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Entries Tagged as 'Blogs'

How to invent a good story and manipulate your readers

February 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I have recently stumbled upon an interesting blog: The Indian Lake Project. The author of the blog, John S., is a very astute and inventive fellow. He has invented a fantastic plot and managed to turn it into

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Tags: Blogs · Humans · Media · Webmastering

Why I love Bloglines (and web-based RSS feed readers in general)

February 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments

I love using Bloglines. This is a web-based news aggregator and RSS feed reader. I used to use Firefox for this purpose, but this method of tracking blogs has many disadvantages.

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Tags: Blogs · Web addiction

Local and Global Popularity: Successful Blogs

February 15th, 2008 · 4 Comments

I have recently read an article that says if your blog post isn’t awesome, it’s crap. Well, I partially agree with that.

Arnaud, the author of that blog post said that
If your article is incredible and becomes popular, it will be read by numerous people, linked to, discussed about and referred to in other writings.
If it’s […]

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Tags: Blogs · Success · Webmastering

Adding Big, Eye-catching Social Bookmarking Icons Below Every Post on Your WordPress Blog Easily

January 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I will show you here how to add the 4 most popular social bookmarking service icons at the end of each post on your WordPress blog. I have selected only 4 icons, because adding 10 or 20 of them isn’t that effective and looks bad.
In order for this to work, you should

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Tags: Blogs · Shitloads of traffic · Webmastering

Earning Money on the Web: A Reality Check

January 25th, 2008 · 4 Comments

The old ways of earning money on the Web are long gone. Although there are excellent blogs which describe how to earn money on the Web, most of the methods offered just don’t work any more. One of the things that went out of the window is the AdSense quick buck. When

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Tags: Blogs · Monetisation · Success · Web reality check · Webmastering

Blogs are Way Better Than Portals and Forums

January 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

I want to share with you something that you maybe already know: Owning a blog is a much better way of gaining traffic (and money) than owning a portal or a forum.
I have launched a portal recently, with pure pristine original content, all handmade by me. I worked on it quite a lot. And

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Tags: Blogs · Borg · Shitloads of traffic · Webmastering

Strong Bias, Insults and Controversy Will Bring You Traffic, Yes!

January 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments

It is true that strong bias, insults and honest rants will bring you traffic, like some experts say. I have recently stumbled upon a completely honest and aggressive blog, that receives a lot of traffic. The author of the blog, who calls herself V, writes about her life, opinions and such. And she does it […]

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Tags: Blogs · Humans · Linkbait · Shitloads of traffic

6 Reasons Why Owning a Domain is a Must for Any Serious Blogger

December 18th, 2007 · No Comments

If you are thinking about launching a blog, and maybe earn some money from it, you should keep in mind the following:
1. Your own domain has way more authority than a blog on a shared, free blogging service.
What is more easier for your blog readers to remember, mydomain.com or mydomain.blogspot.com? Domain names tend to stick. […]

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Tags: Blogs · Linkbait · Monetisation

How Extremely Successful Bloggers Get Away With Anything

December 16th, 2007 · 6 Comments

Once you become successful, you can get away with anything. Namely, rubbish posts and awful blog designs. I will make a short review of three blogs that belong to three very successful individuals:
1. John Chow: Eating, fast cars and… money.

Earns: More than $27,000 a month with his blog alone!
Topics covered: How to make money online, […]

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Tags: Blogs · Linkbait · Success

Elite Blogs Don’t Have Any Ads

December 4th, 2007 · 4 Comments

What would define an elite blog? Three no’s:

No PPC ads
No affiliate links
No social bookmarking links

Think about it: something that is really worth buying will spread by word of mouth. When somebody says “elite blog” I think either of Aaron Wall or A List Apart. These blogs have the following qualities:

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Tags: Blogs