Archive for February, 2008
7 Must Read Blogs for New Bloggers
If you are new to blogging, here is a list of blogs you must read on a regular basis. These are the sites that good bloggers visit to learn how to write compelling content, how to increase traffic, and how to design an attractive blog. By the way, even if you don’t plan […]
Win a Free Blog from Blogging Startup!
That’s right. Win the very first Blogging Startup contest and you will be the proud owner of a brand spanking new 2008 blog. This is a new blog that will be started just for you, and I’ll pay the cost and help promote your blog. Here’s a list of what you will receive:
Custom […]
Should New Blogs Allow Comments?
There is a thought that a new blog should have the comments feature turned off so savvy visitors can’t tell if you have very little traffic. So, is this a good strategy? Over a year ago, Randfish at SEOmoz recommended this strategy in his article, “21 Tactics to Increase Blog Traffic“. […]
New Changes Coming to Blogging Startup
Since the purpose of this blog is to help new bloggers, I figured I’d do a little self examination of my blog to let you inside the design process. To start with, let me say that I broke one of my own blogging rules when starting this blog. I didn’t have the final […]
Test Drive the WordPress 2.5 Beta Version
Hey, if you’re interested in seeing what the future holds in store for WordPress, drop by the recently launched test site at ChrisJohnson.org. Here you can test out the current beta version of the most popular blogging platform on the Internet. When you arrive, you will find the default template with a bit […]
Never Fear, Hosting Hero is Here!
I’ve always sort of fancied myself as a super hero, kinda like Batman or WonderFish. But until recently, I’ve been missing a very important component of my super hero identity….I had no arch nemesis. Well, I have one now!
It seems that GoDaddy has stepped forward to play this very important role in my […]