Archive for the 'Anatomy of a Blog' Category
Changing Hosting Companies? How To Move Your Blog Without Any Downtime
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
I spent some time yesterday moving one of my blogs (no, not this one) over to another Web Hosting company. I figured this would be a good topic to talk about on Web Hosting Plans and tips as I’m sure some of you might be contemplating the same thing and not sure how to go […]
Do Blogs Make Money By Running Ads?
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
As part of Website optimization and Hosting, I’ve been talking about how important it is to recognize, understand and plan your monetization strategies over the last few posts, actually over the past 3 days. Yes I know, I really should tie them all up in a series. Maybe I’ll just do that by the end of this […]
Be Clear On How To Start, Build, Promote and Monetize Your Blog
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Over the past two days on Website Hosting, I’ve been talking about blog monetization and why it is important that you identify your monetization strategy even before you begin blogging. Yesterday I talked about the first category of bloggers that make money indirectly, using their blogs as a means to gain exposure, build a name and […]
Build And Promote Your Blog Based On Your Blog Monetization Strategy
Monday, March 31st, 2008
Yesterday I wrote a post asking if you are clear about your monetization strategies for your blog. If you haven’t read it please do read it before proceeding with this post.
The reason for my asking you to introspect and be clear on how you plan to make money from your blog is because all your efforts to […]
Are You Clear About Your Blog Monetization Strategy?
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Why are you starting a blog? What is the goal for your Blog? Be honest, this is really important. If you are blogging to make money or even make a living from blogging then you have to decide on your blog monetization strategy right from the start. Most of the 100,000 thousand odd blogs that start everyday […]
Do You Time Your Blog Comment Responses?
Friday, March 14th, 2008
First let me get a disclaimer off my chest. I have no proof of this. This is just me theorizing or rambling. With that out of the way let me say what I’m currently debating.
One of the goals of every new blog is to get Google to index its content every day (more than a day if you […]
Research The Blog Before You Advertise On It
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
At some point in your blog’s lifecycle you start to think about advertising. Getting the word out becomes important and one of the obvious ways of doing it is to advertise on blogs in the same or similar niche. Finding interesting but not so well known blogs to advertise on is not the problem, finding the right one with […]
Duplicate Content On Your Blog. The Right Way to Handle It.
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
Let me start by explaining the problem. Google and it’s not so illustrious counterparts do not take duplicate content lightly. Content is perceived to be repetitive or duplicate in nature if more than 30% of it is similar to existing indexed content. If your website or blog happens to be the one that is hosting […]
Secure Your WordPress Blog. 10 Steps For A Complete Blog Lockdown.
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
Should I be worried? After all, I’m using a blogging tool/platform that is used by many millions. Actually that’s precisely the reason to lockdown your WordPress blog. Remember to do the following once you’ve setup your WordPress blog. Don’t leave home without doing it.
Change your Blog’s Admin user name.
Rename your username and always use a strong password. Login directly or […]
What You Really Should Be Looking For In A WordPress Theme
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Picking a theme for your blog is not as easy as it sounds. For one, there are literally hundreds thousands of wordpress themes that you can choose from, all completely free. So how does one go about picking the ideal theme especially if picking the best theme is very subjective. Obviously, there is no one theme […]
