Blogs have almost become as ubiquitous as the internet itsself. With powerful CMS tools like WordPress and Blogger it’s never been easier to start a blog. In past articles I’ve spoken about the need to hire a professional web designer to get a great design or to rely on one of the thousands of free …
If you travel much and still need to keep your blog active, you will definitely find these tips useful: they will show you how to post to your blogs from email (and thus from your mobile phone). Of course, you won’t be able to apply those to all types of blogs but generally this is …
When was the last time you read your own copy and set about cutting out any words larger than three syllables? It sounds like a drastic measure, but these days, even corporations are starting to see the light: words like synergy, sustainable and assessment are being sliced out in favor of more direct, simplified language. …
Adding pictures and graphics to your blog posts is an easy way to enhance your message. Using a Creative Commons picture or stock photo is common, but creating a custom graphic is unique. Not only do custom graphics help you craft the perfect complement to your text and improve “linkability,” but you’ll never get caught …
Last week or so I was approached by Danny Wong asking me to publish his post on why he thinks link building via guest posting is a bad strategy. I replied to him saying that this largely depends on each person’s approach to guest blogging. I did agree to publish the post (because I think …
One of the great treasures that comes along with the internet and having the ability to be constantly connected is also the ability to save and share great content. Websites such as Digg and Reddit have provided innovative ways to allow users to dictate what should be the top stories and let’s them share with …
Displaying links to previously published related posts in the bottom of each article has numerous benefits: (!) Dramatically increase click-through (people who are very interested in the topic are most likely to want to read more on this); (!) Increase the crawl depth by introducing additional inter-linking; (!) Leverage your old content (you are likely …
It’s a well known fact that people buy based on emotion. But more often than not, the kind of copy you read on web pages today talks more about how the company “has helped thousands of satisfied customers” or how the product “saves you hours of time and pays for itself in just one use”. …
Awhile back I wrote a post titled: 7 ways to boost your SEO career profile. One of my suggestions was to get SEO certified. Many people had an opinion about that so instead of just giving the advice, I decided to go for it! I am now a student with Market Motive enrolled in the …
Arkayne is the related posts plugin with some additional features allowing to network and build link (support provided for: WordPress, Movable Type, Joomla, Django, TypePad, and Blogger). Update: answering many questions, here’s a quick way to compare Arkayne and Scribe. How it works can be basically explained the following way: You register and install the …
