Archive for the ‘General’ Category
by BP Guest Blogger on May 31st, 2012
For many people, social networking can be summed up in one word: Facebook. While Facebook is undoubtedly a wildly successful social network, it is not the first such network to appear on the scene, nor will it be the last. Many additional players that have entered the social networks field; however, if any stands a realistic chance of unseating Facebook from the top of the social network food chain, it is Google Plus. Just as many people equate Facebook with social networking, many equate Google with the internet itself. What started out as a modest venture — a search engine — has turned into a multinational behemoth that includes such features as cloud storage, online document editing, an extensive affiliate advertising network — and now, of course, a social network. Read More
Categories: Blogging Sense, General
Tags: google, Google Plus, social networking
by Amanda DiSilvestro on May 2nd, 2012
Many bloggers are asked to focus on search engine optimization (SEO) so that an article that the blogger wrote will rank well on a Google results page. As a blogger myself, I know that WordPress often makes it pretty easy to “get through” SEO—there is a space for Meta keywords, a space for tags, and a space for Meta description. Bloggers can easily just fill in these spaces and continue onto the next project.
However, there is actually quite a bit of SEO information available that could really help bloggers. If bloggers really understood SEO, they would better understand:
- Topics that have the opportunity to rank well on Google. This will help a blogger’s writing gain more exposure.
- The meaning of Meta data and how Google uses Meta data. Understanding this information will help again improve the SEO and overall visibility of an article.
- Any changes that are occurring with Google algorithms. These updates often change a website’s approach to content (usually for the better).
- Bloggers are more marketable if they really understand SEO.
I have found that the easiest way for a blogger to learn more about SEO and stay current in the SEO sphere is by doing what he/she does best—reading different blogs. Below is a list of my favorite SEO blogs (in no particular order) that could really help educate a blogger about the more advanced aspects of SEO:
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Categories: General
Tags: blogs for bloggers, seo blogs, seo resources
by BP Guest Blogger on April 30th, 2012
Today is an experiment.
And whether you like it or not, you’re already a part of it.
It’s a bold statement, I know. Maybe too bold. After the dust has settled, it’ll either be a celebration… or a bloodbath.
I’m willing to take that chance.
And why not? Launches are all about taking chances… and this post outlines a simple formula for launching, well, anything.
Over the past 90 days my wife and I have planned – with NASA like precision – the launch of our new site. We’ve boiled everything down into five simple steps, which you can use for your next launch.
Prepare for lift off… Read More
Categories: General, Marketing
Tags: launch, tips, Website
by BP Guest Blogger on March 30th, 2012
Link building remains one of the most effective strategies for increasing traffic to your blog. Building links allows your site to become more visible and this is the key towards getting more traffic. Generating more links to your site increases the likelihood of your site being seen and this will then increase your page ranking in search engines.
Link building entails thinking wisely and implementing the right strategies. There are certainly a lot of “dos” and “don’ts” in the business of blog link building. Here are some that you should remember: Read More
Categories: Blogging Tips, General
Tags: blog link building, blogs, link building
by James Junior on February 10th, 2012
Pinterest is all the rage these days. People just love pinning up pictures and graphics like there is no tomorrow. If you have a WordPress blog, then you can add the Pin It button to your blog pretty quickly. Here is what you need to do:
Copy and paste the following code right before the closing </body> tag in your theme file footer.php:
<script type="text/javascript">
(function() {
window.PinMe = window.PinIt || { loaded:false };
if (window.PinMe.loaded) return;
window.PinMe.loaded = true;
function async_load(){
var s = document.createElement("script");
s.type = "text/javascript";
s.async = true;
s.src = "http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js";
var x = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];
x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x);
}
if (window.attachEvent)
window.attachEvent("onload", async_load);
else
window.addEventListener("load", async_load, false);
})();
</script>
Once you have done that, make sure you update the footer.php file, or reupload it if you are editing the footer.php file any other way. Read More
Categories: Blogger Tools, Blogging: How To, General
Tags: add pin it button to wordpress, add pin it to blog, pin it, pin it button, pinterest
by James Junior on February 4th, 2012
More than five years ago, I was bit by the Autoblog bug. I don’t build them anymore, but I still build WordPress blogs in large numbers. One of my pet peeves when I was working with 100+ different blogs was that if I wanted to interlink them, or have the exact same links on the sidebar of each blog, I would have to add these links manually to each and every blog every time I built a new blog. For example, if I have 98 blogs, and I want every one of them to have a link to blog #99 that I just created, I would have to add that link to all 98 blogs manually. That is very time-consuming, so I knew there had to be a better way.
