Whenever you make optimization changes to your site you can never be 100% sure how they will affect your rank on a given search engine results page (SERP). Even the most minor changes can sometimes have a major impact with search engines - both positive and negative.
Being able to track your search engine rank not [...]
Ben Yoskovitz from the Instigator Blog has created a group writing project and is asking for peoples secrets on productivity. Charlene from Essential Keystrokes, Maki from Dosh Dosh, and Zep from In-Sect have all invited me to join in.
Before I jump into my own thoughts on productivity I wanted to mention some points Charlene and Maki brought up in their [...]
Twitter’s popularity just keeps on growing, and considering nine out of every ten people using it have their own blog this is a really smart move from the MyBlogLog team.
Here’s what Eric had to say about the new feature:
As of today, your Twitter can now be broadcast on MyBlogLog too. If you have a Twitter account, just [...]
In the last month I’ve seen a few blogs stumble. Some have disappeared altogether, others are are still kicking about but are updated infrequently, which ultimately is just the same as if they had ceased to exist.
What did they do wrong? Why did they fail?
There are some common reasons people often bring up:
Burnout.
Lack of motivation or [...]
Most popular in April:
Full Vs. Partial RSS Feeds: According to Rick Klau from Feedburner there appears to be no significant difference in clickthrough rates between full and partial RSS feeds.
Choose Your Domain Name Carefully: Your choice of domain name can be the most important decision you make for your site.
Quick SEO Checklist: SEO isn’t [...]
A few weeks ago I put together a quick SEO checklist and I’ve been meaning to expand on some of those points.
One issue in particular I’ve had to deal with recently is duplicate content.
I’ve been using the SEO in Firefox extension to check various stats about my site from time to time. It gives you a quick snapshot of [...]
I opened my feed reader today and found about ten posts mentioning that the PageRank update is in progress. It’s nice to finally have a number set in stone but the reality is nothing much is going to change as far as your search engine rank goes.
The PageRank value you see when you use an online PR [...]
I firmly believe the best way to be successful is to watch, listen, and learn from those who have already made their mark. With that in mind I’ve collected a list of articles from successful people, covering a range of issues related to blogging.
Declaring War On Blogger Apathy
Darren Rowse (ProBlogger)
10 Sure-Fire Headline Formulas That [...]
Using a few pieces of paper and a magic marker the guys over at Common Craft have created one of the best introductory primers on RSS and feed readers I have seen.
If you want to educate anyone on RSS and it’s benefits I suggest you have them watch this video. For something so simple it’s amazingly [...]
Ever wanted to know what the blogosphere looked like? Me neither, but Discovery Magazine has provided a picture nonetheless.
Even though the vast majority of blogs are either abandoned or isolated, many bloggers like to link to other Web sites. These links allow analysts to track trends in blogs and identify the most popular topics of data [...]
