For a change of pace from the ordinary, blog Carnival goers might want to drop by Mickey's Musings, for his hosting of Carnival of the Dogs.
I hear hear Mickey's bark is worse than his bite, but it's hard to tell from the growls!
In any case, you can stay out of Mickey's doghouse, if you stop by Carnival of the Dogs.
Hey, it's supposed to be a dog eat dog world out there.
So everyone tells me, anyway!
Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Directory and RSS submission list
Submitting your blog and your RSS and Atom feeds, to the various blog directories and news feed aggregators, is a great thing for you to do in your spare time.
Robin Good of Master New Media has created an extremely comprehensive list of directories for your blog and RSS submissions.
Robin has done all of the hard work compiling the list, so you won't have to!
There are some new directories on the list that are new to me.
Inclusion in the various blog directories will get you a few extra visitors. I get a few new directory sent visitors, every single day.
Be sure to bookmark the directory list page.
You will need to return over and over again, just to work your way through all of the submissions.
I have the page saved, so I can check which directories that I have missed.
So should you.
Happy submissions.
Robin Good of Master New Media has created an extremely comprehensive list of directories for your blog and RSS submissions.
Robin has done all of the hard work compiling the list, so you won't have to!
There are some new directories on the list that are new to me.
Inclusion in the various blog directories will get you a few extra visitors. I get a few new directory sent visitors, every single day.
Be sure to bookmark the directory list page.
You will need to return over and over again, just to work your way through all of the submissions.
I have the page saved, so I can check which directories that I have missed.
So should you.
Happy submissions.
Monday, August 30, 2004
Carnival of the Capitalists and all that jazz
Talk about jazz!
Well, get ready for the coolest riffs in the blogosphere as the travelling business show, recognized by one and all as Carnival of the Capitalists, has a jazz festival theme this week.
The music is sweet at the always well researched business and technology, and very jazzed up New Dog Old Trick.
This week's edition of Carnival of the Capitalists features some of the best bloggers writing on the internet today.
Blogging topics presented include venture capital, management, legal issues, taxation, the Olympics, immigration policy, lots of politics in general, the national and global economies, and as you would expect from New Dog Old Trick, there are business and technological postings everywhere.
As an added bonus this week, there are many newer contributors to New Dog Old Trick jazz extravaganza, along with many of the regulars you have already met.
It's always great to read and discover the many high quality blogs out there in the blogosphere. We don't always get to them all, and this edition of Carnival of the Capitalists has introduced us to some brand new ones.
As I am always privileged to do, I have an entry in this week's Carnival of the Capitalists as well.
My entry post this week is entitled "Beware of bad SEO advice", where I remind you that not all available search engine advice is equally valid.
If you wish to submit an entry to next week's, or any Carnival of the Capitalists edition, e-mail your entries to:
capitalists -at- elhide.com
If you are searching for new and exciting ways to expand your blog's readership, you should seriously consider sending an entry to Carnival of the Capitalists.
Merely being included in the company, of the first rate regular Carnival of the Capitalists contributors, will enhance the reputation of your blog.The extra visitors can't sent to your blog won't hurt either!
The growth and staying power, of Carnival of the Capitalists, is beginning to catch the attention of people outside the blogging community. The readership is enlarging, and finding entirely new visitors, every single week.
The visitors aren't only bloggers anymore.
Readership is expanding to include the mainstream media, various government and private organizations, many businesses, and other interested people from beyond the blogging community.
Next week's Carnival of the Capitalists will be at the great political and technology blog, Joe Grossberg.
In the meantime, join the festival and listen to the jazz, at this week's New Dog Old Trick hosted Carnival of the Capitalists.
You won't want to miss reading any of this week's tremendous entries.
We can all gain a vast amount of knowledge from the many informative and interesting contributors.
Well, get ready for the coolest riffs in the blogosphere as the travelling business show, recognized by one and all as Carnival of the Capitalists, has a jazz festival theme this week.
The music is sweet at the always well researched business and technology, and very jazzed up New Dog Old Trick.
This week's edition of Carnival of the Capitalists features some of the best bloggers writing on the internet today.
Blogging topics presented include venture capital, management, legal issues, taxation, the Olympics, immigration policy, lots of politics in general, the national and global economies, and as you would expect from New Dog Old Trick, there are business and technological postings everywhere.
As an added bonus this week, there are many newer contributors to New Dog Old Trick jazz extravaganza, along with many of the regulars you have already met.
