May 2007

My Suggestions for Improving MyBlogLog

May 13, 2007 Networking

I’m a huge fan of MyBlogLog, as it has become a great tool for building blog traffic, but I have one issue with the site that continues to annoy me: The Problem with MyBlogLog When you add a friend, the site redirects you back to your own profile. This is extremely annoying! When I find [...]

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Selected Useful Reads from the Problogger Group Writing Project (Filtered for your reading pleasure)

May 13, 2007 Blogging

It is hard to go very far without running into a site with entries in Darren Rowse’s latest group writing project; it was a huge hit with close to 900 entries. While it is great that people are linking to one another from this thing, it seems that many involved in the project are simply [...]

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Tools for Finding the Right HTML Hex Colors: Color Codes, Charts, Wheels, & Wizards

May 12, 2007 Blog Design

Obviously, color is an extremely important aspect of web design and style. Figuring out the right colors to use is not easy for a lot of people. I put together a bunch of helpful resources to make it a bit easier to find colors and different color schemes. In addition, I explain to those who [...]

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Images & Blogging Part 1: Adding Images to Your Blog Posts

May 12, 2007 Blog Design

Blogging is esentially easy. Formatting your blog posts so they have some style and flavor is a bit more difficult. One of the more important elements in blog posts are graphics or images. These serve to both break up the text, and to add interest to your articles. I thought it was important to write [...]

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John Chow Crashed My Browser Again

May 11, 2007 Blogging

I’ve been a fan of many of the things that John Chow has done on his blog, however I do have a bone to pick. It seems that at least 1 out of every 2 times I visit his site, my browser (Firefox) crashes on me. If I were just reading his blog it wouldn’t [...]

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The Real 2008 Political Internet Sensation: Ron Paul

May 11, 2007 Commentary

NOTE: Just because I’m writing about Ron Paul does not mean I support his candidacy. I simply thought it was important to analyze his growth through the net. I’m a Democrat, but I leave my political views at home. I don’t think people truly understand the power of the internet in politics these days. Thanks [...]

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Are Large Corporations Resorting to SPAM for Marketing? Yes They Are!

May 10, 2007 Advertising

Ready for another rant? Seems like I’ve been doing quite a lot of that lately. This time, it is about something that I’m sure all the bloggers can relate to: Corporate Comment Spam. It seems that the corporations have indeed resorted to non other than comment SPAM to promote themselves In the past 3 days, [...]

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How to Write a Proper Website or Blog Review: What Elements to Include in a Paid or UnPaid Review

May 10, 2007 Content

These days there are quite a few people out there writing reviews of other websites and blogs. Many people write these reviews primarily because they find a site that interests them. Others do so because they want to make some money and get paid; they use services like ReviewMe or PayPerPost to find sites looking [...]

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The Top 77 Blog Mistakes New Bloggers Make

May 9, 2007 Blogging

There are tons of new bloggers online every day, and many, if not most of them make similar blog mistakes starting out. I thought it might be fun to compile a list of some of these. Without further adieu: The Top 77 Blog Mistakes that New Bloggers Make en Español, en Français Domain & Hosting [...]

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How to Support Your Fellow Bloggers & Favorite Websites

May 8, 2007 Ad Networks

I found an article through Kevin at BloggingTips about how to support your favorite bloggers. This article covered quite a few great points and I thought I’d go into 2 of them with some more detail. Both of the steps I mention can really make a difference for your favorite sites, and spreading the word [...]

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Freedom of Speech and the Internet: Should Comments be Moderated?

May 7, 2007 Blogging

I just read an interesting post over at the Bivings Report titled, Online Venom or Vibrant speech?, where author Todd Zeigler looked into a recent article on the Washington Post and examined a comment made about moderating comments on Post articles. It seems that the online edition of the newspaper gets some extremly rancorous and [...]

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Maintain Your Website: How to Check Your MySQL Databases for Errors & Repair Them

May 7, 2007 Tutorials

Every once in a while it is a good idea to check your MySQL databases to see if any of your tables are out of whack. I make no claims as far as database expertise, but I do know the layman’s method of checking and repairing databases and wanted to share. Personally, I will conduct [...]

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The Proliferation of Blogs About Nothing aka The Vicious Cycle of Blogs About Making Money Online

May 6, 2007 Blogging

We’ve all seen them . . . new blogs with ads at every turn, with nothing to say other then “I make money online” and “I blog about my blog.” Typically, when I come across a site like this I leave and do not return. I realize that these sites offer nothing useful to me [...]

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A Day in the Life of An Internet Entrepreneur: The Greatest Job on Earth!

May 5, 2007 Entrepreneurship

I’m sitting at home watching Dreamgirls (great movie, BTW!) through Comcast OnDemand and I’m working at the same time. Yup! Its Saturday night and I’m at home working, as usual. While I do consider myself a complete workaholic, I didn’t really realize how many hours I put in ever week until I started to think [...]

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New Blog Review for TimeforBlogging.com – Get Yours Today!

May 5, 2007 Blogging

A few days ago I came upon a website called NO: Good Money Maker. What impressed me about the site was that it was a blog devoted to reviewing other blogs out there; the reviews were thoughtful, well-written, and comprehensive. Cecil Lee, a blogger out of Malaysia, runs the site. I sent an email to [...]

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