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Web Logs: Most Popular ArticlesThese articles are the most popular over the last month. Top 10 for Beginner Bloggers Top ten tips for beginner bloggers to learn the most important things to keep in mind when they start blogging from blog writing and blog design to blog marketing and blog monetization. 15 Tips to Increase Traffic Learn how to drive traffic to your blog with these simple blogging tips even the beginner blogger can use. Top 10 Reasons to Start a Blog Ten reasons why you should start a blog. You can blog for fun or blog for business, but whatever the reason is that your blogging, learn the top reasons most people become bloggers from this list. Create a Blog in 4 Steps Follow these four steps to create a blog and you'll be blogging within minutes - for free! Blogging Software Comparison Choosing a blogging software provider is confusing. Learn what the most commong blogging software platforms are and the differences between them. 5 Tips to Monetize Your Blog Follow these five tips to boost your blog's income. RSS Overview Learn what RSS is and how blog feeds and blog subscriptions can make blogging and reading blogs easier. What is a Blog? Beginner bloggers can learn everything they need to know to start a blog with this introduction to blogging. Write an About Me Page Learn to write a compelling About Me page for your blog to establish who you are as a blogger and to get readers interested and keep them coming back to your blog for more. How to Find Paid Blogging Jobs You want to get paid to write a blog, but you don't know where to find a paid blogging job? Take a look at these resources. Is Blogging Right for You? Take a look at these factors to consider before you start a blog to determine if blogging is right for you. Profile of Heather Armstrong Heather Armstrong if famous for being fired from her job at a dot-com startup because of the content on her personal blog, Dooce.com, which has grown to be one of the most successful blogs online. Blog Monetization Without Ads Learn the many ways you can earn money from your blog without using ads. Choosing a Blogging Software Learn six things every blogger should know before choosing a blogging software to start their blogs. Blog Search Engine Submission Want to increase traffic to your blog? Get the ball rolling by submitting your blog to search engines like Google, Yahoo, AOL, MSN and Technorati. Choosing a Domain Name Before you settle on a domain name for your blog or website, consider these factors and tips. Choosing Blog Topic Five tips to help you choose a topic to write about on your blog that will help you achieve long-term success. Start a Successful Blog It's possible for anyone to start a succesful blog. Learn how you can become a blogosphere star in this article. Blog Advertising Overview Learn the ways bloggers can use advertising to generate income from their blogs. How to Create a Blog Home Page Learn the critical elements required to make your blog's home page the best it can be. Wordpress Overview Learn what Wordpress offers as your blog host. Blogging Tools Overview Learn to navigate the myriad of blogging tools available to bloggers to help make your blog successful in the ever-changing blogosphere. Affiliate Advertising Overview Learn what affiliate advertising programs are and how using affiliate programs can help you earn money from your blog. What is a Blog Trackback? Learn what a blog trackback is and how it can help you market your blog and increase traffic to your blog. Blogger.com Tutorial Follow this step-by-step tutorial to learn how to start a free blog in Blogger. Blog Advertising Directory Learn which companies and websites offer opportunities for you to earn money from your blog through ads and more. Tips to Write Blog Posts Follow these five tips to write posts that get noticed and keep readers interested. Business Blogging Overview Why start a blog for your business? Learn the answer and find out how business blogging can boost sales and customer satisfaction. Free Photo Sites List of the top 5 websites that offer free photos to use on your blog. Blog Posting Frequency Learn the requirements of blog posting frequency and how often you should publish new content on your blog to attract and retain readers. Starting a Free Wordpress Blog Follow this step-by-step tutorial to learn how to start a free blog in Wordpress! 10 Tips for Blog Contests Learn the 10 of the most important things bloggers need to do to host a successful blog contest that drives traffic to their blogs. 5 Tips to Use Digg How to use Digg effectively to have a better chance at getting your submissions noticed and boosting traffic to your blog. Open a Google AdSense Account Bloggers can learn how to start a new account with Google AdSense to earn money from your blog. Theme A template designed specifically for use to enhance the visual appearance and usability of a blog. Profile of Perez Hilton A profile of successful celebrity blogger Perez Hilton of perezhilton.com. Blog Post Overview Learn the elements of a blog post and how they are used together to create compelling blog content and drive traffic to your blog. PayPal Donation Button Add a PayPal Donations Button to your blog to begin earning money from your blog. SEO Expert Interview Part 2 An interview with SEO expert Gab Goldenberg who provides intermediate steps for bloggers to follow to optimize their blogs for search engines and bring more traffic from keyword searches. What is a Blog Contest? Learn