8 simple pointers to make sure you’re not one of the idiots! Don’t Be “FIRST!” Although being the first to comment on a post is a good way to get more traffic, being the first and just saying “FIRST!” is idiotic and will most likely get you slandered by the following commenters. Don’t be First! [...]

This is the follow up post to the previous Blogging From Scratch – Don’t Reinvent The Wheel and as promised here is your way to shortcut the shortcuts by not actually comparing top blogs about blogging yourself, subscribe to blogs like this for all the latest tips to help you with your blogging. Please feel free to share [...]

If you aren’t familiar with social bookmarking then make sure you check out Social Bookmarking 101 for an overview to get you started. Social Bookmarking pulls strongly on the power of social proof (the idea that if everyone else likes it then it must be good, or at least worth checking out). The key is learning how to get [...]

It’s easier to know where you are headed at the start than to try change direction further down the track. So before you get too deep, ask yourself these three questions: What Is My Blog About? When answering this question the more specific you can be the better. If you can’t figure out exactly what your [...]

Getting traffic to your blog is one thing but turning that traffic into loyal readers is another. If you haven’t yet, I would recommend you read Do You Capitalise On Your Blog Comments? as it is another strong techinique to maximise your current readership. If all of your visitors read one more post your pageviews [...]