It's always great to read and discover the many high quality blogs out there in the blogosphere. We don't always get to them all, and this edition of Carnival of the Capitalists has introduced us to some brand new ones.
As I am always privileged to do, I have an entry in this week's Carnival of the Capitalists as well.
My entry post this week is entitled "Beware of bad SEO advice", where I remind you that not all available search engine advice is equally valid.
If you wish to submit an entry to next week's, or any Carnival of the Capitalists edition, e-mail your entries to:
capitalists -at- elhide.com
If you are searching for new and exciting ways to expand your blog's readership, you should seriously consider sending an entry to Carnival of the Capitalists.
Merely being included in the company, of the first rate regular Carnival of the Capitalists contributors, will enhance the reputation of your blog.The extra visitors can't sent to your blog won't hurt either!
The growth and staying power, of Carnival of the Capitalists, is beginning to catch the attention of people outside the blogging community. The readership is enlarging, and finding entirely new visitors, every single week.
The visitors aren't only bloggers anymore.
Readership is expanding to include the mainstream media, various government and private organizations, many businesses, and other interested people from beyond the blogging community.
Next week's Carnival of the Capitalists will be at the great political and technology blog, Joe Grossberg.
In the meantime, join the festival and listen to the jazz, at this week's New Dog Old Trick hosted Carnival of the Capitalists.
You won't want to miss reading any of this week's tremendous entries.
We can all gain a vast amount of knowledge from the many informative and interesting contributors.
Sunday, August 29, 2004
Controversial money making ideas for your blog
There are many ways to make cash from blogging.
The problem is many blog money making ideas don't pay much.
If you want to go blogging for dollars, you will probably have to play in the big leagues.
Let's talk about controversial blg money makers. I am going to discuss some ideas here that some people might not approve. Let's just say they are for discussion purposes only...
Many bloggers aren't willing to "sell out", as the saying goes, to large business interests. That is their right and their perogative.
Not everyone wants to make money from blogging. Perhaps, not everyone even could, if they wanted to.
One technique for blog revenue is product endorsements. Write favourable comments about products in your blog; perhaps even including them merely in passing. A link to the company website would be part of the package.
Example: I washed my car today. I used Brand X Car Wax, as usual. The car looked great. Of course, it rained ten minutes after I completed the waxing, ruining the gorgeous effect. Oh well.
A more direct product endorsement would arise from using, reviewing, and recommending Brand X to your customers.
Movies use product placement, in many of their scenes, as a means of generating revenue. The camera pans around, and then stops briefly, over the placed product brand name and logo. In return for those brief moments, the movie company gets paid, by the product manufacturer. The appearance of Brand X in the movie, and used by the stars, forms a nice implied endorsement for the product.
Bloggers could do much the same thing.
As with the car wax example, the product would be mentioned favourably by the blogger. A link back to the manufacturer or distributor would complete the cycle.
Endorsements and product placements might not be right thing for everyone. All bloggers have different opinions as to business, advertising, and product promotions. That is natural.
On the other hand, many bloggers would be very happy and willing, to endorse fee paying companies and their products, on their blogs.
It's a form of making money, from your blog, that is worth at least receiving some consideration.
As with all ideas of blog revenue creation, product endorsement and placement on blogs are still in their infancy.
Of course, that could be said of every form of blogging income, when you think about it.
Monetize your blog.
It's on the cutting edge of blogging!
The problem is many blog money making ideas don't pay much.
If you want to go blogging for dollars, you will probably have to play in the big leagues.
Let's talk about controversial blg money makers. I am going to discuss some ideas here that some people might not approve. Let's just say they are for discussion purposes only...
Many bloggers aren't willing to "sell out", as the saying goes, to large business interests. That is their right and their perogative.
Not everyone wants to make money from blogging. Perhaps, not everyone even could, if they wanted to.
One technique for blog revenue is product endorsements. Write favourable comments about products in your blog; perhaps even including them merely in passing. A link to the company website would be part of the package.
Example: I washed my car today. I used Brand X Car Wax, as usual. The car looked great. Of course, it rained ten minutes after I completed the waxing, ruining the gorgeous effect. Oh well.
A more direct product endorsement would arise from using, reviewing, and recommending Brand X to your customers.
