The whole “blog comments thing” is the bane of most bloggers, who assume that if no one comments if means no one is reading, or that people are reading but aren’t all that interested in what you have to say. Not so. Did you know that less than 1% of all blog readers leave comments? […]
[ Read more ]Dear Blogging Barista, I am going on vacation for two weeks and I don’t plan to blog while I’m away. I can’t find the time to write posts in advance, so I know my blog will be nothing but “dead air” for a while. Should I give notice to my readers that I’m not going […]
[ Read more ]You’ve probably gawked at websites that boast thousands of fans. While these sites draw huge amounts of traffic, many of them convert only a fraction of visitors into customers. More visitors doesn’t necessarily equal more customers. It’s better for your website to get half as much traffic — and for you to receive twice as […]
[ Read more ]I’m always on the lookout for new ideas to write about. The free newsletters I receive from TIME.com are great for inspiration. I subscribe to Photos of the Week, which are delivered to my e-mail Inbox every Friday. They contain intriguing photo essays and off-the-wall pictures. TIME offers a variety of newsletters: Daily News 24/7 […]
[ Read more ]WordPress released Version 3.0 this week. This 3-minute video tour demos the enhancements. Features I can’t wait to use: Bulk plugin updating, drag-and-drop menu item re-ordering, and ability to create custom headers for each page/post on your site.
[ Read more ]One of the best ways to build traffic to your Website/blog is to get incoming links from popular sites. And one of the best ways to generate incoming links is to submit guest articles to other blogs or sites in your industry. I recommend three excellent, free resources for learning about and submitting guest articles: […]
[ Read more ]WordPress.org does a decent job of providing text editing buttons. But I’ve always longed for a button that lets me add a table… or one that lets me easily highlight words… or even one that lets me add one of those goofy emoticons. 🙄 Problem solved. Enter TinyMCE Advanced, a nifty WordPress plugin that helps […]
[ Read more ]The iPad is taking the world by storm, with U.S. sales topping 1 million in less than a month and predictions that Apple may sell 8 million iPads in 2010. So, what makes this new category of computer a must-have for so many? It is because of its 9.7-inch touch-screen? … because you can easily […]
[ Read more ]Trying to figure out where to establish your social media presence? Check out Google AdPlanner. Every month, Google updates its list of the 1,000 largest sites worldwide, based on unique visitors. The site is intended to help you choose sites on which to target Google ads, but it’s also helpful for overviewing sites within your […]
[ Read more ]My son and I were in the waiting room of his physical therapist when we spotted Horse Illustrated, a magazine for equine enthusiasts (the cover horse was quite handsome!). What’s your specialty? Chances are, there’s a trade magazine or newsletter (either print or online) for that industry. Here are a few “trades” I discovered: Today’s […]
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