Blogging
WordPress, Technorati and … Where’d All The Blog Directories Go?
Where’d all the good blog directories go? I came to wonder about that via a somewhat winding path, so follow along with me if you would, please. A couple nights ago, I was installing a new self-hosted WordPress blog. One of the many settings you’re asked to configure involves search engine (and web) spiders and […]
It’s Official: Static, Brochure-Ware Websites Are Dead
If you don’t have a content marketing strategy, you don’t have an online marketing strategy. I’ve been saying that for some time now, and I think it’s never been more true than it is today. If you want to succeed online in any industry that’s even remotely competitive, you must have an effective content marketing […]
Will Google Think I’m a “Scraper”?
About six weeks ago, Google put webmasters on alert about more upcoming changes to how it fights spam. Specifically, Google asked for help in identifying “scraper” sites — sites that copy content from somewhere else and republish it on their own site. I wrote about this on Search Engine Land and, in the comments there, […]
Two Must-Reads About Blogging
I hate when this happens: My monthly recap for the previous month has already been published when I find a really great article that should’ve made the cut. That just happened this weekend … twice! There are two articles about blogging that are so good they deserve a special “Hey, go read these!” post … […]
Don’t Get To The Point Where You Need to “Reclaim” Your Blog
Hugh Macleod of gapingvoid fame wrote a blog post that’s making the rounds today, and there’s a quick lesson in it for small businesses: Don’t get to the same point that he did.
A Simple Sample Editorial Calendar to Keep Your Blogging on Schedule
Blogging’s hard. I know that very well. It’s why I recently wrote that series, 5 Ways To Find New Blog Content. But finding content is only part of the challenge of blogging. Another part is scheduling — more specifically, being a consistent blogger. That’s where an editorial calendar comes in.
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