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Donny Pauling
· 10 months ago
Very nice blog entry!
Justin Silverton
· 10 months ago
These are all very good tips! #5 is an especially great. Thanks for info.
Steven
· 10 months ago
Great list there Michael. I think as the Internet is increasingly being seen as a respected and vital information resource by many gen-x/y users and others, such tips are important. Implicitly picked up on by surfers, they act as a marker of professionalism, indicating a degree of credibility.
eXevalo
· 10 months ago
Your blog has a very nice design, especially the layout... did you design it yourself?
Anyway, good article dude.. keep it up.
Karen
· 10 months ago
Thank You. I am new to blogging. However, I am a programmer/ teacher. I do not want to overload my blog page. Additionally, I found out that making drastic changes can cause hours of debugging.
I tried to copy embeded code ( music) to my page. It knocked out some html code. It took me 2 hours to find the { that was missing. K.
Zap
· 10 months ago
Thanks for the tips. I just started blogging this year and my blog covers, basically, all topics. It's a personal blog and trying to keep all the posts across the wildly different topics has been challenging.
MBCBUYB
· 10 months ago
Nice list.
It is good to see entry #7 in there.
You have to provide people with a reason to return to your blog time and time again. If the content isn't informative or entertaining enough to keep them coming back, your blog is doomed.
A one-time surge of traffic means nothing if you can't convert those visitors to subscribers/readers.
Keep up the good work.
Gdog
· 10 months ago
Nice tips, thanks. I will be using them for my teaching English in Korea blog. :
Keith Cash
· 10 months ago
Good post. Thanks
Dave
· 10 months ago
Plessed be the child that bringeth the blog money and traffic.
r00t9
· 10 months ago
thanks for the tips
dean lee
· 10 months ago
thank you very much,it's helpful for me
David Mackey
· 10 months ago
Thanks for the recommendations. Good suggestions.
Naser
· 10 months ago
Thoughtful recommendations :) But, does a unique design cut the ice all the time? I've seen some blogs at google's blogger which had the same old blogger template, but still managed to attract huge amount of readers. I tried to give my blog ( http://atunu.blogspot.com ) as unique a look as I can try with my limited knowledge of coding and markup, but still the design doesn't seem to create that much awe. I think the exclusive-ness and gravity of the content count a lot more + a good publicity adds some juice to it too .
Keith
· 10 months ago
I have been trying to use my blog to bring in some traffic and revenue, but I guess I am not doing good enough. Furthermore, I have more than just one, so I should be getting traffic, isn't it?
KBinny V A
· 10 months ago
Great tips - thanks.
About the design - I would recommend that you find a professional to do the design rather than you do it yourself. Unless, of course, you are a designer.
Dale Cruse
· 10 months ago
These tips are outstanding no matter what type of blog you have. IMO, a must read for every blogger. Well done.
milo
· 10 months ago
Informative list, thanks for sharing.
Chris Gribble
· 10 months ago
Great advice. I will go back over my site and re-evaluate. One of the main issues is the way a browser renders the page. This has an impact on appearance that's outside my control. Mine is great in firefox but no so good in Explorer.
Robin Hamman
· 10 months ago
I wonder if design actually matters at all anymore.
Over half my readers now get my content via RSS readers and I know a lot of bloggers (as well as media and news sites) that are seeing the same thing. As an RSS user myself, I quite honestly couldn't tell you what the vast majority of the 75 sites I subscribe to look like and have, on ocassion, clicked thorugh to find that they'd undergone major redesigns since I last visited.
I think it's better to focus on great content, even if that means abandoning all attempts at good design and planting a nice big "subscribe" button at the top.
xs2me
· 10 months ago
Thank you.Nice and useful tips. And your design isn't that bad i guess. Simple Is Smart.. and this simple,even,is quite a treat to eyes.
Bastiaan
· 10 months ago
Thank you for these good tips. They are more than welcome. I like your design, especially the numbers in the comments. Good work. Greetings from the Netherlands.
Coupon King
· 10 months ago
Nice, list. I think I'm going to do a revision of my own blog based on your article. Keep up the good work.
8) Post a list of old, common-sense tips on how to make your blog a success and submit it to delicious.
Mory Gonzalez
· 10 months ago
Nice Tips. I translated this into Japanese. Thanks!
Sheamus
· 10 months ago
Greeting from Canada!
Good post!!
