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Blog Traffic Magic: Is a Blog Carnival Right for Your Blog?

As bloggers we like to know that people are reading what we write and that we’re connecting on some level with our audience. The more people that come to our site, the happier we are. Maybe you’re happy simply because people are coming or maybe you’re happy because more traffic means more revenue (especially if [...]

How We Communicate: FAQs for Beginning Bloggers

I just returned from BlogHer 2008 in San Franciso. I appeared on a panel with four other women called FAQs for Beginning Bloggers. Our panel was flat-out amazing. We met fantastic bloggers and answered many beginner questions. Unfortunately, we didn’t have enough time to answer everyone’s questions. I hope to talk to the BlogHer Three [...]

Permalinks: The Podcast

This is the first-ever Blogging Basics 101 podcast. This will either be a huge help or a huge flop. I hope you’ll let me know what you think (but please be nice–remember I have feelings too). This podcast explains what permalinks are, how to find them, and how to use them. We also have an [...]

What is a permalink and why do I need it?

This article also has a podcast: A permalink is the link to an individual blog post. These are important because if you ever need to link to an exact blog entry (e.g., for a Works-For-Me Wednesday post), you use the permalink as your link. It’s poor blog etiquette not to use the permalink. If you [...]