About Author: SarahM
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Five Ideas For Your Blog Network
Posted on January 20, 2011 | No CommentsMaintaining a blog network means juggling a high volume of content on a variety of topics. Even the best bloggers get stumped sometimes, so follow this list of ten blogging ideas. -
Social Blogging Don’ts: Buzzwords
Posted on December 16, 2010 | No CommentsBlog publishers, beware! The blogosphere is assaulted on the daily basis by words that buzz, and it's an instant turnoff for many readers. (In fact, you could even call "blogosphere" a buzzword, oh dear...) -
Top 3 Tips for Blog Publishers
Posted on November 18, 2010 | No CommentsLooking to start your own blog network? Read on for some helpful pieces of advice for blog publishers. -
Social Blogging Tips: Top 5 SEO WordPress Plugins
Posted on September 15, 2010 | No CommentsOne of the most important parts of managing a blog network is increasing your exposure, and SEO is a great way for blog publishers to get started. Read on for the top 5 WordPress plugins to amp up SEO. All in One SEO Pack - This SEO superstar makes it easy to add meta-info and keywords for each blog post. SEO Slugs – No slime required. SEO Slugs modifies your long-form URLs to omit words like “a” and “the” that Google doesn’t care about. Google XML Sitemaps – If you were SEO-ing a website, you’d certainly add a sitemap, so why... -
Nothing can stop the indestructible BLOB, er… BLOG NETWORK!
Posted on August 16, 2010 | No CommentsEveryone knows that the internet’s growth has been exponential, and will continue to be that way until it takes over the world (if it hasn’t already). Blog networks also seem to follow this trend, and the blogging community is taking on the shape of a never-ending organism as more and more internet users are turned on to the exciting world of social blogging. As a blog publisher, how do you make your blog network stand out amidst this screaming mass of independent organisms? It can be difficult, but there are some tricks which will attract attention to your site. 1.Design – Duh.... -
Advertise on Blogs, Advertise on iPads
Posted on July 26, 2010 | No CommentsYou might not know someone with an iPad, but know this — iPad are out there, and people are using them. Apple sold as many iPads in the third quarter as it did regular computers (about 3 million), and the trend of portable tablets is only going to continue, as HP has announced an upcoming iPad-like device for Windows 7. The tablet revolution has huge implications for the digital world, including blog publishers and advertisers. How? With an iPad, consumers can access blogs on the go, with a screen big enough to check out ads and browse multiple pages. Which... -
Top 3 Social Blogging Demographics
Posted on July 19, 2010 | No CommentsWhat’s the number one benefit of investing in a blog network? A blog network allows blog publishers to divide their content into separate sites for separate readers. This is a great way to sharpen writing focus — and reap the benefits of targeted advertising. But all of this begs the question: Which demographics are the most valuable? Should businesses advertise on blogs targeting red-headed lacrosse players, antique radio collectors, or perhaps something more general, like students? Read on four our list of the Top 3 Social Blogging Demographics: 1. Moms: Mothers, and particularly Stay at Home Moms, have been developing... -
Blog Network Heroes: Gawker Media
Posted on July 12, 2010 | No CommentsWelcome to Blog Network Heroes, our semi-regular (and brand-new!) feature where we take a look at some of the most successful social blogging networks on the web. So pull up a chair and prepare to learn a bit about one of our favorite blog networks: Gawker Media. Gawker Media’s flagship blog is Gawker.com, a pop cultural powerhouse known for its snarky perspective. Gawker is the brainchild of GM founder Nick Denton, a British journalist and Financial Times alum who launched the blog in 2003. Other prominent Gawker Media blogs include: Jezebel: Founded in 2007, Jezebel is Gawker with a feminist edge,... -
Why Blog Publishers Like Facebook’s “Like” Button
Posted on July 7, 2010 | No CommentsWe like it, we love it, we want some more of it. Blog publishers are head over heals for Facebook’s “Like” button, a nifty tool you’ve probably seen at the bottom of articles on person blogs, CNN, and everything in between. The like button allows users to instantly “Like” a blog post, thus creating a link to the post in their new feed, and sharing said link with all of these friends. That’s some good exposure. And the numbers agree. According to Mashable.com, Typepad users that added a “Like” button to their blogs saw a 50% boost in referral traffic.... -
Top 4 Reasons to Advertise on Blogs
Posted on June 28, 2010 | No CommentsAre you looking to advertise on blogs to strengthen your business? If you’re on the fence, perhaps you just don’t know enough about how advertising on a blog network works. Let’s take a look at four important benefits of advertising on blogs: Blog advertising is targeted. Like TV shows, movies, books, etc., blogs have target audiences, based on age, lifestyle, hobbies, or a variety of other factors. Choose which blog(s) you want to advertise on, and you’re essentially choosing an audience. Blog advertising is affordable. When you advertise on blogs, nothing has to be printed or aired, lowering the costs...
