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Secrets to Increasing Blog Traffic with Facebook and LinkedIn

Friday March 19, 2010

Have you seen my list of 10 ways to increase blog traffic using Facebook?  How about my list of 10 ways to increase blog traffic using LinkedIn?  If you haven't checked the tips in both lists out, follow the preceding links to get all the secrets.

What are your secrets to increasing blog traffic?  Share your tips here and read the tips offered by other About.com Blogging readers.

New Blogger Templates and Customization from Blogger in Draft

Tuesday March 16, 2010

Have you tried Blogger in Draft yet?  It's just like Blogger.com, but it includes extra features that are still in development which you can test out.  The newest feature added to Blogger in Draft includes a bunch of new Blogger templates that allow more customization options than ever!

There are a total of 15 new templates, and each can be used in 1-, 2- or 3-columns.  There are also hundreds of background images and patterns from iStockPhoto, which you can use in your blog free-of-charge.

You can get more details and watch a video showing the new templates feature on the Blogger in Draft blog.

I love seeing new features introduced to Blogger!  What is the top feature you think needs to be added to Blogger?  Leave a comment and share your thoughts.

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73 Blogging Jobs Added to About.com Blogging Forum

Sunday March 14, 2010

73 blogging jobs have been listed in the About.com Blogging forum in the Blogging Jobs folder. This week's list includes a huge variety of topics, including blogging jobs for French, Ukrainian, Danish, and German bloggers, and more!

I've been getting questions from bloggers who want to boost their chances of snagging a blogging job. If you want to learn how to get a paid blogging job, be sure to read the articles below:

Sleak and Cool - The eNews Wordpress Theme from ElegantThemes

Thursday March 11, 2010

I've been testing out a new premium Wordpress theme, and I'm really pleased with it.  The eNews Wordpress theme from Elegant Themes is easy to use, well-coded, and looks great.  The site I've been using it on is the Newstex Web site and blog, and you can follow the previous link to check it out in action.  The Newstex version has been tweaked by a blog designer to add some additional features, but even the out-of-the-box version of the eNews theme is sleak.  You can check out a demo here.

I'm a big fan of Elegant Themes because the affordable annual membership fee gives you access to all of the themes available on the site as well as an active support forum.  Be sure to read my full review of the eNews Wordpress theme, and take a moment to click the Write a Review button to add your own review if you've used the eNews theme and want to share your thoughts.

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