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Monthly Archives: June 2007
What Motivations Inspire Better Blogging?
An examination of how different motivations in blogging create different outcomes, and which motivations inspire better blogging.
Better Blogging Link Blast for June 29, 2007
A roundup of great links from the past week to help you be a better blogger!
AdSense Referrals 2.0 Outta Beta
The Google AdSense team has just announced AdSense Referrals 2.0, an expanded version of their current referral program. Currently, AdSense referrals were only available for a very limited number of Google services: AdSense, AdWords, Google Pack, Firefox with Google Toolbar, Google Checkout, and Google Apps. Beginning soon, you will not only be able to refer…
Seven Keys to Better Blogging
Michael Martine lays down the seven key areas of improvement every blogger needs to know.
Build Blog Traffic with Technorati, Part 2
Tips and information on how to get Technorati tag links into your posts–especially if you have more than one blog on more than one platform.
Build Blog Traffic with Technorati, Part 1
Explains in plain English how to use Technorati to your advantage on your blog in order to increase traffic.
Better Blogging Link Blast for Jun 22, 07
None of these links are affiliate links or ads. Enjoy! Google AdSense Help Center Webinars is a collection of links to video/flash-based presentations and transcripts of seminars on using and optimizing Google AdSense. There is much written about optimizing AdSense, but if you’re a visual/auditory learner, these are for you! GaMerZ WordPress Plugins used by…
The Real Problem with Sponsored WordPress Themes
What is the real problem is with sponsored WordPress themes? Find out!
My Take on Sponsored WordPress Themes
Sponsored WordPress themes have stirred people up. Are paid sponsor links built into a free WordPress theme a good idea? Here’s my take.
New blog: YouTub
I created a new video blog! I don’t know why, but I thought it would be cool to have a video blog of people and animals and stuff in their bathtubs. There is enough video material for any kind of niche you can think of. This odd little micro-niche seemed like a great idea because…
New Free WordPress Theme: New Territories
New Territories is a free WordPress theme or blog template. Download it for free!
Revivathon
UPDATE: Dark Sided isn’t really doing anything for me. It’s not as much fun and it’s kind of a hard one to deal with as far as AdSense goes–it doesn’t make anything. I’ve decided to revive a couple blogs that had lain dormant for a while. It just didn’t seem right to leave them anymore,…
New free WordPress theme coming soon…
I’m nearly done working on it. I can’t wait to make it available. Update 2: Okay… sometime soon, then. Update:Looks like this weekend will be when I make the new theme available. It’s called “New Territories.” Technorati Tags: wordpress, themes, templates, wordpress theme, wordpress template
Google goes after arbitrageurs
Google doesn’t like your business model… if your business model is AdWords/AdSense arbitrage. Recently, Google began cracking down on sites that advertise on the Google AdWords program to attract visitors who come to a website containing Google AdSense ads. The idea is that the site owner makes money from the difference between the cost of…
Designing and Optimizing for Conversion
Make your website convert visitors into buyers by having a conversion funnel with as few steps as possible. I use a site I’m working on as an example.
Upgrading WordPress
I’ll be upgrading my WordPress installation over the next hour or so. All set. Now rockin’ da 2.2.
Shifting gears again
I have been super-busy with work at KnowledgeWave and getting my wife’s new endeavor, Tarot Readings Today off the ground. I’m learning all kinds of awesome stuff about SharePoint at work and using all my experience and know-how regarding Google AdWords, SEO/SEM, and WordPress to make Denise’s new site a success. It’s all quite exciting…
Google acquires Feedburner
Huh… whaddayaknow! This is what I get for not paying attention to rumors. I didn’t see it coming, but it makes perfect sense. Google has acquired Feedburner. Does this help Google “organize the world’s information?” Sure. You know what else it does? That’s right: it provides one mother-huge new platform for AdSense! AdSense publishers rejoice!…
