Jan
15

100 Bloggers Only – Promote Your Best Posts Here

I’ll be brief. I’ve created a Google group. The purpose is simple – ask other bloggers to promote your posts that you feel are worthy of the world’s attention. There are several important catches though that will hopefully make it worth while… I’m going to close new memberships after 100 bloggers have joined so it…
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Jan
13

My Guest Post About Entrepreneurship

One of the most inspiring people in my life was my grandfather who, for his time, was quite a successful entrepreneur against very tough odds. I had the chance to write about him and the lessons I learned from him over at Ben Lang’s blog and wanted to pass the link on to my readers…
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Jan
12

Now Is a Great Time to Become a Better Blogger

One of the very few products I promote here at WeBlogBetter.com is Problogger’s 31 Days to Build a Better Blog. The reasons why I’m so big on the product? First, it’s inexpensive. I’m annoyed by all the $47 and $97 “courses” that offer no more than this $19.99 book. Second, I’ve been through it and…
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Jan
11

The One Thing That Might Just KILL Your Blogging Success

In this short video, I’ve shared some thoughts about the single greatest threat to your blog, or even your entire blogging career. A few notes are below… The single greatest threat to your blogging career is YOU! Four ways you can kill your own blog… Greed – getting anxious to see the return can cause…
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Jan
11

Big Weekly List of Links for Bloggers (65 Links)

These links are the result of my obsessive feed reading habits, which turns out to your benefit. I have heard that it’s sensory overload – too much to begin to read. If that’s the case, find the few titles that grab you and read them. Tips For Getting The Best Web Exposure How To Socialize…
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Jan
10

Design Tweaks and the Thoughts That Inspired Them

You may notice a few things missing from WeBlogBetter.com’s design. I’ve eliminated the Facebook fan page widget, the Twitter list widget, the two remaining banner ads, and some other odds and ends. Why? Well, partly because of yesterday’s post and the discussion that followed in the comments. I think there are different styles of blogs.…
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Jan
09

Why Not Blog Unselfishly?

Let me be blunt – five minutes spent on some blogs makes me feel… dirty! No, I’m not talking about blogs with questionable material, but rather blogs that are built on greed. It’s one of my pet peeves, and it’s one of the reasons blogging is getting a bad name – greedy bloggers marketing to…
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Jan
06

Cliqset is What Twitter Could Be and What Friendfeed Almost Was

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I’m assuming you’ve heard of this new thing called Twitter. It’s okay. It has a few fans. And maybe you’ve also heard of a tool called Friendfeed.. It used to have a few fans, but they all left when Facebook bought Friendfeed. (I exaggerate.) Well, enter Cliqset. I’m in love.

Jan
04

Big Weekly List of Links for Bloggers (32 Links)

Quite honestly, there were so many “2009 in review” posts put out this week that there was little original material in my feed reader. Here are some of the ones I found worthy to tag for this week’s post. Five Blogging Tips 6 Ways to Improve Your Blog’s Navigation Foundations For Blogging Success

Jan
02

Is Blogging Serious Journalism – Enough to Endanger the Country?

This is kind of an editorial take on a particular issue, but I’m not entirely sure where I stand. Michael Arrington has just published a piece on TechCrunch about the tyranny of government and our duty of confidentiality as bloggers. I don’t necessarily disagree with Arrington’s conclusion – that bloggers should have the guts to…
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Dec
29

Meebo & Wibiya: Two Good Options to Add Interactivity to Your Blog

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There’s a sweet little race going on between two cool resources for adding interactivity to your blog. It’s Meebo versus Wibiya, and both offer some cool ways to involve your readers in both promoting your site, and participating in discussion on your site.

Dec
28

Big Weekly List of Links for Bloggers (37 Links)

With Christmas week, not quite as much blogging went on, and I didn’t read as much as usual, so the list is a bit shorter this week, but contains great quality links nonetheless. Enjoy! The Only Workable Revenue Model for the Web Is Trust Websites to Submit Your Design Articles That Produce Heavy Traffic Best…
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