It’s Makeover Monday! Today we’re reviewing Susan Daley’s blog, “Looking Out My Backdoor.” Susan, the author of two non-fiction books, writes: Help. I don’t seem to know how to attract people to my blog and yet remain true to myself (is my message just too boring?) Before I address that important question, let’s take a […]
[ Read more ]If you don’t already subscribe to Bright Ideas Blogzine — my free monthly e-zine — there’s still plenty of time to receive the September issue. This month’s issue is devoted to e-newsletters and includes 5 important tips for preparing and publishing your e-newsletter. You’ll also receive bonus tips: pricing for popular e-newsletter services how to […]
[ Read more ]Google just isn’t fast enough. The folks at Google must have believed that because they just launched Google Instant, a feature that displays search results as you type. I tried it; it’s almost as if Google was reading my mind. I did a search for “Blogging Bistro,” and by the time I got to the […]
[ Read more ]People who manage others’ blogs — whether on a voluntary or paid basis — constantly troll the internet in search of industry-related articles they can reprint. If you’ve been blogging for a while and have a nice selection of posts in your archives, consider offering some of them for reprint. I do this and it […]
[ Read more ]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: […]
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