what a blog contest is and how you can use it to drive traffic to your blog. Google AdSense Wordpress Theme Learn how to find Wordpress themes that are optimized for Google AdSense to help you boost your blog earnings. Business Blog as a Sales Tool Learn six ways you can turn your business' blog into an effective sales tool. Top 5 Blog Stat Trackers An overview of the 5 most popular and useful blog stat trackers to measure the performance of your blog. Top Social Bookmarking Sites Overview of the top 10 social bookmarking sites on the web. Promoting with Blog Carnivals Learn what a blog carnival is and how can you use blog carnivals to drive traffic to your blog. Copyright and Fair Use An overview of considerations bloggers should make before using information that could be copyrighted on their blogs. Top 10 SEO Tips Ten tips to help you optimize your blog so search engines will find it and drive more traffic to it. Social Bookmarking Definition of social bookmarking. 15 Blog Sidebar Items 15 items bloggers put in their blog sidebars to increase traffic, reader loyalty, page views and earning potential. Increase Blog Subscribers Follow these 5 simple tips to boost the number of RSS subscribers to your blog's feed. Beginner SEO Tips Interview An interview with SEO expert Gab Goldenberg which will provide beginner steps for bloggers to follow to optimize their blogs for search engines to bring more traffic from keyword searches. Overview of Digg The pros and cons of using Digg to promote your blog along with some tips to get the most traffic from Digg. BlogDesk Review Review of BlogDesk as an offline blog editor - what does it offer bloggers, the pros and cons, and more - to help bloggers determine if BlogDesk is the right blogging tool for them. Popular Political Blogs Learn which are the most popular political blogs in the blogosphere. Plug-in An application or tool that can be added to a blogging software to enhance the blog's performance or provide added features. Comment Definition of comment. Blogroll A list of links to blogs recommended by the blogger and typically found in the blog's sidebar. Using Offline Blog Editors If you're not using an offline blog editor, check out these 5 reasons why you should be - today! What is the Social Web Learn about the role of blogging in Web 2.0, the social web, and the how it effects bloggers and marketing blogs. Blogs About Celebrities Learn which blogs are dishing the latest dirt about celebrities. Virtual Vocations Overview VirtualVocations is an online telecommuting job aggregator that can help you find a job as a professional blogger. How to Get a Job Blogging Follow these steps to land a paid blogging job as a professional blogger. Hired Blogger Skills Look for these five essential skills in candidates to write your blog to ensure success. Review of Blogger.com Learn the pros and cons of using Blogger.com as your blogging software. Should Children Blog? Learn the pros and cons of letting children blog before you let your child start a blog of his or her own. BlueHost Tutorial Step by step instructions with screen shots showing how to open a new blog hosting account with BlueHost and initiate an existing domain name transfer. Bloglines Tutorial Use this step-by-step tutorial to learn how to register and subscribe to blog feeds on Bloglines. URL The unique address of a page on the internet. BlueHost Review A review of BlueHost as a blog host from About Web Logs. Social Web Definition of social web or Web 2.0. What are Blog Categories? Learn how blog categories help keep the information and posts found on the blog organized and easy to find. Kelly Phillips Erb Interview Interview with successful blogger Kelly Phillips Erb, Business Channel Editor at b5media and author of Taxgirl.com. Essential Wordpress Plug-ins 11 plug-ins that every Wordpress blog should use. HTML Overview for Bloggers Bloggers will learn what HTML is and how HTML can help you enhance the appearance and functionality of your blog. Popular Blogs About Business Learn how to find popular blogs about business. Popular Green Blogs A list of popular green blogs that discuss topics related to the environment, sustainability, green business, green living and more. Domain Name Part of the URL that represents a specific website. The domain name is the piece of a URL that is the property of the website owner. Domain names are typically preceded by 'www.', which identifies the server the site is stored on and end with '.com' or '.edu' or another extension that represents the type of website (commercial, educational, nonprofit, etc.) although with the explosion of domain name demand, extensions have lost some of their relevancy. Blog Search Engines Looking for blogs? Check out this directory of blog search engines to find blogs. Ping A signal sent from one web server to another to verify its existence. Web Logs - HowTos An index of HowTos for the Web Logs guide site. What is a Blogroll? Learn what blogrolls are and how bloggers can use them to increase traffic to their blogs. Google AdSense Income Tips Learn the steps you can take to increase the earning potential of Google AdSense ads on your blog. Creative Commons Licenses Before you use a photo or image on your blog that you find online, learn what you legally can and can't do with that photo. Avoid Blog Comment Spamming The unwritten rules of the blogosphere tell bloggers and blog readers to avoid writing comments on blogs that can be considered spam. Learn what blog comment spamming is and how to avoid it. Choose Affiliate