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Free Blogging Service or Paid?
There seems to be a mixed bag of feelings whether you should get a free blogging platform or paid for platform. An example of a free blog platform is available at www.wordpress.com or www.blogger.com If you set up a blog on these platforms, you have a quick way of “testing” the waters whether you have the [...]
The Difference Between Blogs and Websites
During my last semianr, I was asked, “what is the difference between blogs and regular websites.” Answer, blogs are interactive and easy to manage, and regular websites are “clunky” and are complicated to manage. I answer this from the standpoint of the website/blog owner. A website owner can hire a “webmaster” but it can cost [...]
Planning Your Blog Layout
Before you even start your blog, remember that the domain name is very important. It must be “catchy” and at least one main keyword of your niche or what your business does should be in the domain name. This is for search engine optimization purposes. In planning your blog layout, you should have a clean and [...]
WordPress SEO Advantages
I found a great video on blogging tech guru, Stephan Spencer who talks about the advantages of using a blog in place of a static or basic website, which he calls CMS in the video. CMS, stands for “content management system. This form of website is the basic format of a site in which a [...]
WordPress – Easy Publishing Platform
WordPress, by far, has got to be the most popular and easiest blogging platform there is when seriously starting a blog. If you want to start a personal blog, a blog for your organization, or strictly business, WordPress easily handles all of them. Now, this is not a commercial for WordPress, as this platform is [...]
Article Writing Tips
I found a great video interview that covers the topic of article writing. Remember that article writing practices also applies to writing a blog post. Note that the video talks about planning ahead and outlining the content and reduce it to around 500 words and read it aloud before publishing. Enjoy:
Time Management and Your Blog
I’ve been getting so many requests from bloggers on how to best manage their time when maintaining their blog. After looking back at what I do, it never dawned on me that your really have to keep a consistent schedule to keep up with your blog in order to keep in the “good graces” with the [...]
The Best Blog Layout
After my last workshop, I’ve been asked many times, “what is the best blog layout?” Originally, I told them that it depends on their mindset and what goals they have in mind. But the more I thought about it, I narrowed the most common items a blog should have to make the best layout. First, the [...]
Do You Have An Online Presence?
Blogs are just one form of online presence. Many businesses, believe it or not, in this day and age do not have a website. If you don’t have a website or blog, you are already at a disadvantage. Would you believe that, if you don’t have any web presence today, your business will get less [...]
WordPress As the Most Popular Blog Platform for Business
There are literally thousands of downloads of WordPress happening every single day. Since this is one of the most popular blogging platforms, it is even included in a ’30 second” download directly from webhosting companies. Many webhost companies come with an administrative interface called “cpanel.” For more information on cpanel, click here. Within this interface, [...]