Maureen Flynn-Burhoe
· 10 months ago
I think I will quote you on my blog. Thanks. "Blogging is a mutual, symbiotic relationship between bloggers and readers, so don't sacrifice long term results for short term gain." I will also add your url to del.icio.us. I've been experimenting with using free internet tools such as Swicki, Flickr, frimr, thinkfree, Gather and Digg. They each offer something unique. While del.icio.us is probably the one that I use most, Swicki offers some unique features for finding content-relevant sites. Folksonomy is a cumbersome but brilliant word in terms of search engines. Its authentic use implies that the author is contributing to the content/connectivity conversation. Thanks for these tips. I wish I knew CSS. For now I can only hardcode with html.
charlie
· 10 months ago
Well, you hit the proverbial nail. I really appreciate #5. I am just starting out and keeping a long term perspective. I want to grow but remain 'me'. This article will definitely help me to produce better blogs as I begin. Thanks.
Camlawblog
· 10 months ago
Helpful tips ... always write for the reader.
seancarter
· 10 months ago
Small is more . Select a niche and stick to it rather than spreading horizontally spread vertically . Havining an unique product or a service blog and trying to be an authority in your industry brings you the best results . Word of mouth spreads more rapidly in blogging industry. be interactive with your audiences and post them back once they have commented . Do to your visitors as you do them in real life . They will be coming back more to your blog giving you more returning visitors -the ultimate test of Brand Loyalty
Benudhar Majhi
· 10 months ago
Your tips are very helpful for anyone who is new to blogging. I, myself is new to blogging. I m sure to follow your tips so that i can increase my no. of visitors.Plz do visit my blog & give me some suggestion on how to improve it.
Thank You!
RaymonWazerri
· 10 months ago
Hey, I love what you'e doing! Don't ever change and best of luck.
Raymon W.
dertyhiyu
· 10 months ago
very smart =)
Khloe Wesley
· 10 months ago
This one makes sence "One's first step in wisdom is to kuesstion everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything."
Karen Bryan
· 10 months ago
I agree with Sean, in post 35, that you have to stick to a niche. I started a blog in October 2007 to complement my online travel business with promotes less well known destinations in Europe. My blog has more then doubled the number of site visitors and bookings in under 7 months. Blogs are a very good marketing tool for a small business. I think that the fact that I had already written guides and articles for my website meant that I had resource on which to draw when I started my blog.
villas positano
· 6 months ago
Excellent post Mr Michael Zhang. I like these posts most of all, practical information that all bloggers can use.
hanoy
· 5 months ago
hey its great...!!
thanx for your tips
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· 4 months ago
very nice article! the standards for a quality we blog have become much higher,.
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· 3 months ago
those tips are really useful and effective. I think to optimize your site, you should focus on how you can easily caught the attention of a reader
Michael
· 2 months ago
I am also starting a new blog. All the details mentioned over here is very nice. Will help me definately.
Thanks Regards.
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· 2 months ago
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· 2 months ago
I find this article truly informative.. I agree with your list especially in no.1.. you really need to spend time and effort in making the appearance of your blog.. And I'd like to add that you must keep the loading of your blog faster.. So that the viewer will not irritate n waiting... Great list..
Gadget_Blog
· 2 months ago
This is quite impressive, I am pleased to read this post, keep posts like this coming, you totally rock! Cheers, sain-web.com
Evans
· 2 months ago
Very well said. All things should be simple enough so that a layman can easily get the content. Then only it becomes popular. And one gets success.
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· 2 months ago
This is really a informative one.. I think having a simple design will be always effective.. What matter most is the content of your site.. Readers will always interested on the content of your site...
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· 2 months ago
this is a great one
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· 2 months ago
Those are some real cool tips there.. I really liked it and thanks for sharing!
Sir Ranulph Fiennes
· 2 months ago
Very helpful Tips.Here’s a thought for B2B. Just because you are using blogging software and techniques, doesn’t mean you have to call it a “blog”. In B2B it helps to think of it as a newsroom, pressroom or anything else businesslike and make the user feel s/he is looking at something suitably “professional”. If you are doing that though.
man
· 2 months ago
great article, i really appreciate it
rodrickraj
· 2 months ago
Thanks for these tips man.
Rumah Dijual
· 2 months ago
Hi Mike, you write a really good tips. However I wonder how to get a decent traffic to the blog.
Kazuri
· 1 month ago
Thanks for the wonderful tips. The main problem of getting traffic is the quality of writing and topic selection. I will follow these tips on my blog too hope it works for me.
Jay @ work at home
· 1 month ago
The design for optimization does matter and make your blog more unique. I learned that the hard way.
