For the last six or eight months, a friend of mine has told me that she uses Twitter as her RSS feed. She follows everyone she’s interested in and follows the links they provide via Twitter (whether to personal or news blogs). She doesn’t use any other aggregator. Her experience made me stop and think: [...]
How to Automatically Publish Your Latest Posts to Twitter
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Helpful Blogging Links: October 23, 2009
5 Ways to Know if Your Blog is on the Right Track via ProBlogger Facebook Groups Finally Getting a Makeover via Mashable 2009 State of the Blogosphere: The Full Video from Blog World via TechCrunch A Plug-In Broke Your WordPress Blog? Here is What to Do via Daily Blog Tips 7 Things Web Designers Hate [...]
Filed Under: Helpful Blogging Links Tagged With: blog world expo, Facebook groups, plug-in, social media marketing, state of the blogosphere, wordpress Leave a Comment
How to set up a Google Alert (and why it’s a good idea)
Google Alerts is one of the most versatile online tools. It allows you to listen to conversations you may not be aware of. Conversations that involve you or your brand (and maybe even your competitors). As you manage your online presence, it’s important to listen to what people are saying and how they are saying [...]
Filed Under: RSS/Feeds, SEO/Search Engines, Social Media & Networking, Traffic Tagged With: blogging tutorial, google alerts, tracking brand mentions, tracking links 3 Comments
Facebook Video Feature: Create or Upload Video to Your Community
Facebook is a great way to share information with your community. Most of us use it regularly to provide quick updates about what we’re doing, where we’re going, or a news story that interests us. Most of us also regularly upload pictures to share with our communities. You know what I’ve noticed, though? Not many [...]
Filed Under: Social Media & Networking, Video/Music Tagged With: facebook, share video, tutorial, video, video blog, vlog, vlogging 2 Comments
Helpful Blogging Links: October 16, 2009
What is Your Follow Up Strategy? by Paula Gregorowicz Blog Tips (for Bloggers Who Have Been Around a While) by Darren Rowse How to Dominate Your Niche by Brian Clark [How To] Integrate Facebook with your Blog by Christina Warren
Filed Under: Helpful Blogging Links Tagged With: choosing a blog niche, conference networking, follow up after conference, new tricks for old bloggers, tips for bloggers 5 Comments
Blogging Tutorial Links: HTML, CSS, WordPress
I have been a collector my entire life. I think I come by it naturally since my mother’s side of the family tends to “collect” things in the form of never throwing anything away on the off chance it might be valuable or hold the key to the family’s history. From reality television, I now [...]
Filed Under: Getting Started, Helpful Blogging Links, HTML Tagged With: blog tutorial, blogging basics, create drop-down menu, css, how-to blog, HTML, style sheets, tutorial, video tutorial, wordpress 3 Comments
Attending a Blog Conference: Tips & Advice
I’m attending Blog World & New Media Expo again this week. Attending any sort of conference is hard for an introvert like me, but attending a large non-female-centric conference (e.g., Blissdom or BlogHer) with the rock stars of blogging can intimidate me right into the fetal position. I’m here to tell you that attending a [...]
Helpful Blogging Links: October 9, 2009
[How To] Check the Validity of Your Links for Free via Technofriends 8 Excellent Tools for Optimizing Your Images via SixRevisions How to Build a Successful Email Newsletter via ProBlogger HOW TO: Take Advantage of FriendFeed’s Unique Features via Mashable The Importance of Following Directions When Applying for a Blogging Job via Blog World Expo [...]
Understanding the New FTC Guidelines: Your Questions Answered
If you’re blogging professionally or even semi-seriously you’ve likely heard about the new FTC guidelines regarding bloggers and how we disclose any relationships with companies who have paid us to endorse or review products. As is usually the case when something changes, rumors and misinformation are swirling. This article seeks to give you a basic [...]
What is HARO and How Does It Work?
Finding sources for a news article is hard when you don’t know where to look or if you don’t have contacts within an industry. It’s also hard to contribute your knowledge on a given subject when you don’t know who needs your help. Enter HARO, which stands for Help A Reporter Out and is a [...]
Filed Under: Content/Writing, Definitions, Social Media & Networking, Traffic Tagged With: blog advice, finding experts, finding news sources, HARO, Help A Reporter Out, Peter Shankman, tutorial Leave a Comment
