Doing Some Updates on the Blog
Jun 1st, 2007 by Usman
As the title states I will be updating the sidebars, coding, fixing the layout, changing the layout, compatibility, functionality of plugins, and organizing things around here. The new layout will be very intuitive and I am sure you will like it. So just don’t be alarmed when you see some pages being redone or some error messages pop up. It is all part of the work process, thanks.
Usman,
You asked for some blogging tips… Here ya go.
1. I like the articles you post about esoteric news. I don’t know where you find your info, but you want to make sure that your blog is different in some way. Its not enough to just post weird news from around the internet. You want to also give your own unique ideas or opinions relating to the topic. For example, in the Loch Ness post, maybe suggest to the reader how they could go about proving that Nessie exists to collect the bounty.
2. Use keywords in to target your auction ads better. Ideally you want to know what your audience is interested in, and then pick the most expensive item in that category you can find. With auction ads, you get paid a percentage on the final sales price, so it is much better for you if your reader buys a $200 ipod than a $4 book.
3. Post every day (or almost every day).
4. It looks like you are in high school. When you write about cheerleaders, why not post some pictures of cheerleaders. All the old men will stop by to check it out then.
5. Get a group of kids together on IM. When you think you have written a really good post (not everyone, your best of the best) then have them all digg it at about the same time. If you get to the frontpage of digg, you’ll have more traffic than you can handle, and some of it will stick around especially if you have other good posts for them to read.
Hope this helps. Review my blog and I’ll link to you in my next post.