Archive for the 'Blogging Tips' Category

Link Bait Flashback

Originally published on June 7, 2006. Early on, we learned the blog tricks of the trade. I guess they worked. How else would anyone know we were out here?

The Blogosphere is big. Searching for relevant blog content are engines like Technorati, Sphere, Gnoos, Icerocket & Google Blog Search. If you want your […]

Post Video to Your Wordpress Blog with VodPod Firefox Extension

Install browser button or
  drag & drop Bookmarklet
There are a lot of reasons to like love Firefox. The VodPod video posting extension is another. Use the “Post to Wordpress” button to send video directly to your blog.
Here’s how:
Either install the VodPod Firefox extension or drag the bookmarklet to your toolbar and the next […]

How to Create a Category RSS Feed

You can easily create a custom RSS feed for any category on a Wordpress blog.  (I tried it on other platforms but it only seems to work for Wordpress blogs)
Let’s say you only want updates for “marketing tips” from this blog– it’s as easy as 1,2,3:

click the category to get the category URL
add feed/ […]

Googleicious Blog Post Archives

If you’ve written a lot of blog posts, you probably have a bunch of great ones in your archives. But how can you get your clients, prospective clients and readers to look at your hidden jewels? (stop giggling). Here are some of the options.
One way is the Archives tab or link on your […]

Firefox Extension: Tree Style Tabs

I love the Firefox browser.  Here is a neat add-on you might find useful: Tree Style Tab.
I like it because it leaves a logical breadcrumb trail of  your internet tab surfing, especially if you are researching a topic.  I don’t know about you, but I sometimes have trouble finding the right tabs.   With the tree […]

How to Spread Your Blog Posts Over the Internet: Post Toaster

Post Toaster is a social bookmarking service tool which sends your blog posts to a myriad of social bookmarking sites, where someone is bound to bump into it.
Here’s how to use it:
Click on the lion logo above and drag and drop into your toolbar. This is your Post Toaster bookmarklet for easy posting. When entering […]

Create a Search Engine Friendly Archives Page for Your Wordpress Blog

This Wordpress plugin is designed to display all your archived posts in a clean, easy to read and search engine friendly dedicated Archives page.
What’s cool is your readers can open each month’s archive with a click. AJAX opens the month to reveal each dated Post Title (which links to the post) and the number […]

Blogestate Marketing: How Real Estate Blogs Get You Noticed

We help real estate agents set up blogs and coach them how to use them for marketing purposes to increase the quality and quantity of their business. While the heart and soul of blogging CANNOT be taught– no more than you can teach passion for your profession– the basic mechanics and methods of blogging […]

Blogger Uses “Suggest a Post” to Connect With Readers

Do you know what’s on your readers’ minds?
We sure don’t, aside from the emails and comments we receive. That’s one reason we started the Open Mike program. We wanted to encourage readers to voice their opinions (or their rants) to find out what’s on their minds. We have been asking other bloggers […]

Wordpress 2.3 Themes and Plug-in Compatibility

Wordpress recently upgraded to version 2.3.1. If you decide to upgrade your Wordpress blog (or start a new WP blog), we advise you to check your Theme compatibility here and Plug in compatibility here.
This plugin looks easy.