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Spamtastic Advice for Bloggers!
This is going to be one of my shortest posts, but an important one to all bloggers. I just finished doing regular maintenance on all my blogs and was amazed at the tremendous increase the amount of Spam during the past week. I had over 200 spam comments on this blog alone. […]
Blog and Website Domains for Sale
I’ve been cleaning out the closet and found a few domains I have that I’d like to sell. They’re sorta like the stationary bike in my garage…I bought them with great intentions, but just never got around to using them. I’m not going to make a big sales pitch because anyone serious about […]
Blogroll Series: Don’t Fall for the Biggest Blogroll Myth
I’ve read this myth so many times on other blogs, that I feel it’s critical to shed some light on the truth. Okay, here it is, the biggest myth about blogrolls:
“Blogrolls are not good because they simply lead visitors away from your blog.”
So let’s get right to the truth here. First, if this […]
Blogroll Series: The Number One Blogroll Sin
What could be so terrible that I would label it a SIN? Dead links, thats what. If you’re blogroll has dead links, then get to your local priest and ask forgiveness immediately. NO, WAIT! First, fix those darn links, THEN go see your priest.
I know a couple of you are asking, “Jim, I know dead […]
Blogroll Series: If Someone Lists Me in Their Blogroll, Do I Have to Return the Favor?
I recently read a post by another respected blogger that there is an unwritten rule that bloggers must list a blog in their blogroll if that blog has done the same for them. Well, I would say there is a reason this rule is unwritten…because it makes no sense. Imagine if Darren at […]
Blogroll Series: Does My Blog Need A Blogroll?
So, your question is, should your blog have a blogroll (list of links to other blogs)? Well, let’s look at the facts:
WordPress has an entire section for creating a blogroll.
Shoemoney has a blogroll.
Blogroll is listed in the blogging dictionary (well, this version)
Blogging Startup has a blogroll.
So, all real bloggers have a blogroll, right? Wrong. There […]