10 Tips That Will Make Anyone a Better Commenter
Part of the blogging platform is the comment feature that give readers of a particular article the ability to provide instant feedback. I have previously revealed why I am a strong believer in allowing comments on blogs. In Comments or No Comments That Is the Question - or Is It? I argued that comments add to the experience and make it more enjoyable. Furthermore does it help grow and expand communities on and across blogs. For this to work do we all have to honor our responsibility. As a blogger should you always try to aim high and give …
How Blog Carnivals Boost Communities and Make Dreams Come True
Imagine that you could have what you write appear in a magazine. While that is a dream that many shares is it also one that few are able to fulfill. Now imagine being the managing editor and/or publisher of a magazine. Although probably a dream for less writers the more incredible nonetheless. In the Blogosphere there is a form for community events equivalent to magazines called Blog Carnivals. What makes them similar to a magazine is that they are dedicated to a particular topic or theme and that they are published on a regular schedule. Each edition is a special …
Blogging Relationships - a Virtual Interview With Liz Strauss & Lorelle
Having chosen Blogging Relationships as the topic was there little doubt who I would have participate namely Lorelle VanVossen and Liz Strauss. I cannot imagine you not knowing them already, but here is nonetheless a short introduction to each of them: Lorelle has been blogging since before blogging was even conceptualized, covering travel, nature and travel photography, web design, web theory and development as well as blogging and WordPress as they saw the light of day. Her main blog is Lorelle on WordPress, but she also writes on more other blogs including The Blog Herald. Lorelle is furthermore …
Finding Your Voice and a Smile With Chris Garrett
When you visit Chris Garrett’s blog Chris Garrett on New Media you are not only greeted by a light and inviting design, but also by a photo of a smiling man. The photo is of Chris. Since Chris is not only enjoying success with his own blog, but also as a writer for more prominent and well respected blogs like Copyblogger, Problogger and The Blog Herald do you probably know him or at least know of him. If you haven’t yet had the chance to read any of his work is this the perfect opportunity as …
Daily Blog Tips’ Blog Project: Three - My Five Top Picks
Daily Blog Tips decided to kick start July in great style with a blog project called “Blog Project: Three” (complete entry list here). More than hundred blogs participated. No wonder when you not only have a chance to win money and raise your Technorati authority, but also gain a lot of new readers. As you can imagine was I mostly motivated by the latter as I wrote my contribution: What “The 3 Little Pigs” Can Teach You About Blogging. It took me several hours, but at least I think I came up with something, which is well worth …