Movies use product placement, in many of their scenes, as a means of generating revenue. The camera pans around, and then stops briefly, over the placed product brand name and logo. In return for those brief moments, the movie company gets paid, by the product manufacturer. The appearance of Brand X in the movie, and used by the stars, forms a nice implied endorsement for the product.
Bloggers could do much the same thing.
As with the car wax example, the product would be mentioned favourably by the blogger. A link back to the manufacturer or distributor would complete the cycle.
Endorsements and product placements might not be right thing for everyone. All bloggers have different opinions as to business, advertising, and product promotions. That is natural.
On the other hand, many bloggers would be very happy and willing, to endorse fee paying companies and their products, on their blogs.
It's a form of making money, from your blog, that is worth at least receiving some consideration.
As with all ideas of blog revenue creation, product endorsement and placement on blogs are still in their infancy.
Of course, that could be said of every form of blogging income, when you think about it.
Monetize your blog.
It's on the cutting edge of blogging!
Saturday, August 28, 2004
Blogging milestones and anniversaries
As blogs become more and more a part of the mainstream, blogging milestones will continue to make an appearance at an accelerating pace.
Blogiversaries are rapidly becoming the norm, and not the exception.
For example, Jennifer at the highly regarded cultural and political blog Drink This... just celebrated her first blogging anniversary...sorry... blogiversary.
Way to go, Jennifer!
As blogs mature, more and more blogs will pass their first, their second, their third, and even their fourth blogiversary.
This year!
Martin Lindeskog of the high quality political and economics blog, EGO, has just passed the 1000 post mark.
Martin has already got a flying start on his second 1000 posts.
I'm looking forward to reading them too.
Raise a glass to every blogging milestone and blogiversary.
You are on the cutting edge of personal communication and publishing.
I'll toast to that!
Blogiversaries are rapidly becoming the norm, and not the exception.
For example, Jennifer at the highly regarded cultural and political blog Drink This... just celebrated her first blogging anniversary...sorry... blogiversary.
Way to go, Jennifer!
As blogs mature, more and more blogs will pass their first, their second, their third, and even their fourth blogiversary.
This year!
Martin Lindeskog of the high quality political and economics blog, EGO, has just passed the 1000 post mark.
Martin has already got a flying start on his second 1000 posts.
I'm looking forward to reading them too.
Raise a glass to every blogging milestone and blogiversary.
You are on the cutting edge of personal communication and publishing.
I'll toast to that!
Going to the Carnivals
The blogging Carnivals.
Long time readers of this blog know that I am a supporter of the various internet blogging Carnivals.
They are a terrific way to show your best blogging work to much wider audience. As you participate in the Carnivals, your blog is visited by people who would probably miss you otherwise.
The opportunity to participate in, and perhaps even host a Carnival, should be taken seriously by bloggers.
The first step of course, is to send a post to the host, of the Carnival of your choice.
As you become more comfortable with the format, and are willing to accept the work involved, perhaps a hosting is in your future.
I won't kid you. Hosting a Carnival is a heap of work. No one ever said it was easy to be a roustabout. On the other hand, the feeling of accomplishment and of helping other bloggers, makes it all worth while.
I have participated as a contributor to four Carnivals.
Carnival of the Capitalists
Carnival of the Canucks
BestOfMeSymphony
Carnival of the Vanities
I was also privileged to host an edition of Carnival of the Capitalists.
There are many other exotic, and always interesting blogging events, in the blogosphere as well.
They include (links via Accidental Verbosity and Silflay Hraka):
Bonfire of the Vanities
The Kissing Booth
The Carnival of the Cats
Carnival of The Consumers
The Tangled Bank
The Carnival of The Liberated
The Christian Carnival
The Philosopher's Carnival
The Carnival of the Recipes
The Carnival of the Dogs
It's obvious that a Carnival for every taste and blogging interest is available.
Run away and join a blogging Carnival today.
Long time readers of this blog know that I am a supporter of the various internet blogging Carnivals.
They are a terrific way to show your best blogging work to much wider audience. As you participate in the Carnivals, your blog is visited by people who would probably miss you otherwise.
The opportunity to participate in, and perhaps even host a Carnival, should be taken seriously by bloggers.
The first step of course, is to send a post to the host, of the Carnival of your choice.
As you become more comfortable with the format, and are willing to accept the work involved, perhaps a hosting is in your future.
I won't kid you. Hosting a Carnival is a heap of work. No one ever said it was easy to be a roustabout. On the other hand, the feeling of accomplishment and of helping other bloggers, makes it all worth while.
