Posted by
Bonnie Landau on 14 Apr 2009 under
Blogging |
2 CommentsSetting up a blog can be really easy, if you know where to look for instructions. I have put together some of the best tutorials I have found for the two most popular blogging programs.
Two most popular blogging programs:
How do I set up the blog itself?
Where do I find free templates?
How do I install a template on my blog?
Now What?
After you’ve installed everything it’s time to start writing and publicizing your blog. I would recommend subscribing to pro-blogger blogs to gain tips and learn how to manage and grow your blog:
Posted by
Bonnie Landau on 04 Apr 2009 under
Blogging,
RSS |
0 CommentsSyndicating online is just like it is in other media. When Oprah first started in television, her show only aired on the local ABC station in Chicago. But when her show became syndicated, it was broadcast to all ABC stations around the country. Web syndication is a means of distributing content you have created to other places on the web. An RSS feed is the code used to share this content.
Why syndicate?
If you want to increase your online exposure, syndication is the way to go! A large component of the Internet is about sharing information. By sharing your content through a syndication feed, you are allowing others to benefit from your knowledge. In addition, you provide fresh content to other sites so they can do less work maintaining a current site.
What kind of content should I syndicate?
Anything you have that would be of interest to others. Syndication is not just for blogs, it could also be for press releases or other content within your website. It’s also not just for text either. You can also syndicate images and video. Focus on the area you have knowledge or can add value, and offer that information in an RSS feed. At Landau Design we created this blog to answer the questions all our clients ask, and we have syndicated this blog to help others who are creating or maintaining their web presence.
How do I get people to subscribe?
Make certain you have an easily visible link on your site that says “subscribe to our RSS feed.” Using the orange RSS icon is an excellent way to get your feed link noticed. In Joomla there is a syndication feature built into the system which allows for syndication of any content category. You can also subscribe your content to syndication directories, which allows users to search and select content to use on their site.
More information:
Posted by
Bonnie Landau on 02 Apr 2009 under
Blogging,
link building |
0 CommentsLink building is an important piece of gaining ranking in Google. Different links have different levels of relevance, so it’s important to understand what you’re getting when you obtain links to your site. The best types of links are organic links, or ones that are within content that is relevant to your site.
Other people’s blogs are an excellent way to gain these relevant links. But how do you get links in other people’s blogs? Here are a few articles that give excellent suggestions on how to gain these valuable links:
Posted by
Bonnie Landau on 26 Mar 2009 under
Blogging,
Online Tools,
RSS |
0 CommentsReaders (also known as news aggregators) are an awesome way to bring together all the online content you read. Not only can you keep organized, but they make it a cinch to glance through your list and know who has made an update that you might want to read. They work by pulling all your RSS feeds from blogs and news into one window pane. Down one side they have a list of the blogs you’re subscribed to, and in the viewing pane they show the articles that have been posted. They highlight the blog titles whenever a person does an update, so in one glance you can see what new content to view.
I resisted a reader at first, but now in 15 minutes a day I can glance through 30+ blogs and read the articles that interest me. I chose the Google reader, but only because my blog is on Google and I already had an account.
Why do you need to read so many blogs? Because so many people are posting so much of what they’re thinking. Blogs are also an ideal way to learn about something new (SEO is my topic of choice these days). Many people write extensively on one topic, so you can learn a lot just by reading a few minutes daily. They’re also a great way to share information between friends. Many people write in a blog like a diary.
If you want to take in the benefits of blog information, then I would recommend a reader. You can use one online or through your computer. It will save you so much time! Here are some of the most popular readers:
