To give me more information on your interest areas please fill in this questionnaire to let me know what you would prefer me to blog about. You can also find this feedback form on my Feedback Page Do you think there are any other options I could have added to this questionnaire? One advantage of using Google forms is that you can edit them via Google Drive and they automatically update wherever you have embedded them. Continue Reading…
It seems appropriate after my last post to take part in this Entrecard meme. It is likely an indication of Entrecard’s current popularity that I get tagged twice for this. I find the concept fascinating and will be following the trends closely. I will be also be looking out for its Entry into Wikipedia. Andrew Boyd and Guera have tagged me for an Entrecard meme – "Chain Drop 8 above the fold". Andrew explains what "above the fold" means and why it matters- Entrecard (and other ads) above the fold… Rules- Create a post on your blog that links back [...] Continue Reading…
The blogosphere is a’buzz with talk of Entrecard, probably because it suits a wide range of bloggers and is proving successful in bringing visitors. Credits are being sold on blogs and Ebay. Designers are springing up offering their skills to create razzle dazzle, "pick me, pick me" cards. Contests galore are being held – credits being given away as prizes for subscribing to blogs, for linking and writing blog posts…. Blogs are being set up dedicated totally to Entrecard. Example: The Entrecarder I have not seen so much action since MyBlogLog started. Blogrush promised to be the same but I [...] Continue Reading…
“Ask yourself the secret of YOUR success. Listen to your answer, and practice it.”- Richard Bach While I was sitting on a page rank of 0, until the recent Google updates, I started changing tack in my attitude towards PR, deciding that I wanted to be able to run this blog with less of the restrictions this was placing on me. . You may have noticed that I have been writing more posts with links to other sites; far more than are coming my way. The SEO gurus would probably shake their heads at this. I get a pagerank of [...] Continue Reading…
Updated 19/2/08 Blog Carnivals are a wonderful blogging resource for those who enter them or for those who merely read the submitted posts. What is a Blog Carnival A blog carnival is a kind of group writing project, usually based on set topics. Occasionally a carnival is a one off event but they are normally ongoing and held on a regular basis. Individual bloggers publish a post and submit its URL to the organizer of their chosen carnival by a set date, usually via the Blog Carnivals site. Each edition of a carnival takes the the form of a blog [...] Continue Reading…
While I was writing a recent post it occurred to me that although the content was not specific to other bloggers, references in it made it appear that it was. I am now going to try to be much more aware that not all my blog readers are bloggers themselves, although, because of my subject area, the majority are. We often acknowledge and thank other bloggers by creating links to their blogs, adding them to blogrolls, subscribing to their community pages…. You can give your non-blogging readers some recognition from time to time too.. You could for example include something [...] Continue Reading…
Having worked out your individual needs for your blog, (view part one of this series) think about your content presentation Write content that will be of interest to the audience you are trying to reach. It is unlikely that all of your posts will be of interest to all of your readers of course, but aim to captivate as many as you can. What sort of content is of most interest may take some time to work out, although research will help you get started. Visit popular blogs about a similar topic. Find them by doing search engine searches, Google [...] Continue Reading…