I have participated as a contributor to four Carnivals.
Carnival of the Capitalists
Carnival of the Canucks
BestOfMeSymphony
Carnival of the Vanities
I was also privileged to host an edition of Carnival of the Capitalists.
There are many other exotic, and always interesting blogging events, in the blogosphere as well.
They include (links via Accidental Verbosity and Silflay Hraka):
Bonfire of the Vanities
The Kissing Booth
The Carnival of the Cats
Carnival of The Consumers
The Tangled Bank
The Carnival of The Liberated
The Christian Carnival
The Philosopher's Carnival
The Carnival of the Recipes
The Carnival of the Dogs
It's obvious that a Carnival for every taste and blogging interest is available.
Run away and join a blogging Carnival today.
Thursday, August 26, 2004
Professional blogging as a career choice
My friend Trudy Schuett of WOLves has a goal.
She wants to become a professional blogger.
In a three part series at About.com's Weblog section, Trudy has a three part series on her quest to become a professional blogger.
For those of you unfamiliar with what About.com offers, in the way of blogging information and advice, you will be very pleasantly surprised. There is a ton of blogging knowledge there, just waiting to be applied to your own blog.
The About.com Weblogs guide, Sheila Anne (Shai) Coggins is very knowledgeable about blogging. She is also very friendly and approachable, and more than willing to help bloggers, in every way possible.
For those wishing to follow Trudy Shuett's journey, toward becoming a professional blogger, be sure to visit her three part series:
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Trudy will be adding more posts on the topic, I'm sure.
Having discussed the topic of professional blogging with Trudy, I'm certain she will be successful in achieving her goal.
Trudy defines professional blogging as "someone who maintains a blog for a company".
I'm sure professional blogging has an unlimited potential as a career path for writers.
I'm also very positive that Trudy Schuett will be the very first professional blogger.
She wants to become a professional blogger.
In a three part series at About.com's Weblog section, Trudy has a three part series on her quest to become a professional blogger.
For those of you unfamiliar with what About.com offers, in the way of blogging information and advice, you will be very pleasantly surprised. There is a ton of blogging knowledge there, just waiting to be applied to your own blog.
The About.com Weblogs guide, Sheila Anne (Shai) Coggins is very knowledgeable about blogging. She is also very friendly and approachable, and more than willing to help bloggers, in every way possible.
For those wishing to follow Trudy Shuett's journey, toward becoming a professional blogger, be sure to visit her three part series:
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Trudy will be adding more posts on the topic, I'm sure.
Having discussed the topic of professional blogging with Trudy, I'm certain she will be successful in achieving her goal.
Trudy defines professional blogging as "someone who maintains a blog for a company".
I'm sure professional blogging has an unlimited potential as a career path for writers.
I'm also very positive that Trudy Schuett will be the very first professional blogger.
Carnival of the Vanities reaches EGO
The oldest and perhaps largest of the internet blog Carnivals set up shop at Martin Lindeskog's great economics and political blog EGO.
Carnival of the Vanities features some of the finest bloggers, from every type of blog, found anywhere.
Carnival of the Vanities is the one that was parent to an entire family of Carnival children.
This edition of the venerable Carnival of the Vanities includes posts on some rather esoteric sounding topics. Included are ideas on education, ethics, politics, economics, history, psychology, art, and some eclectic posts that defy classification. That's a very good thing.
I was privileged to include a post, in the EGO hosted Carnival of the Vanities, this week.
My post on "Creating businesses with bloggers" became one of this week's selected articles.
Next week's Carnival of the Vanities will be found at the highly eclectic Blogo Slovo.
In the meantime, surf on over to EGO, and read the great posts on offer at Carnival of the Vanities.
As usual, I learned a heap of new information.
Carnival of the Vanities features some of the finest bloggers, from every type of blog, found anywhere.
Carnival of the Vanities is the one that was parent to an entire family of Carnival children.
This edition of the venerable Carnival of the Vanities includes posts on some rather esoteric sounding topics. Included are ideas on education, ethics, politics, economics, history, psychology, art, and some eclectic posts that defy classification. That's a very good thing.
I was privileged to include a post, in the EGO hosted Carnival of the Vanities, this week.
My post on "Creating businesses with bloggers" became one of this week's selected articles.
Next week's Carnival of the Vanities will be found at the highly eclectic Blogo Slovo.