Of course, PHP can do just about anything if you know how to tell it to. I thought it would be awesome if I could have a shared links box on the sidebar of each WordPress blog, and have a form online that I could enter in the name and URL to each new blog as I built them, and then have PHP add that link to all 98 blogs instantly. Thankfully, I was able to set this up exactly how I needed it. This is what I am going to show you today, and you can use it however you see fit. One thing I want to remind you of is that even though I am using the shared content box for links, it technically can be used for anything, your imagination is the limit. Let’s get started.
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Categories: Blogging: How To, General, WordPress Hacks, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Tutorials
Tags: php, shared content box
by James Dunaway on January 9th, 2012
Building a finance blog is easy. Building a popular finance blog is a lot harder. The Internet is full of them, big and small, and while it is simpler than ever to create one, it is getting harder to be noticed in the sea of sites available – especially in a niche where many will turn first to official financial sources like the Wall Street Journal or MSNBC.
But difficult doesn’t translate into impossible, by any means. You don’t have to worry about competing in the beginning. Instead, what you have to be focused on is knowing how to generate a high traffic site by taking baby steps toward that end. That can be done in several key ways that are less complicated than you might think.
Accept That It Can Take a While
Time is the key ingredient to any blog’s success. You can’t just expect to put up a couple of posts and have everyone flock to see them. There is content to build, and there are connections to make, reblogs to receive andmarketing tactics to try. Even just leaving it there while you continue to add more content will work, but again, it all takes time.
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Categories: Blogging Sense, Blogging Tips, General
Tags: blogging, blogs, finance, finance blogs, how-to, tips
by Amanda DiSilvestro on December 22nd, 2011
A big part of blogging is informing the public, but a bigger part of blogging is showing your originality. Whether it is your own blog or a blog where you’d like to guest post, your articles are helping to build your personal brand. If you know anything about branding, you know that standing out with something unique is important. When dealing with your personal brand and the way people view you as an individual (as opposed to a company), it feels so much more important to be unique with different article ideas. Unfortunately, the millions of blogs make this goal seem unattainable.
Writers block is common even for the most creative people in the blogging community. It seems as though every article idea is already out there for people to read. However, this is not something that should discourage you from writing. The truth is this: You’re blog will be unique simply because you are writing it. That right there makes it different. In other words, you can take a generic article idea and make it your own using different language and even different information.
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Categories: Blogging Tips, General
Tags: article ideas, blog reviews, Blogging Tips, Book Reviews, contests, polls and surveys
by James Johnson on December 12th, 2011
The team at ColorLabs designs some of the nicest looking and most user friendly premium WordPress themes on the market and we are happy to announce that they are giving away 4 of their “All for One” packages to lucky BloggingPro readers.
The company’s All for One package normally retails for $69 and provides buyers with 23 premium WordPress themes that range from news and magazine templates to real estate and tech blog templates and everything in between.
Along with beautifully looking WordPress templates users are also treated to designs that display perfectly on iOS and Android based Smartphones and tablets, eliminating the need for separate applications for users who are not yet ready to invest time and money into the creation and maintenance of those mobile applications.
Among the ColorLab packages offerings is one of my favorite news/magazine WordPress themes known as Arthemia Premium, a template that provides bold colors, an excellent featured content area and easy setup that makes starting your own online magazine a snap.
Here’s a small preview of the Arthemia theme: Read More
Categories: General
by James Johnson on November 7th, 2011
BlogSearchEngine.com is a PR 6 blog directory that was founded in June 2003, the property allows website owners the chance to have their blog listed with a fully reviewed description and back link to the website of their choice. It’s a great place to promote your blog.
The site features dozens of categories which means your website will always be placed in the most relevant section such as “blog tools and hacks,” “gardening and plants,” “financial blogs” and everything in between.
Currently the site has expanded to offer four types of listing packages from a standard Blog Search Engine Review and Listing for $14.99 all the way to a Platinum Package which includes a full listing with blog review and the following additional high PR listings:
- Bloggy Award Review (PR5)
- Link on http://xfep.com/uber-blogs/ for 3 Months
- Featured link on Eatonweb blog portal (PR6)
- ‘Featured Blog’ display banner for 15 days (BlogSearchEngine.com) Read More
Categories: General
Tags: blog exposure, blog search, blog search engine, BlogSearchEngine, Giveaway, promote your blog
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