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· 1 month ago
Very helpful advice. Appreciate the tips.Great tip that ensures good will in the blog sphere.
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· 1 month ago
If you have programming knowledge, write software modifications and custom scripts that help you shrink repetitive chores into the fewest number of clicks and keystrokes.
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· 1 month ago
I wish I chimed in then, as we were already well into our beta. But it’s hard to imagine a discussion of SEO these days without the long tail discussion, where you target subject-matter which is just a little bit less than competitive in favor of picking up the top positions repeatedly and quickly. The idea is to start the snowball effect happening, and build your way to a critical mass of natural search traffic. The self-fueling snowball effect happens when you have enough “seed content” on your website, so that new writing suggestions start to automatically come in from your “web analytics” software.
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· 1 month ago
Wow! I must say that of all the websites I’ve come across since venturing into the blogging world, yours has been one of THE most informative. Great, great information, thanks for sharing. I will continue to take advantage of your advice. Thanks!
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· 1 month ago
Look for any tedious, recurring tasks, and find ways to minimize the time it takes to accomplish them. If you don’t have the programming knowledge necessary to write custom scripts, standardize your entries with a minimalistic mindset.
JamesM
· 1 month ago
I know this is an old post, but I came via Google and had to say "thanks"! I've always been a fan of minimalistic site design, but always feel pressured to over-design. You've inspired me to start stripping out the clutter that doesn't contribute to my blog or my reader experience.
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· 3 weeks ago
Thanks for the info, really opened my eyes
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· 3 weeks ago
Want to get as many repeat visits as possible, without having to rely on RSS feeds to pull visitors back? Then build a community for your blog, and engage not only yourself with your readers, but allow your readers to engage with each other. This is particularly a great idea if you are niche blogger and you have a small but captive audience. There are a number of ways to create this community for your blog - the basic way is to setup and install ‘MyBlogLog‘ or ‘BuddyPress‘ as a widget on your blog. The more advanced way to build a community is to create a social network around your blog using Ning or KickApps. Both of these are free and allow you to fully customize, brand and create your own community, and use your own blog feed as a main ingredient of the community. Win-win situation for you and your readers!
Concrete Garages
· 3 weeks ago
Well one way to optimize your blog is to comment on your own blog.I am surprised at the number of bloggers who have many blog comments, yet rarely - if ever - comment back to their commenters themselves. Interacting with commenters can go a long way to increasing the number of comments each entry gets, as well as providing a useful “forum” to engage and interact with your readers, all on your own site! Once you start responding to those who comment, you should see your comment ratio go up.
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· 2 weeks ago
Very helpful Tips.Here’s a thought for B2B. Just because you are using blogging software and techniques, doesn’t mean you have to call it a “blog”. In B2B it helps to think of it as a newsroom, pressroom or anything else businesslike and make the user feel s/he is looking at something suitably “professional”. If you are doing that though.
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· 2 weeks ago
Thank You. I am new to blogging. However, I am a programmer/ teacher. I do not want to overload my blog page. Additionally, I found out that making drastic changes can cause hours of debugging.
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· 2 weeks ago
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God bless,
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Anyway, good article dude.. keep it up.
I tried to copy embeded code ( music) to my page. It knocked out some html code. It took me 2 hours to find the { that was missing.
K.
It is good to see entry #7 in there.
You have to provide people with a reason to return to your blog time and time again. If the content isn't informative or entertaining enough to keep them coming back, your blog is doomed.
A one-time surge of traffic means nothing if you can't convert those visitors to subscribers/readers.
Keep up the good work.
Thanks
About the design - I would recommend that you find a professional to do the design rather than you do it yourself. Unless, of course, you are a designer.
Over half my readers now get my content via RSS readers and I know a lot of bloggers (as well as media and news sites) that are seeing the same thing. As an RSS user myself, I quite honestly couldn't tell you what the vast majority of the 75 sites I subscribe to look like and have, on ocassion, clicked thorugh to find that they'd undergone major redesigns since I last visited.
I think it's better to focus on great content, even if that means abandoning all attempts at good design and planting a nice big "subscribe" button at the top.
And your design isn't that bad i guess.
Simple Is Smart..
and this simple,even,is quite a treat to eyes.
I like your design, especially the numbers in the comments. Good work.
Greetings from the Netherlands.
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and submit it to delicious.
Good post!!
Thank You!
I love what you'e doing!
Don't ever change and best of luck.
Raymon W.
thanx for your tips
Thanks
Regards.
Cheers,
sain-web.com