My RSS readers "Let’s Comment to 1000" contest
Posted on November 15, 2007 - Filed Under Blogging | 16 Comments
Over the last few months, I’ve seen the number of RSS readers for my blog increase from a measly 5 to almost 900 today! That’s very exciting and I want to take a moment to thank all of my RSS readers and present them with a little something to keep them reading!
Thanks to Everyone!
Firstly, thanks to everyone has has subscribed to my blog!
I hope that it has provided something useful for anyone who does not have the time to browse through hundreds of sites looking for the latest Web 2.0 sites, cool technology tips, or great freeware applications.
My top picks for the WritersManifesto’s group writing project
Posted on October 27, 2007 - Filed Under Blogging | 1 Comment
Recently I participated in a group writing project hosted by Monika at the WritersManifesto with my entry How to find good ideas for your blog. My favorite entries for this project are as follows:
1. How to Attract Comments on Your Blog by Sarah
2. How to Move Self Hosted Wordpress Blogs Across Webhosts by Shivaranjan
3. How to Ad Edit Buttons to Your Wordpress Theme by Kyle
If you’re a blogger yourself, you’ll definitely want to check out some of these great articles as it’s very helpful whether you’re first starting out with blogging or even if you’re a veteran!
How to backup your blog using Feedburner and Gmail
Posted on October 15, 2007 - Filed Under Blogging | 9 Comments
Here’s a really simply and easy to implement way to back up your blog using two of my favorite tools: Gmail and Feedburner. There are many ways you can go about backing up your blog right now, such as using an online tool like BlogBackupOnline, using WordPress plugins like WP Database Backup, or by simply using FTP to download everything to your computer.
Blog Contest: The "Help Me" Group Reviewing Project
Posted on October 13, 2007 - Filed Under Blogging | 30 Comments
If you’ve been blogging for a while now, you’ve probably participated in some kind of blog contest or group writing project. I have joined in on several group writing projects, i.e. BlueJar, DailyBlogTips, etc and think they are absolutely great because you get to network with fellow bloggers, get your blog some exposure, and write about what you enjoy.
BritePic – Make money by placing ads inside your pictures
Posted on October 3, 2007 - Filed Under Blogging | 2 Comments
BritePic is a very interesting new service that "brings life to your images" by allowing you to morph your boring static images into fully interactive flash-enabled and money making "BritePics"! Other than another way to make money through ads, BritePic is also very cool to use because it adds lots of functionality to an image that you otherwise cannot get!
For example, take the following image below of a puppy inside of a pot:
Now let’s take a look at what your same picture would look like if it were a BritePic:
How I lost all my Google traffic because I didn’t back up my site
Posted on October 1, 2007 - Filed Under Blogging | 9 Comments
I just experienced a blogger’s worst nightmare: My hosting company’s server crashed, most of the data was LOST, my site was down for two full days, and I lost all of my traffic! And on top of that all, I was not even in town when this happened, so I could not fix the problem till I got back home because I didn’t have any remote backups. So after blogging for 6 months and increasing my traffic slowly but steadily to almost 1200 visitors a day, I am now getting a whopping 45 visitors from Google!