Ad Program Follow these tips to make sure you choose the best affiliate advertising program to help you earn money from your blog. Easton Ellsworth Interview Interview with successful blogger, Easton Ellsworth, of Know More Media and BusinessBlogWire.com. Weight Watchers Vlog Profile of Weight Watchers' foray into video blogging with the hiring of popular vlogger Faint Starlite (aka, Esther Brady) whose vlogs will appear on a special Weight Watchers MySpace page. Finding Free Photos: Flickr Finding photos and images you can legally use on your blog can be challenging. Learn how you can find photos through Flickr that you can use on your blog legally. BlogHer Interview Interview with BlogHer.com co-founder and COO Elisa Camahort Page who shares information for bloggers to learn how to use BlogHer to promote and market blogs, network with bloggers, find blogs and more. Tax Deductions for Bloggers Don't overlook these deductions bloggers can take on their tax returns. Blog Carnival Definition Definition of blog carnival from the Blogging Glossary. Offline Blog Editor Features Learn the 10 essential features you should make sure an offline blog editor provides before you download it and start using it. Flugpo David Metz Interview Learn in the founder's own words what makes Flugpo different than any other social website online. Flugpo is a little bit MySpace and a little bit Craigslist rolled into one. Entrecard Review A review of how to get started with Entrecard and how to use it to promote your blog. TypePad.com review Learn the pros and cons of using TypePad.com as your blogging software. Blog Business Classifications Sole proprietor or corporation? Learn which business classification is best for your blogging business. RSS Really Simple Syndication, a file format that creates web content syndication. Trackback A way to notify a blog that you've linked to them from your blog and automatically leaves a link as a comment on that blog which tracks back to the original link on your blog. Technorati Tutorial Step-by-step instructions to learn how to use Technorati to search for blogs, blog posts and more. Amazon Associates Review Decide if Amazon's affiliate advertising program, Amazon Associates, will help you earn money from your blog with this review. Interview with Gayla McCord Interview with successful blogger Gayla McCord of b5media and MomGadget.com. Tag Definition of tag. Business Blogging Dont's Business blogging has its own set of special considerations when it comes to content. Learn more about what you shouldn't write about in a business blog. Feed The syndicated content from a blog. Feed Reader The tool used to read RSS feeds. Blog Statistics Explained Visits, visitors, hits, page views, what do they mean? An overview of blog statistics and how to use them to track your blog's traffic and earn money from your blog. BlogHer Blog Directory A lesson in using BlogHer to find blogs about a variety of topics written by women. Wordpress Blogging Jobs Learn the best source to find blogging jobs related to Wordpress from blogging to design, programming and more. Blog Network vs. Independent Bloggers have two choices for their blogs, join a larger blog network as paid, professional bloggers or launch their blogs on their own. Find out the pros and cons of both and determine which is the right choice for you. Paying Blog Networks Learn which blog networks pay bloggers to write blogs. Link Definition of link. Blogosphere The online community of bloggers. Sidebar Definition of the term Sidebar from the Blogging Glossary. Entrecard Tutorial Step-by-step tutorial showing bloggers how to sign up for a new account with Entrecard to start marketing your blog and drive traffic to it. Blog Definition of blog. Social Networking Definition of social networking. BlogDesk Tutorial Step-by-step tutorial showing bloggers how to download and get started using BlogDesk as their offline blog editor. What is Social Networking? An overview of how social networking can help bloggers. Blog Host The company that provides the space on their servers and equipment to store your blog. How Do I Start a Blog? From About Web Logs Blogging FAQs What is a Blog Carnival? Learn what a blog carnival is and how bloggers use blog carnivals to drive traffic to their blogs. Blogging Software Provider Definition of Blogging Software Provider. Permalink The permanent link to a specific page within a blog or post that remains unchanged. What is Blogging Software? From About Web Logs Blogging FAQs What is Social Bookmarking? How can bloggers use social bookmarking? HTML The programming language used to create web pages. How Can I Make Money Blogging? From About Web Logs Blogging FAQs Home Page The primary entry page for a website or blog. The page a user is taken to when he or she types in the main URL for the site. Blogger A person who writes a blog. Entrecard CEO Interview Interview with Graham Langdon of Entrecard. Learn how to use Entrecard to increase traffic and revenue on your blog from the man who started it all. Fast Company and Citizen Media Learn how Fast Company has added social networking to its website with the introduction of user-generated content through blogs, forums, questions and answers and more. What is Sphinn? Sphinn is a social bookmarking site dedicated to online marketing including search marketing and interactive marketing. What is a Blog Host? From About Web Logs Blogging FAQs Web Logs - FAQs An index of FAQs for the Web Logs guide site. |
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