Tag: Blogs

If you are on this blog, trying to figure out how to make millions from blogging, you are on the wrong site. I would suggest you read a previous post of mine, titled Quit Blogging – Make Millions. Today’s Lesson When you sign up for Google AdSense, if you troll… read more Experiment With AdSense Positions

Today’s Lesson We spend an awful lot of time writing posts. Some days, though, we just don’t feel creative, but we know we should get something posted, so the search engines will visit out sites. I know that may sound like a lame excuse to post something, but we need… read more Updating An Old Post, Will Get You Crawled

I love to be able to help others. Not only in my everyday life, but now with blogging. Isn’t that really why we blog? Today’s Lesson If you have read my “about” page, you know I love old people, children and animals. My love for children is one reason reason… read more Is Your Blog Helping Others

If you have a blog, receiving your first comment (that wasn’t spam), is pretty exciting. Receiving a comment, validates that you are being heard. Comments can give you motivation to keep blogging. Comments can also develop into cyberspace friendships. Comments are also very important to fellow bloggers, so don’t forget… read more How To Get Comments On Your Blog

Google AdSense video units are now ready for use on blogs. I went to my Google AdSense account and downloaded the video unit. If you do not have a YouTube account, you must first establish one prior to downloading the video unit. After getting your confirmation code from YouTube, you… read more Google AdSense Video Units

Leaving a comment on another blog, can spark many things. One comment can create a rush of traffic to your blog. A meaningful comment can also bring you many loyal visitors. Keep in mind, “comment traffic” can be “spikey” traffic, i.e. you could see an immediate spike in your traffic… read more Write Traffic Building Comments

Apparently, Google cares about page rank. And, so do the other search engines. A lot of bloggers care, too. I don’t. Maybe, I should… Today’s Lesson What is page rank? According to Wikipedia, PageRank is a link analysis algorithm that assigns a numerical weighting to each element of a hyperlinked… read more Page Rank – Who Cares?

Learning all there is to know about keywords, keyword density, or keyword phrases, could take months. But, it is a known fact, using keyword density, may get your blog found, and drive more traffic to your site. This is what I have learned about keywords, keyword density and keyword phrases…. read more How To Use Keywords or Keyword Phrases

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… read more Page Views Are Over Rated!

Is your blog being found by search engines, referrals, or direct (bookmarks, or someone types in your blog URL)? I have two blogs, and interestingly enough, readers are finding this blog, by referrals, almost exclusively. (A lot of my referrals, become “direct”, due to bookmarking.) My second blog, Observation Mountain.com… read more Search Engines, Referrals or Direct Traffic?

As written earlier, in my post, Is A Hit, A Visit? we found out that a hit is not a visit. So, is a visit a visit? It all depends on which stats program you’re using. Today, I’m analyzing five different blogging statistics platforms. It’s going to get confusing. What… read more Confusing Blog Stats – Is a Visit a Visit?

Years ago, we had just moved to a large city. My husband, not being used to freeways, was driving on one, just as he always did on the country roads. As he was enjoying the scenery, he heard a siren and then noticed flashing lights in his rear view mirror…. read more Is Your Blog “Petting Traffic”?

I’ve read many articles about blogging. Many state that you need to “pick a niche” and create a blog around that niche. Curiosity got the best of me, so I went to Technorati, and took a look at the top ten blogs. What did I find? Well, most of them… read more Niche, Or No Niche, That Is The Question…

When you receive a comment on your blog, and the author makes a typo, should you correct the error? If the author of the comment, uses improper grammar, should you change it? If the author of the comment, forgets to capitalize the first letter of a sentence, should you correct… read more Should You Edit Your Reader’s Comments?