In the meantime, surf on over to EGO, and read the great posts on offer at Carnival of the Vanities.
As usual, I learned a heap of new information.
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
Blogs lead to business and jobs
You've heard the old phrase, "follow the money".
That money may be following the road to blogs and the pockets of bloggers.
While the concept of getting money from blogs and blogging is still in its infancy, it's starting to happen.
I know that from personal experience.
People are contacting me for assistance in matters of blogging and search engine optimization.
Okay, you say, what's so new about that?
Well, they are contacting me as a result of my blogs.
Talk about passive advertising, by simply maintaining a blog presence, on the internet!
Some of those seeking help arrived from my roller derby blog, Wayne's Derby World. The majority have found me through Blog Business World.
The important fact is bloggers get discovered.
Discovery leads to business and financial opportunities.
The financial rewards will flow to bloggers sooner, rather than later.
We've only just found the very edge of the tip of the iceberg. Over time, many business ventures and employment offers will arrive as a direct result of blogging.
That day is not very far away.
That money may be following the road to blogs and the pockets of bloggers.
While the concept of getting money from blogs and blogging is still in its infancy, it's starting to happen.
I know that from personal experience.
People are contacting me for assistance in matters of blogging and search engine optimization.
Okay, you say, what's so new about that?
Well, they are contacting me as a result of my blogs.
Talk about passive advertising, by simply maintaining a blog presence, on the internet!
Some of those seeking help arrived from my roller derby blog, Wayne's Derby World. The majority have found me through Blog Business World.
The important fact is bloggers get discovered.
Discovery leads to business and financial opportunities.
The financial rewards will flow to bloggers sooner, rather than later.
We've only just found the very edge of the tip of the iceberg. Over time, many business ventures and employment offers will arrive as a direct result of blogging.
That day is not very far away.
Tuesday, August 24, 2004
Beware of bad SEO advice
Inaccurate and unreliable search engine optimization (SEO) advice is available with alarming regularity, it seems. You can find it almost everywhere you look on the internet.
Bad advice lurks in your e-mail as spam from shady fly by night companies calling themselves SEOs. Suggestions on improving your website’s position, found in the various internet message forums, ranges from tremendously helpful to downright terrible.
There are articles on SEO, widely read and believed, that offer not only questionable opinions, but are riddled with factual errors. Self styled SEO experts can be found on their websites, waiting to ensnare the unwary.
Following such dubious advice, some novice website owners could make some terrible errors, that could drop their website’s placement in the search engine rankings. Some of the advice can even get a website banned from the search engines, for violation of their webmaster guidelines.
Webmasters unknowingly read and hear bad SEO advice on a constant basis. Often, the advice is packaged in a fairly well written format, and carries a fairly authoritative tone. What many website owners don’t know, is how to select the solid and useful recommendations, from the concepts best ignored at any cost.
The internet in general, and search engine optimization in particular, are still very young in terms of years in existence. The idea, that SEO can even make a difference, to a website’s ranking in the search engines, is a concept still very much in its infancy.
The opportunity for the internet version of snake oil salespeople, and for outright charlatans, is certainly very high. The lack of peer review of information, creates an ideal environment, for both the dishonest huckster and the simply incompetent advisor.
The best defence for any website owner is to read carefully, and weigh the pros and cons of all advice on offer, prior to taking any drastic action.
Whether the advice arrives from self styled experts, message forums, e-mail newsletters, or from a search result, it’s important for the website owner to be very cautious. While not all SEO advice is bad, there is much that needs to be taken with an entire shaker of the proverbial salt.
Search engine optimization advice is certainly a webmaster beware system.
Bad advice lurks in your e-mail as spam from shady fly by night companies calling themselves SEOs. Suggestions on improving your website’s position, found in the various internet message forums, ranges from tremendously helpful to downright terrible.
There are articles on SEO, widely read and believed, that offer not only questionable opinions, but are riddled with factual errors. Self styled SEO experts can be found on their websites, waiting to ensnare the unwary.
Following such dubious advice, some novice website owners could make some terrible errors, that could drop their website’s placement in the search engine rankings. Some of the advice can even get a website banned from the search engines, for violation of their webmaster guidelines.
Webmasters unknowingly read and hear bad SEO advice on a constant basis. Often, the advice is packaged in a fairly well written format, and carries a fairly authoritative tone. What many website owners don’t know, is how to select the solid and useful recommendations, from the concepts best ignored at any cost.
