Nearly 1 out of 2 blogs (48%) in Technorati's list of the top 100 blogs run on WordPress. That's up significantly from the 32% of the top 100 blogs that used WordPress three years ago. The remaining blogs in the top 100 list use a variety of other platforms such as Blogger, TypePad, Tumblr, in-house tools, and more. WordPress truly has grown into the number one choice for power blogs and ...[continue]
55 writing jobs for bloggers have been listed in the About.com Blogging Forum in the Writing Jobs for Bloggers folder. This week's list includes opportunities for men and women to blog about lifestyle topics for Simply Good Media, a well-known and popular blogging network. If you haven't spent time in the Blogging Forum lately, follow the link above to browse through the conversations happening there. Be sure to check out the ...[continue]
An iPad is one of top 10 affordable blogging tools that makes a blogger's life easier. It's worth the investment to be able to easily blog on-the-go and at anytime. What makes the iPad even more useful to bloggers are the many free and affordable iPad apps that you can download instantly. There are apps to help you streamline tasks, take notes for future blog posts, analyze your blog's performance, and ...[continue]
LinkedIn is a great tool to use to increase traffic to your blog, but many bloggers don't know how to do it. I put together some articles to help you get started using LinkedIn to grow your blog. Follow the links to learn 10 ways bloggers can get more blog traffic with LinkedIn as well as answers to common questions you need to understand so you create a great LinkedIn profile ...[continue]
38 writing jobs for bloggers have been listed in the About.com Blogging Forum in the Writing Jobs for Bloggers folder. This week's list includes opportunities to write about sports, parenting, entertainment, real estate, business, and more. Some writing jobs also require that bloggers drive traffic to the sites where their blog posts are published. Check out my list of 15 ways to increase blog traffic with social media marketing to learn ...[continue]
If you use WordPress as your blogging application and want to get more search traffic from Google and other search engines, then you need to check out my WordPress SEO tips. There are tips in the list for both WordPress.com and WordPress.org users, so whether you self-host your blog or WordPress hosts it for you, you'll find ways to increase search traffic to your blog in this article. The best part ...[continue]
My newest book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to LinkedIn, is now available in paperback and ebook formats from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and all other booksellers. The Complete Idiot's Guide to LinkedIn is intended for a beginner audience but goes beyond the basics of creating a LinkedIn profile. The book also teaches readers how to set goals for their LinkedIn efforts and create strategies to reach those goals. From how to ...[continue]
75 writing jobs for bloggers have been listed in the About.com Blogging Forum in the Writing Jobs for Bloggers folder. This week's list includes opportunities to write about sports, fashion, weddings, ATVs, and more! Some writing jobs for bloggers also require that you track the performance of your posts and related activities. Brush up on your web analytics skills by reading these articles: Top 5 Web Analytics Tools Making Sense of Blog Analytics 10 ...[continue]
Spring is here in my neck of the woods, but no matter what the weather is like outside your window, it's a great time to refresh your blog! Did you make any blogging resolutions this year? Take a look at your 2012 goals and see how far along you are on your path to reaching those goals. As the first quarter of the year comes to a close, check out my tips ...[continue]
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Google to Launch a Commenting Tool
March 29th, 2012 No comments »Google's path to making the world Google-dependent appears to be close to taking another big step with the announcement that the company plans to launch a commenting tool that will give Facebook, Disqus and similar commenting services a run for their money. The Next Web reports that the Google commenting tool will tie directly in with Google+ as well as other Google services and is likely to affect Google search results. Dan ...[continue]