What is a favicon? To quote Wikipedia.org A favicon (short for ‘favorites icon’), also known as a website icon, a page icon or an urlicon, is an icon associated with a particular website or webpage. Where do you see a favicon? You will see it at the beginning of the… read more How To Create A Favicon For Your Blog

Leaving comments on another blog, is a great way to generate more traffic, to your blog. How does leaving a comment on another blog, drive traffic to your blog, you ask? It starts with a short story. Several weeks ago, I left a comment on Darren Rowse’s blog, Problogger. Asako,… read more Comments Generate Traffic

If you have been blogging for any length of time, are you finding out who really cares about your blog? Who are your regular visitors? Are they your family? Are they your friends? Do your family and friends visit your blog on a regular basis? Leave comments? This is what… read more You Blog? Who Cares?

Does your site need an extreme makeover? Just as humans, strive to look their best, we should treat our blogs, the same way. Good content could be compared to a good person. A good person may not make a great first impression, but once we get to know them, we… read more Are You A “Site For Sore Eyes”

You have a blog. Now, what about the design, or theme of your blog? It can be an daunting task…finding the theme that matches your content. Having changed my themes (I have two blogs), at least a half dozen times, I am reverting back to KISS. Keep It Simple, Stupid!… read more KISS Your Blog

Do you have old posts, that have never been read by anyone, other than you? Do you have old posts, that are buried so deep in your archives, that you don’t even remember writing them? Do you have old posts, that don’t reflect your beliefs any more? It’s time to… read more Lost and Found – Old Posts – How to Revive Them

Blogs aren’t for everyone. In fact, blogs aren’t for most people. However, if you’re thinking of starting a blog, you need to ask yourself a few questions. 1) Am I willing to devote time to blogging? 2) Do I have the “spare change”, needed to start a blog? 3) Do… read more Do You Have What It Takes To Blog?

I recently added the “Digg This” button to my blogs. The “Digg This” button is great for blog authors to use, if they want to encourage readers to submit their stories to Digg. Submitting your posts to Digg, may help to increase your readership, thus increasing your traffic counts. As… read more “Digg This” Button Added

Blogging is not my big idea to make millions. If you’re asking, “Can I make millions blogging?” Well…that’s a million dollar question. Take the time to read an earlier post, I wrote, “Quit Blogging, and Make Millions”.  Plus, if you’ve done any research, you’ll see that anyone who’s been blogging… read more Big Ideas That Could Make Millions

Testing your WordPress blog on Firefox, Internet Explorer, and other browsers is imperative. I use the Firefox browser for most of my work. However, when I began testing my blog’s appearance on the Internet Explorer (IE) browser, I began seeing a different “look”. When I thought I had things perfect,… read more Testing Your Theme In Firefox Browser vs Internet Explorer

Adding a Google Search Bar on your blog/website, can help you increase your Google earnings. This is almost a no brainer, as most themes already include a search bar. To add AdSense for Search is easy. Log into your Google account. Go to “AdSense Setup”, click on “AdSense for Search”,… read more AdSense For Search

My head is still reeling from “crashing” both of my blogs late last week. It all started, when I decided to add a third blog (more on that at a later date). I signed on to my web hosting account, and filled out all of the information. No problem there…. read more I “Crashed” My Blogs

I just added the Amber Alert Ticker to both of my blogs. I’m encouraging all webmasters and bloggers to add the Amber Alert Ticker to your websites and blogs. It could help to save a child. Since Amber Alerts are normally only posted on TV and the radio, this will… read more Amber Alert Ticker Added

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… read more Google Page Rank – Chasing That Elusive Dream

Would you like to be able to make a million dollars blogging? Of course, you would. Although most of us blog in an effort to help others, money always enters the picture, in one form or another. We may want to make a few bucks via our affiliate advertising, by… read more Quit Blogging and Make Millions

If you’re a newbie to blogging, you’ve probably asked the question, “How often should I post to my blog?” How often you post to your blog, is a decision you should make even before you start to blog. Ask yourself, “What is my objective to blogging?” “How much time do… read more Blogging? How Often Should You Post?