The Ins and Outs of Link Baiting

by Kevin on January 8, 2009

Link baiting is often thrown out among bloggers and SEO “gurus” everyday. If you’ve never heard the term before, it’s okay. You probably do understand the term, at least in a sense, but have never related the term to its (…)

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10 Characteristics of Good, Effective Writing

by Kevin on January 7, 2009

A common misconception among bloggers and writers alike is that good writing can only be achieved with years of experience, which is far from the truth. If you even think about starting a blog, you immediately realize that blogs consist (…)

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Gravatars – The Basics

by Kevin on January 6, 2009

Unless you’ve been avoiding blogs over the past year, you’ll notice that many contain small images next to each comment, which represents the person who has left the comment. As you can tell, the feature has been utilized on this (…)

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Liveblogging Demystified

by Kevin on January 5, 2009

Thousands of people flock to conferences yearly to “live” blog their experiences. For many, it may be their first time doing this, sometimes their last. It is quite an experience to blog live from a location, whether you actually travel (…)

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Stay Away from Subdomains and Folders

by Kevin on January 4, 2009

Here’s a piece of advice for new bloggers and people interested in starting new sites: Don’t install your blog or use a folder as your main blog. There are only a few cases that it would be worthwhile to use (…)

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