at the click of a button, a complete suite of tools to help you realize your dream and begin the process of building your own online brand.
The personal brand package includes: Read more
Sphere: Related ContentPersonal Branding Online 101: Buy Your Own Name As A Domain Name
April 7, 2008
Should I Change My Website Into a Blog?
March 30, 2008
6 Reasons to Consider a Blog
Read more10 Blogging Jobs to Apply for Today
March 26, 2008
- Managing Editor, Finance and Investing Editor
- Mac Tips/Tricks Blogger
- Topical bloggers (with eclectic interests/expertises)
- Bloggers/Content Writer
- Political Gossip Blogger
- Community Blogger/Editor
- Company rumors & news writer
- Movie/Celebrity Bloggers
- Experienced Fashion Blogger and Content Manager
- Entertainment Writer: Women’s Television
