Jan
6th
By Mert Erkal in blogging | Comments (0)
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Have I told before that it only takes me 30 minutes to write a 500 word article? If you are a serious blogger, you should always find ways to shorten your article writing time. This post will show you how to accomplish this by following a simple methodology.
As a problogger, I have to deliver one article per day to keep my blog’s traffic and subscribers going up. I have already written 320 posts for my blog. If I spent 3 hours for each one, I would not have enough time to promote my blog, and develop good relationship with other bloggers. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jan
5th
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Jan
4th
By Mert Erkal in blogging tools | Comments (2)
Keeping a blog diary can help you improve as a blogger. However, not many of the bloggers are so keen on opening a notebook every now and then to write in, so if you’re such a person then Livescribe’s the Pulse Smart Pen is for you.
It writes on special notebook paper. At the same time it records sound from your immediate area. The good thing is the Pulse Smart Pen coordinates what you write with what it hears. Best of all, you can save and share the content with your readers. The smartpen has a speaker, a display area and a microphone , along with either a 1 GB or 2 GB memory. See a good example of practical usage by Ed Dale: Livescribe Pulse Pen In Action
If you can afford pay $149.95 for the 1 GB memory version, and never miss a word again!
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Jan
3rd
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On 29th December I published The Future of Blogging - Predictions for 2009, and shared my predictions for 2009. On the same post I asked my readers about their predictions for 2009. You may find the answers herebelow:
Rangoo:
“As you have rightly pointed out videos will play a major role. Reading is not favored by many. So audio, video content and images in blogs will be used to make blogs sticky. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jan
2nd
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Here are the most popular posts from 2008. Enjoy reading, if you haven’t done before…
Now please tell me which one do you like most and why? Please leave a comment, and have your say.
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Jan
1st
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As I mentioned on my previous post About The Next Google PageRank Update, with a few days delay Google completed the last PageRank update for 2008. The next one will probably be in March 2009. It is like a never ending game.
My blog’s PR was 0 for the last few updates. So early in December, I took some serious action. Even though I do believe that PageRank has nothing to do with good quality and reliable content, most of the first time readers and sponsors still take PR into consideration at first look.
So what did I try to get my PR back? Read the rest of this entry »
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Dec
30th
By Mert Erkal in WordPress | Comments (1)
If you are a dummy or beginner blogger, you don’t need to pay so much money for a custom blog design like mine. You may buy a good quality premium theme, and make some changes on it so that it looks unique.
Do you remember my old post Say Hello To Premium WordPress Themes? They extended the 4 for 1 special until 31 December. If you are looking for a premium WordPress theme, you can get 4 premium themes for $70 from the WooThemes. If you can not afford $70, you may try one of their free themes. They are all very good quality and fancy looking.
You should ask your blogging buddies to collect the $70. 4 bloggers are enough. Each blogger will pay only $17.5. Then you will share the themes.
Good deal, right? One 4 All, and All 4 One!
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Dec
29th
By Mert Erkal in blogging | Comments (10)
Some people say the blogging is dead, and we are living in the era of microblogging. Actually, microblogging helps busy people join the conversation while they are on the move, share their ideas, and build a community. Every microblogger is a potential blogger. I see the future of blogging very bright. I share my predictions for 2009 and onwards in this post.
- More Interactivity: Blogs will become more and more interactive. Videos will play an import role in this. Bloggers will learn how to capture fancy-looking and professional videos to differentiate themselves in the blogosphere.
Read the rest of this entry »
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