Tag: rss reader

You’re Only As Good As Your Current Post

Have you ever noticed the majority of visitors to your blog only comment on your most recent post? Even your loyal readers aren’t digging to find more of your writings. If they are, they often don’t comment. Why is that? Today’s Lesson As bloggers we’re continually publishing new posts. As… read more You’re Only As Good As Your Current Post

How Links Increase Visits And Earnings

Photo Credit jurek d.’s photos Feed readers are a great way to stay current on our favorite blogs. The blogs are automatically updated, and we can pick and choose which posts we want to read…all in one place. Today’s Lesson If we read posts in a feed reader, we don’t… read more How Links Increase Visits And Earnings

Go Home and Cover Your Crack

Photo Credit Dano’s photos This blog topic may sound hypocritical. After all, every Tuesday I showcase a new blog and ask my readers to pay them a visit. Today’s Lesson I believe a good blog starts with a solid foundation. A foundation that is the result of research, a good… read more Go Home and Cover Your Crack

RSS Feed Reader Numbers – A Farce

Photo Credit: Photopia No offense to my loyal RSS readers, but it’s time others know that claims of having thousands of RSS readers is a farce. Today’s Lesson Often, on big name blogs they will post or brag that they have 15,000 +/- RSS readers. No, they don’t. They have… read more RSS Feed Reader Numbers – A Farce

0 to 30 Seconds – Can You Answer My Question

To continue my readership building series, I am doing a test. Can I provide a reader with an answer, to their search string, within 30 seconds of entering my site? Today’s Lesson Since blog statistics provide tons of information, I check my blog’s stats on a regular basis. If I… read more 0 to 30 Seconds – Can You Answer My Question

KISS Your Blog

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

How To Post Date Your Posts – WordPress

Six weeks ago, I was banging my head against the wall while I was trying to load and learn WordPress. I was so green to blogging, the terminology, HTML,posts, web-hosts, RSS readers, social book-marking, etc…the list was long. Now, here I am, about 35 posts later, a little less green,… read more How To Post Date Your Posts – WordPress