May 24th, 2008 - 3 Comments »
RSS and helping people subscribe to your blog…
Sometimes, working constantly with a computer, I forget that terms like ‘RSS feed’ can be double dutch to others. Recently reminded of that fact, I set out to make subscribing to my blog easier…
Posted in Blogging | 3 Comments »
May 23rd, 2008 - 1 Comment »
How to Be Creative…
Hugh Macleod, well known cartoonist, blogger and marketing strategist, landed a book deal based on his material on ‘How to be Creative’. His own summary of his work is great advice for anyone…
Posted in Creativity | 1 Comment »
May 16th, 2008 - 8 Comments »
WordPress – Improve SEO and user experience: 10 Useful Tips…
A list of ten things that improve the performance, search engine optimisation, and the user experience of a WordPress blog. Lovingly compiled from years of experience in tweaking WordPress blogs!
Posted in Blogging | 8 Comments »
April 25th, 2008 - 3 Comments »
Twitter: who, and what, is it good for?
Having used Twitter for a couple of months now, here are my initial thoughts on the application and what it can be (and is being) used for.
Read on to understand a little bit about Twitter and how I use it…
Posted in Social Media | 3 Comments »
April 18th, 2008 - 4 Comments »
Advice on Weathering a Blogstorm…
Being involved in the blogging community can be a wonderful experience, often with support and encouragement from fellow bloggers making for a very positive affair.
However, there is the chance that you will suddenly find yourself thrown into the deep end of a much more negative experience – something called a ‘blogstorm’…
It’s not a nice experience and can be quite stressful and worrying to someone trying to build an online brand. Read on for some tips on how to weather the blogstorm…
Posted in Blogging | 4 Comments »
April 15th, 2008 - 2 Comments »
Link Building and Directories…
Link building is crucially important for any site that wants to perform well in the search engines. But how do you get started? One easy way to garner a few links is to submit your site to some directories. Read on for a list of free directories you could submit to…
Posted in Search Engine Optimisation | 2 Comments »
April 11th, 2008 - 6 Comments »
The Power of StumbleUpon…
Are you looking to increase traffic to your site? Do you find that your bounce rate from other sites is very high? Perhaps you should investigate StumbleUpon. Read on for more about my experiences with StumbleUpon…
Posted in Social Media | 6 Comments »
April 4th, 2008 - 3 Comments »
Inbound Links & the Power of Anchor Text…
Inbound links have a huge impact on your search engine rankings. Anchor text, the text people use to link to you, also plays a big part in where your positioning in search results. I ran a small experiment to demonstrate the power of anchor text in inbound links – read on for the results…
Posted in Search Engine Optimisation | 3 Comments »
March 31st, 2008 - 2 Comments »
Keyword Rich Domains – Good for Google!
Do keyword rich domains really make a difference? Read how this site performed for keywords contained in the domain, and how it compared against keywords used in the body copy…
Posted in Search Engine Optimisation | 2 Comments »
February 28th, 2008 - No Comments »
Hosting in Ireland for better regional search results…
Do you need your website to perform well in searches done in Ireland? What do you need to consider to ensure it does? You need to check your hosting & your domain, and possibly a tool Google provides. Read on for more details…
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