The internet in general, and search engine optimization in particular, are still very young in terms of years in existence. The idea, that SEO can even make a difference, to a website’s ranking in the search engines, is a concept still very much in its infancy.
The opportunity for the internet version of snake oil salespeople, and for outright charlatans, is certainly very high. The lack of peer review of information, creates an ideal environment, for both the dishonest huckster and the simply incompetent advisor.
The best defence for any website owner is to read carefully, and weigh the pros and cons of all advice on offer, prior to taking any drastic action.
Whether the advice arrives from self styled experts, message forums, e-mail newsletters, or from a search result, it’s important for the website owner to be very cautious. While not all SEO advice is bad, there is much that needs to be taken with an entire shaker of the proverbial salt.
Search engine optimization advice is certainly a webmaster beware system.
Monday, August 23, 2004
Carnival of the Capitalists at The Mobile Technology Weblog
The travelling business show, recognized by one and all as Carnival of the Capitalists, has set up the event at the always well researched, informative, and technologically focused The Mobile Technology Weblog.
This week's edition of Carnival of the Capitalists features some of the best bloggers writing on the internet today.
Blogging topics presented include venture capital, locating books, legal issues, taxation, health care, lots of politics, the national and global economies, and as you would expect from The Mobile Technology Weblog, there are technological postings everywhere.
As an added bonus this week, there are many newer contributors to The Mobile Technology Weblog, along with many of the regulars you have already met.
It's always great to read and discover the many high quality blogs out there in the blogosphere. We don't always get to them all, and this week's Carnival of the Capitalists has introduced us to some brand new ones.
As I am always honoured to do, I have an entry in this week's Carnival of the Capitalists as well. My entry post this week is entitled "Followup posts: Whatever happened to..."
If you wish to submit an entry to next week's, or any Carnival of the Capitalists edition, e-mail your entries to:
capitalists -at- elhide.com
If you are searching for new and exciting ways to expand your blog's readership, you should seriously consider sending an entry to Carnival of the Capitalists.
Merely being included in the company, of the first rate regular Carnival of the Capitalists contributors, will enhance the reputation of your blog.
The extra visitors can't sent to your blog won't hurt either!
The growth and staying power, of Carnival of the Capitalists, is beginning to catch the attention of people outside the blogging community. The readership is enlarging, and finding entirely new visitors, every single week.
The visitors aren't only bloggers anymore.
Readership is expanding to include the mainstream media, various government and private organizations, many businesses, and other interested people from beyond the blogging community.
Next week's Carnival of the Capitalists will be at the great business and technology blog, with the cool name, of New Dog Old Trick.
In the meantime, take a tour of this week's The Mobile Technology Weblog hosted Carnival of the Capitalists.
You won't want to miss reading any of this week's tremendous entries.
We can all gain a tremendous amount of knowledge from the many informative and interesting contributors.
This week's edition of Carnival of the Capitalists features some of the best bloggers writing on the internet today.
Blogging topics presented include venture capital, locating books, legal issues, taxation, health care, lots of politics, the national and global economies, and as you would expect from The Mobile Technology Weblog, there are technological postings everywhere.
As an added bonus this week, there are many newer contributors to The Mobile Technology Weblog, along with many of the regulars you have already met.
It's always great to read and discover the many high quality blogs out there in the blogosphere. We don't always get to them all, and this week's Carnival of the Capitalists has introduced us to some brand new ones.
As I am always honoured to do, I have an entry in this week's Carnival of the Capitalists as well. My entry post this week is entitled "Followup posts: Whatever happened to..."
If you wish to submit an entry to next week's, or any Carnival of the Capitalists edition, e-mail your entries to:
capitalists -at- elhide.com
If you are searching for new and exciting ways to expand your blog's readership, you should seriously consider sending an entry to Carnival of the Capitalists.
Merely being included in the company, of the first rate regular Carnival of the Capitalists contributors, will enhance the reputation of your blog.
The extra visitors can't sent to your blog won't hurt either!
The growth and staying power, of Carnival of the Capitalists, is beginning to catch the attention of people outside the blogging community. The readership is enlarging, and finding entirely new visitors, every single week.
The visitors aren't only bloggers anymore.
Readership is expanding to include the mainstream media, various government and private organizations, many businesses, and other interested people from beyond the blogging community.
