You see them on every website, all over the internet.They are articles written by guest writers.Every website that's looking for more visitors, needs fresh content. Blogs are certainly no different. On the internet, content is king. I know that's a major...
Google PageRank and Backlinks Updated Pt. 2
Blog Business World has had a PageRank update to PageRank 6 (PR6). PageRank is Google's measure of importance of an internet page, based on its number of incoming links, often referred to as backlinks.Blog Business World is showing a total of 472 incoming...
Year end blogging reviews of 2003 begin
Blogging Ambassador extrordinaire Trudy Schuett has already started the parade of year end blogging reviews of 2003.In her post Once and Future Heroes 2003, she names bloggers and blogging supporters who she calls, "a list of people who are doing good...
Links add value to your blog
I was surprised to discover, on a post on the blog discussion board Blogger Forum, that some people believe incoming links can harm their blog.The myth the question addressed was whether "having incoming low-rated links, or links that are not rated,...
Google PageRank and backlink update followup
As I reported recently, Google is in the midst of updating its PageRank and reported backlinks, for the three billion plus pages in its data base.For those of you who are interested in your blog's PageRank and incoming links, this is an important time....
Blog History: The Real Story
Many great thinkers of the day have pondered the weblog (blog) phenomenon, that is gaining momentum on the internet.A few investigative historians, have delved into the background, of where and how blogs arose on the internet. While more famous historians...
Google PageRank and backlink update
The dominant search engine Google, gave a few people a nice Christmas gift, in their virtual stockings.Google is busily updating its backlinks and PageRank. Like Santa, Google is making a list, checking it twice, and finding a few sites naughty, and...
Why would anyone want to blog?
As regular bloggers, we often take blogs for granted.That is not the case on an internet wide basis. Much to the shock and awe, of many members of the blogging community, not everyone knows about blogs. I realize that's a bit harsh for many people, but...
Business blogs: content value
Every blog, like all other types of websites, requires content.Business blogs are certainly no exception.Your blog needs fresh, interesting and informative content for several reasons.1) Your blog requires content to attract readers, and to have them...
A great new article on SEO Chat
Don't miss a great column, written by my friend David Clain of Swagu entitled Search Engine Myths Debunked. It can be found at SEO Chat, a quality website that discusses search engine optimization issues.In the article, David discusses the many urban...
Blogshares game returns
Players of the popular fantasy stock market game Blogshares, will be happy to know the game has returned.As I had previously reported, there were efforts being made to revive the game that uses blogs as the game's stocks.They were successful.Blogshares...
Comments are now invited on this blog
I have added a comments feature to this blog.You will find it at the very end of each post, duly marked "Comments".Feel free to add your comments to my posts, and let me know how the commenting system works.It's an add-on commenter. Blogger doesn't make...
Are other blogs linking to your blog?
I have often discussed the value of link exchanges in this column.While there are some concens in some quarters, about trading links and their effect on your Google rankings, I still believe they are a good thing for bloggers.Bloggers trade links, ljust...
Business blogs: Add your personality
For me to suggest adding personality to your business blog, is to provide a different type of post, than one I normally write.I am certainly part of that great rift that allegedly exists between personal online journals and diaries on the one hand, and...
Blogs need marketing too
Do you practice blog marketing?Do you promote and publicize your blog as much and as often as you can?If you don't, perhaps it's time to start some real blog marketing activities.I fully understand that many bloggers are not really concerned with having...
Can blogs make money?
Over at Living Room, blogger Darren Rowse asks the questions that have probably popped into the mind of every blogger. At least once:"Will blogging produce millionaires? Can blogging financially provide people with a full time earning capacity? Will...
Trudy Schuett's blogging series wraps up
Those of you, who like me, are following Trudy Schuett's great three part series on Why Writers Hate Blogs are reminded that part three is now posted.In Part Three, Trudy discusses a few more technical aspects of blogging. She touches upon "pinging",...
Keep your search engine rankings high
You've seen my writings about the recent Google update, referred to around the internet as "Florida".In that recent update, many websites that ranked highly for their various search terms, fell to all time lows. Many went from the top of Page One to...
Be heard with a blog
The blog, as one person's voice, is one its great strengths. An individual, who might not otherwise be heard, is able to publish thoughts and ideas. Yes, they could use a website, but a blog has more intimacy and immediacy. The blog is, in many ways,...
Link trades and the so-called Florida Update
The recent Google update, referred to as "Florida" around search engine optimization (SEO) circles, had an adverse effect on many link trading websites.Blogs trade links extremely frequently, often almost obsessively so. The blog lnk trades were not...
Free business advice and how to use it
Free business advice is readily found all over the internet.Bloggers are no exception.I'm no exception!As you visit the many blogs, found on many blogrolls and links lists, you will find free business advice of all sorts. Some of it is complete with...
Helpful advice forums for bloggers
Reading and posting, in the various internet forums, is a great way to learn more about marketing, promotions, and search engine optimzation.I am a strong believer in joining a number of forums, and being a helpful participant. Sharing your knowledge...
Business Blogs: Ideas for Christmas
As the holiday season draws nigh, you might want to add a Christmas or Hannukah theme to your business blog.Because of the unique possibilities of the season, it's a good idea to add some holiday themed articles to your blog.For one thing, search engines...
Blogshares game receives new life
For the past while, I've been following the ups and downs of the Blogshares game.For those not fully up to speed on the Blogshares turmoil, here is a bit of background.Blogshares was a fantasy stock market game, where the stocks were the various blogs...
Shameless self promotion
Warning:The following post contains some utterly shameless self promotion.You were warned!I just had an article entitled The DMOZ Directory: Get Your Site Listed published on the prestigious SEO Chat website. The article discusses getting your website...
The need to blog: should we worry?
Is the pressure to write new and exciting blog entries causing you stress?Do you feel obligated to post daily, or even hourly, to your blog?That concern for our readers is a commonly held, yet not often addressed issue for all bloggers. There are days...
2003 Weblog Awards
For those of you who either love awards shows, or if you feel nauseous each time the Oscars or Grammy Awards are mentioned, there are weblog awards too.They are the 2003 Weblog Awards.At least with the blog awards, you get to vote. The Academy Awards...
Blogshares game resurrection possible?
Many bloggers, including yours truly, were enjoying the Blogshares fantasy stock market game.Blogshares was a fantasy stock market game, where the stocks were the various blogs found around the internet. Their share values were determined by the number...
Blogs and the new Google rankings
Blogs rank well in the Google search results.When people enter your most important keywords, into the Google search box, your blog is likely to rate very highly in the results.Why should that be?With Google's new, and rather controversial new algorithm...
Blog Survey results prove interesting
Blog Search Engine just released the results of its internet blog survey.While some of the results were surprising.Example:22% of all respondents maintained two blogs, and a further 22% had more than three blogs. There are certainly some busy bloggers...
Industry specific business blogs
An article about real estate research and purchases online by John Mudd at Blogcritics provided some interesting reading. There is clearly a wide open field for business blogging, not only in the real estate industry, but in almost every other business...
[grid::brand] Branding your blog: three ideas
Your blog can become a recognized brand name website.You simply have to treat your blog the way any company would consider handling their major name brands. To most company's their brand reputations are one of their most important properties.Your blog...
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