Google Kicked Me Out Of The Sandbox

It wasn’t until I started blogging that I read about “Google’s Sandbox”.
Apparently, the terminology was given to some blogs that may be on a “probationary period” with Google. These are blogs that Google is “watching” to see how internet users react to them. Google may be looking to see if they are [...]

Copy Successful Blogs/Websites - Or Not

It is often written, “Do not try to reinvent the wheel”.
In blogging, some will say, find a popular blog, and copy what they are doing, and you have a better chance of becoming successful.
Is that true? Or, is there a better way?
If you look at inventions, often individuals will take [...]

Popular Posts - Do Not Disturb

If you have a popular post(s), leave them alone.
Today’s Lesson
About ten days ago, I wrote a post on my other blog. Amazingly, within hours, I was getting hits/views.
After reviewing the post, “one more time”, I decided to make a small change to it.
That was a mistake!
The next day, [...]

My “Blogging Buddies” Update

Links to and from other sites, are great for increasing the popularity of your blog.
When I first started this blog, I decided to provide a link to all individuals (who had blogs or websites) who commented on, or linked to my blogs. That is when my “Blogging Buddies” page was born. [...]

Page Views Are Over Rated!

Page views in stats are over rated, and can be inflated.
How? If you click on your own posts, and your stats program is not blocking your own visits, your page views go up.
Example: One day I was feverishly working on my blog. I was all over the place…updating old posts, writing [...]

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