Next week's Carnival of the Capitalists will be at the great business and technology blog, with the cool name, of New Dog Old Trick.
In the meantime, take a tour of this week's The Mobile Technology Weblog hosted Carnival of the Capitalists.
You won't want to miss reading any of this week's tremendous entries.
We can all gain a tremendous amount of knowledge from the many informative and interesting contributors.
Sunday, August 22, 2004
Who are your readers?
Do you know who reads your blog?
For that matter, do you even care?
Just as long as it's someone besides your immediate friends and family, whom you coerced into reading your blog, entirely against their will.
There are a few ways to find out your readership.
The first and most obvious technique is to use a web visitor counter. The reports, provided my the majority of the free counters, give you some solid information on your readership.
It's good to know who arrived from searches for various keywords that led to your site. You've already placed the idea in the back of your mind to write more posts on that topic.
It's not always an exercise in ego and narcissism to know who is visiting your blog.
Often, the type of readers your blog attracts can help you to provide more of what your visitors actually want to read. If looked at in that light, a visitor counter is not all about the blogger, but is focused toward the readers.
It's always interesting to find out which blogs, that link to yours, are sending visitors to read what you have written. It's always nice to share visitors with other friends in the blogging community.
I am always excited to find out that my readers have visited other blogs and sites that I have linked. That is the reason for the links. They are there to be clicked and perhaps some new blogs discovered.
I suppose I am just helpful by nature.
After all, I like to see other people achieve success in their endeavours.
If we all work to help one another do well, we all win in the end.
For that matter, do you even care?
Just as long as it's someone besides your immediate friends and family, whom you coerced into reading your blog, entirely against their will.
There are a few ways to find out your readership.
The first and most obvious technique is to use a web visitor counter. The reports, provided my the majority of the free counters, give you some solid information on your readership.
It's good to know who arrived from searches for various keywords that led to your site. You've already placed the idea in the back of your mind to write more posts on that topic.
It's not always an exercise in ego and narcissism to know who is visiting your blog.
Often, the type of readers your blog attracts can help you to provide more of what your visitors actually want to read. If looked at in that light, a visitor counter is not all about the blogger, but is focused toward the readers.
It's always interesting to find out which blogs, that link to yours, are sending visitors to read what you have written. It's always nice to share visitors with other friends in the blogging community.
I am always excited to find out that my readers have visited other blogs and sites that I have linked. That is the reason for the links. They are there to be clicked and perhaps some new blogs discovered.
I suppose I am just helpful by nature.
After all, I like to see other people achieve success in their endeavours.
If we all work to help one another do well, we all win in the end.
Saturday, August 21, 2004
Blogging survey from the UK
For those wishing to express their opinions on blogs in general, and business blogs in particular, be sure to surf over to the latest survey of that type.
A student at the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom has started a blogging survey.
The information is:
For regular visitors, and for non bloggers, there is an alternative survey.
The survey only takes a couple of minutes to complete.
I took it myself, and it was simple and painless.
The results should be available at the end of October of this year.
Be sure to help expand the knowledge of blogging by participating in the survey.
A student at the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom has started a blogging survey.
The information is:
an online survey which is concerned with the use of weblogs especially in
internal / external communication building; knowledge / project management,
customer services etc. The survey is to analyze the psychological factors of
bloggers and visitors.
For regular visitors, and for non bloggers, there is an alternative survey.
The survey only takes a couple of minutes to complete.
I took it myself, and it was simple and painless.
The results should be available at the end of October of this year.
Be sure to help expand the knowledge of blogging by participating in the survey.
Friday, August 20, 2004
Finetuning series continues at A Penny For...
After a few days hiatus, Todd at the insightful A Penny For... has resumed his Finetuning series on blogging.
Readers are asked to provide their input into various aspects of blogging.
So far, Todd has received some great responses, to his queries, on all things blog related.
The first, of his two most recent questions, focuses on what is the ideal length for a blog post.
The second investigation asks what sort of post topic generates the most reader response.
Be sure to head over to A Penny For... and give Todd your two cents worth.
Readers are asked to provide their input into various aspects of blogging.
So far, Todd has received some great responses, to his queries, on all things blog related.
The first, of his two most recent questions, focuses on what is the ideal length for a blog post.
The second investigation asks what sort of post topic generates the most reader response.
Be sure to head over to A Penny For... and give Todd your two cents worth.
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