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“. [...]
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 [...]
What’s a Blogging Comment Worth These Days?
In my case, the comment was worth a link placement on the blogroll of a popular “make money online” website.
So here’s my story. Some of you may already be aware that our friend Tish often posts excellent recommended reading links over at BloggingGal.com. Well, earlier today I followed one of those links [...]
Blog Review: Push Standards – Thoughts of a Young Web Designer
Hey, it’s Blogging Startup’s first blog review. And the beginning of many more to come. If you would like your blog reviewed, just drop me a note through my contact page. Please only submit blogs that are new, six months or less…just sorta sticking with the “starting a new blog” theme we [...]