Archive for July, 2007

Is A “Hit”, A “Visit”?

Posted by Barbara Swafford in Monday, July 30th 2007   
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Over the weekend, I received an email from the owner of a website I “showcased” on my other blog. She had a question about “hits” on her website, Dare To Care - Alaska.
Her passion is to feed hungry children, who have fallen through the cracks for Federally funded school lunches. How [...]

12 Great Excuses For Not Having A Web Log “Blog”

Posted by Barbara Swafford in Thursday, July 26th 2007   
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Way back, we used to write letters to each other. Then, the telephone came along, and everyone had a telephone number to share. After the telephone, came the fax. Then the cell phone. We probably have a minimum of three numbers for one person. Then, e-mail came along, and [...]

Writing Your “About” Page

Posted by Barbara Swafford in Wednesday, July 25th 2007   
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Writing an”About” page for your blog can be difficult. You’re telling the world, who you are.
Should you brag about your accomplishments, or downplay them?
If you’re young, with not much experience in life, how do you get readers to find you credible?
Should you try and stay anonymous?
Should you use your real name?
Should you include a photo?
I [...]

Google Page Rank - Chasing That Elusive Dream

Posted by Barbara Swafford in Tuesday, July 24th 2007   
Filed In: Archives, Lessons Learned, Linking, Page Rank, SEO    Tags: , , ,

Google Page Rank. If you blog, and have done any research on linking, you’ve probably read that you want incoming links to your pages from sites that have a ranking of 4 or above. This apparently, will help your Google Page Rank., which, in turn, increases your position in the search engines. [...]

Are You A Stataholic

Posted by Barbara Swafford in Monday, July 23rd 2007   
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Are you constantly checking your blog stats? Have you become a stataholic?
With new bloggers, it understandable that you check your stats often. You want, what you’ve written, to be read. After all, you started blogging to share with the world, what you feel is valuable information.
I’ve been a stataholic. When I [...]

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