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Blogging Tips, Building Readership, Social Media
The Value of SMO: How to Get Subscribers While You Sleep
01.12.08 | Permalink | 17 Comments

Do you know I have picked up 50 new subscribers during previous two weeks?
That’s probably not very interesting. What’s interesting is that I haven’t posted anything in the past two weeks! (because of illness)
I bet now I’ve got your attention, eh?
Blogging Tips, Building Readership
5 Ways To Make Me Your Subscriber
11.01.07 | Permalink | 19 Comments

Previously, I have written about what on a blog puts me off as a visitor and keeps me from subscribing to it. Today, I am going to disclose what makes me subscribe to a blog and how you can learn from my perspective as a reader to improve your own blog.
Resources
22 Free Forum Software To Build Online Communities
10.03.07 | Permalink | 11 Comments

One of the most powerful tools to run online communities is the onlne discussion forums. If you are a webmaster and you are struggling to interact with your visitors, or if you sell products online and want to provide online support in a free and open environment, or if you are a gaming enthusiast and want to host a gaming community, all you need is a web-based forum software to realize your ideas.

There are a few paid forum packages you can use to run your online community, but why pay when you can get one for free? Yep, following is the list of 22 free forum software packages all equally robust, and each with its own unique features that give paid forum software a run for their money.
Web Design
Stop! Before You Make Any Of These 5 Website Usability Mistakes
10.02.07 | Permalink | 8 Comments

I was reading Lisa’s post on site usability mistakes that bug her, and it reminded me to finish my own second list of annoyances on the web pages that bug me a lot. My first list can be found here.

I’ll start off by spotting two usability mistakes on Lisa’s blog (That’s how shameless I am!).
Blogging Tips, Social Media, Web Design, Writing Tips
Are You Improving In These Areas Or Have You Stalled?
09.28.07 | Permalink | 2 Comments

We all strive to improve and get better at what we do. In blogosphere, the success of your blog is a measure to gauge the strength of your efforts.

But how do you measure the success of a blog? Simple, by your subscription stats, the number of comments others leave on your blog, and the amount of buzz you create in the blogosphere.

A methodical approach towards making all these factors count in your favor often pays off.

Below is a rundown of areas you need to improve to become a successful blogger (and so do I).
Blogging Tips
Top 10 Things To Do To Put Off Your Readers
09.25.07 | Permalink | 18 Comments

Every blog has good and bad, pretty and ugly, and noble and ignoble features. If a blog provides quality content, I’ll probably ignore its less wonderful aspects, but things get worse when a blogger almost completely forgets the usability of his blog and does whatever random things come to his mind.

Admittedly, what may seem annoying to me, may leave a pleasant impression on you, I believe most of you will agree with me on the following top 10 annoying mistakes some blogs make.
Blogging Tips
Change The Way You Look At Your Blog
08.20.07 | Permalink | Comment?

Have you been putting a lot of your time and energy in some posts and only a tiny fraction in others? If so, you are reducing your blog’s value bit by bit.

Here’s why you need to craft each and every post with great care.

Your blog is your product

See your blog as a package with each post as its feature. One bad post means one more feature that adds to the bulk of your product but nothing to its usability, and overall value.

The sum total of the value of your posts is the value of your blog

Now, since you update your product regularly you increase its value with every good post and vice versa. As your product evolves and gets bigger, the value of your product is determined by the total value of all posts you made on your blog. If the sum of valuable posts is greater than their valueless siblings, you have done a great job of creating a valuable product.