Archive for September, 2007

6 What Browser Do Your Readers Use?

What Browser Do Your Readers Use?

After reading Donna from Blogging Tips article about how it is Ok to be a StatsAHolic, I have decided to embrace my stat watching habit and post about one of them, reader’s browsers. What browser are most of your users using?
Pingable Browser Percentages
81.62% – Firefox
12.67% – Internet Explorer
03.43% – Safari
01.19% – Opera

What Might Browser Stat’s Suggest About [...]


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7 10 Blog Success Metrics and How They Can be Manipulated

10 Blog Success Metrics and How They Can be Manipulated

This article will discuss success ranking systems within the blogosphere, and then give ideas about how to manipulate and benefit from them.
TEN – Technorati Favorites
Although I don’t think this is a particularly useful metric, having a lot of people who have added your blog as a favorite on Technorati may get you some traffic. [...]


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1 Blue Jar – How To – Group Writing Project

Blue Jar – How To – Group Writing Project

Here are my top 3 articles for the Blue Jar “How To” Contest.

How To Track New RSS Subscribers Google Analytics in 3 Easy Steps by Rhys
7 Steps To Creating a Successful Community by Karthik
How To Pull In Quick Cash With a Myspace Resource Site from Levi’s Internet Marketing Blog.

I am not going to say anything about [...]


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3 Why Should You Blog. Why I Blog

Why Should You Blog. Why I Blog

Why You Should Blog:

To build a brand.
To build a profile for yourself.
To become an expert.


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10 How To Increase Your Non English Speaking Readership

How To Increase Your Non English Speaking Readership

Assuming that only English speaking readers will be interested in your content is a mistake. Until recently I never considered the possibility that non English speakers could be an audience for this blog. So how do you go about making your content more accessible to those who speak other languages?
Internet language use statistics

Languages # | Users [...]


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33 15 Common Web Design Mistakes That You Should Avoid

15 Common Web Design Mistakes That You Should Avoid

Content that’s not written for the web i.e., non-scannable text.
Page titles with low search engine visibility, think key words in a combination that entices.
Content that looks like an advertisement or content that is an advertisement, I don’t care which books on Amazon you enjoy, they wouldn’t be listed on your site if you weren’t making affiliate money [...]


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5 Blogrush – Get Free Traffic For Your Blog

Blogrush – Get Free Traffic For Your Blog

Blogrush is a new service by John Reese to generate targeted traffic for blogs. The service is free and many A-list bloggers (Andy Beard, DoshDosh ) have jumped onboard early to benefit from the tier referral system that will reward early adopters. 
Viral Effect
The tier system which is detailed below means that early adopters of the service [...]


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4 Davidairey.com $4000 Competition

Davidairey.com $4000 Competition

David Airey is one of my favorite bloggers, and he is a class designer. For the first anniversary of his blog he is running a competition with a total prize pool worth over $4000. If you have not been to David’s Graphic Design blog, it is well worth a visit for any blogger or anyone interested in graphic [...]


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20 What is a Good Bounce Rate For a Blog?

What is a Good Bounce Rate For a Blog?

In an environment rich with social media sites providing quick fix for our short attention spans what is an acceptable time for a visitor to spend on a Blog? If you don’t keep track of the statistics of your site Google Analytics will do nicely for tracking your site statistics.
The Bounce Rate (also called % Exit) [...]


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82 How To Make Your Wordpress Blog Safer

How To Make Your Wordpress Blog Safer

How horrible would it be if you woke up tomorrow and your blog was gone. All that hard work you have put into it up in smoke. Ok, so I think we can agree that it’s worth taking a few precautions to ensure our Wordpress blogs are as secure as possible. Here are some tips to [...]


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