Posted by noemi on October 22nd, 2011 in Blog basics | No Comments »
Blogging is very much in trend now, right from the school pass-outs to the old aged people; everyone is getting involved into blogging nowadays. I am also a blogger and love to write about it. Every time I write about the tips and tricks of blogging I come to learn very useful and new things about blogging. It is such a vast topic that it is impossible to cover all points of blogging in a single article. I would like to keep on writing and giving you the best tips and tricks on blogging.
Blogging is all about writing and presenting your content to the readers and viewers. It need complete dedication and commitment to make a blog successful. However the success cannot be achieved overnight, it takes time and thus patience is the first key for being a successful blogger. Read more »
Posted by noemi on October 22nd, 2011 in Tips | No Comments »
If you are a blogger or a webmaster, you might be aware of the term Bounce Rate, but many of us don’t know its real meaning and use. Bounce rate actually means the percentage of visitors who visit any page of your website but left the website without seeing any other page. Number of visitors who bounce away from your website to the other without doing much in your site is the Bounce Rate.
It is quite apparent now that if the bounce rate of a website is high, it means that the visitors didn’t find anything interesting there to stay more or to visit the other pages of the site. Lower the bounce rate means the visitors are clicking to the other page of your website which definitely is good news. Thus it is very important to do efforts to keep the bounce rate as lower as possible.
Know the perfect Bounce Rate
The perfect bounce rate is 0% which is almost impossible to attain but even if you manage to keep it at 40%-50% it is not bad at all. Attaining this goal is difficult but if you follow the below mentioned tips and tricks you can get it without much doing much.. Here’s are the some basic tips but really useful that will help you to lower bounce rate of your website or a blog for sure. Read more »
Posted by dave on October 12th, 2011 in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Achieving a successful blog is by no means easy, and many bloggers fail to even keep their blog going for a solid year. Why do so many bloggers fail? Many fall victims to one of the many sins of blogging which can condemn a blog from the get go.
If you find that your blog is failing, it may have fallen victim to one of the seven deadly blogging sins:
Gluttony
Remaining true to your perspective is important, but indulging in excess in your own ideals and viewpoints can be an extreme turn off. Never overindulge in yourself. Always remain aware of what is going on around you and consider every side to every story. It will make you a better writer and more interesting to read.
Greed
Every blogger hopes that their blog will eventually make them money, and you make money by consistently posting great posts. However, bloggers beware. Trying to write tons of long, informative posts with hopes of getting rich quick will only hurt both you and your readership. You will burn out, and your readers will get burnt out on reading material that constantly requires complete attention and additional abstract thought.
Sloth
If you don’t post consistently to your blog, then it will fail. You have access to wireless internet nearly every where you go, use it to post every day.
Wrath
If your blog isn’t going as you had intended or you receive a few hate comments, don’t let your anger get the best of you. Anger often causes irrational thought, and one hateful post can ruin your reputation and deter your readers for good.
Envy
You will come across other bloggers whom you adore. You will love their blog’s layout, you will love the way they write, and you will love the attention they receive. But do not let this adoration turn into envy. As soon as you wish you were more like another blogger, you will begin writing like them and trying to mimic them. Your readers want to read your work, not posts that sound like every other blog out there. So remember to stay true to yourself, and yourself alone.
Pride
Know when you are wrong, and never be afraid to admit it. If a reader calls you out on your blog and you know they are right, don’t be afraid to concede or apologize. Your readers will respect you more for doing so, and will see you more as a multi-faceted human being.
Lust
Lust and envy have similar effects in the blogosphere. When you so heavily desire status or the attention of readers, you will stop remaining true to your own personality and interests and start writing for that which you are lusting after. This is a recipe for essential blog disaster.
So if you wish to have a successful blog, then steer clear of the 7 deadly sins of blogging. They will be sure to stifle your writing and drive your readership away before success can even be achieved. However, if you keep to the righteous path, success is only imminent.
Posted by scoop on August 31st, 2011 in Tips, Writing, Writing Content | No Comments »
Blogging on a regular basis can be really tiresome. One of the main problems of bloggers is that we often fall into a rut. When this happens one of the things that immediately suffer is our post quality. This is especially true if your blog topic is very specific. After all how does one keep on finding new things to write about every week, even everyday for some. To keep the juices flowing some of the things you can do include:
Subscribing to news feeds – It’s unrealistic for anyone to scan every single bit of news that come out each day just to see if it contains anything that might be of interest to your readers so make sure you subscribe to news feeds where you can filter results to target very specific keywords and phrases.
Holiday posts – Take advantage of the holidays and put up holiday posts where you can deviate from your usual topic. If you want everything to be related to your topic what you can do is to come up with comparison between that holiday and your theme.
Cartoons/Random shots – Once in a while post a cartoon or random picture (may be yours or may be borrowed) that is related to your theme. Even unrelated images can be posted as long as you tweak the caption to make it related. The good thing about this is that not only will you get out of writing a few paragraphs but that it will provide a much needed break to you and your readers
Posted by scoop on August 24th, 2011 in Blog basics, Business Blogging, Tips, Writing | No Comments »
Editing blog entries could be quite a chore but you have to do it anyway. Instantly publishing all your thoughts might lead to confusion if you are not careful. Your blog entries do not have to be absolutely perfect but you have to be clear. People might think you mean one thing but you mean another. (All over the world we even have different ways of using certain words and that causes enough confusion, don’t you think?) Here are some things you should watch out for:
When you blog, you communicate with others. (It’s not just about monetizing your blog, folks! It’s about sharing your views!) If people do not understand you because of these little things you forget to check, it might be difficult for you to come across as credible. You don’t really have to be a word geek to communicate clearly. You just have to be careful.
Posted by scoop on August 17th, 2011 in Blog basics, Business Blogging, Promotion, Tips, Writing | Comments Off
As a problogger, one of the things that people probably like doing is commenting on your blog or sending you email. Some probloggers achieve celebrity status and as such, it might be difficult to handle all the emails, the comments and the spam. (Oh, yes, the spam — it is one of the most difficult things to deal with and I wouldn’t blame you if you get sick and tired of it!)
In any case, blogs are venues for people to interact and sometimes you have to be more active in moderating the discussion. Not that you will go on deleting comments at will. It’s more like making sure that the discussion on your blog entries are focused, on topic. It could be difficult sometimes if you have several people bickering over your blog and you’re not quite sure what to do with them. Blogs have somewhat evolved into public forums of sorts and sometimes you even get trolls.
So how do you go about replying to comments and email?
Be yourself.
You have a personality — whether it is something that annoys people or maybe you are loved by all, it is your personality. You can’t help but let it all out on your blog anyway. However there are things that we have to learn as we deal with other people. That brings us to the next bullet point…
Be tactful.
Even if the comment you receive could be the most vile thing ever, try to respond with tact. You don’t have to resort to whatever tactics the commenter has been using. Aside from that, you could make sure that you are the one who doesn’t make a mess out of things. Sometimes by being careless, you make things blow up in your face and that is totally not good.
Be prompt.
You could be quite busy yourself but try to respond on the blog comment promptly. Your delayed response might delay the discussion and that’s something I think you wouldn’t want to happen. Same thing goes for the emails you get.
These are simple things that you could keep in mind in order to make sure your relationship with your fellow bloggers and your blog readers would grow. The challenge is that you keep up with the discipline. Hopefully all will go well with you as you follow up on these things.
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