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This guest post was written by Jeremy Steele. Jeremy Steele is a legally minded blogger, programmer, web designer, and Internet lover. He has been blogging on Nusuni Dot Com for about a year, and covers all aspects of blogging.

If you’ve been online for any amount of time, odds are you’ve seen “DMCA” mentioned quite a few times. Maybe you’ve even done some research into it, but do you really know what the DMCA laws are and how they can help you? Here’s a quick’n'dirty DMCA guide for bloggers:

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Till now, I have been writing random articles and posts to fill up my blog with some worth-reading content. Alongside that, I have been struggling to maintain a regular posting schedule due to poor time management (which is now identified and solved).

Now that I’ve given the issue some thought, I am more inclined to follow a defined pattern than post in a random and sporadic way.

Here is how I intend to spread out my posting schedule over the week so far:

• Sunday: Link love day - I’ll link to other bloggers (and frequent commenters) who deserve more attention for what they write.
• Monday: Productivity day - I’ll give my thoughts on how to be more organized and productive to become an efficient blogger.
• Tuesday: Random Post day - I’ll write a post on any of the topics I cover.
• Wednesday: Resource list day - I’ll compile a list of useful resources and tools (link bait baby!).
• Thursday: WordPress day - A day dedicated to anything and everything about my favorite blogging software WordPress.
• Friday: Reader’s day - I’ll write on a topic suggested by you, or answer your questions if any. Otherwise I’ll take a break.
• Saturday: Guest blogger’s day - I’ll let others guest post on my blog while I guest post on others’ blogs! Let me know if you want to guest post here, or want me to guest post on your blog.

Damn - there is only so much that can be done in a week.

Any more suggestions?

I and my good web host Select Web hosting will be transferring Blogging Bits to a brand new server starting from 9:00 PM GMT tonight. Therefore, Blogging Bits will be offline for 24 hours or more.

Please be patient because I am not going to go anywhere. Blogging Bits will be back as soon as we are done migrating to the new server.

See you soon!

Welcome to new and improved Blogging Bits.

As I promised earlier in my blog redesign advice, I have completed the first phase of what may be a complete overhaul of Blogging Bits.

Here are some of the prominent features apart from countless other small changes and tweaks.

Clean home page

I have completely removed all the content from the home page that would have caused duplicate content problems. Any pages with duplicate content can end up in Google’s supplemental index, and Google ignores such pages even if they are relevant to certain searches.

This, coupled with nofollow meta tag on category, and archive pages will, hopefully, keep me out of Google’s supplemental index.

Another benefit of such minimalistic design is that it loads real fast, which makes it search engine as well as slow connection friendly.

Pretty icons

Icons talk, they really do. Things had started to look a tad boring with all the text crammed into every corner of the layout, so I decided to add those little images at key places, and boy, do they look pretty!

Non-white background

I am not a big fan of black text on white background for onscreen reading, so I have replaced the white background with a soothing silvery color. It’s easy on the eyes and relaxing. Try it.

Please let me know of your feedback and tell me if something in the new design doesn’t look quite right to you.

Blogs are supposed to be personal, right? But how much personal can you get without scarifying your privacy? Should you share the nitty-gritty details of your life with total strangers? What became of remaining anonymous online?

Personally, I think it is wise to remain anonymous if your blog thrives on controversy. It wouldn’t be wise to speak in favor of software piracy and leave your address on About page to facilitate a meeting with the cops. It would be equally silly to criticize Osama and invite bearded extremists for an evening tea at your house.

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Wordpress 2.3 beta is out. Some of the features of 2.3 include plugin and core update notification, built-in tags support, faster javascript, and SEO-friendly URL redirection. A UTW importer is also included for easy conversion of tags.

Check out Top 21 SEO Tips For 2007 ebook for a no-nonsense SEO guide.

Wondering where your subscribers disappeared? Snoskred gives you 14 Reasons Why Readers Unsubscribe From Your Blog.

Liz shares A Recipe to Be A Conversational Dynamo.

Matthew Stibbe has compiled a great list of Ten essential reference sites for writers.

See you next week with some more link love.

Over the past week, there has been some debate on the ubiquitousness and evilness of meta-blogging - the blogging on blogging - started by Jeff’s complaint about blogging about blogging over at Coding Horror.

While I acknowledge that Jeff made this observation in good faith, I don’t quite agree with him.

I find meta-blogging — blogging about blogging — incredibly boring. I said as much in a recent interview on a site that’s all about blogging (hence the title, Daily Blog Tips). I wasn’t trying to offend or shock; I was just being honest. Sites that contain nothing but tips on how to blog more effectively bore me to tears.

I don’t know what Jeff is trying to say here, but I think Jeff is not interested in reading anything about bogging as a subject, which is quite understandable because it is a matter of his personal choice.

But what else does Jeff expect to read on a blog about tips on how to blog effectively, if not the tips on how to blog effectively?

Let’s be honest Jeff, you haven’t really been looking for tips about gardening on blogs about blogging, have you?

If you accept the premise that most of your readers are not bloggers, then it’s highly likely they won’t be amused, entertained, or informed by a continual stream of blog entries on the art of blogging. Even if they’re filled with extra bloggy goodness.

I again fail to see what Jeff is getting at. A blogger who gives tips on blogging is doing so because he accepts the premise that all of his readers are bloggers. I am, for one, not here to amuse, entertain and inform whoever stops by my place. I know who my audience is, and I write specifically for them.

Anyone who wants to be amused or entertained can go kill time on YouTube or Twitter.

Meta-blogging is like masturbating. Everyone does it, and there’s nothing wrong with it. But writers who regularly get out a little to explore other topics will be healthier, happier, and ultimately more interesting to be around– regardless of audience.

There is a reason why everyone masturbates, and only a few commit suicide.

Only the writers who find this topic healthy, happy and interesting would write about it. I have no interest in gardening, so I am not likely to be the one to start blogging about gardening. I am fascinated by the blogging itself, so I write about it. Is there anything wrong about it Jeff?

I admit that many who enter this niche idolize Darren, and try to follow in his footsteps to achieve the same kind of success. But I don’t see how it is wrong. When one hundred people from Darren fan-club step in the world of meta-blogging, 99% of them would fail and give up, and only 1% of them will make any progress. So let’s just leave me alone!

And Jeff, since all the cool kids blog about blogging, why not jump on our bandwagon and have some fun?

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