You may already know that within each type of blog hosting, there are several different popular blogging programs or platforms, you have probably heard of some of them already and may have even tried some of them already.
Blogger
Blogger is a free hosted blogging tool by Google that has been around for a long time and is very easy to use. Many people make personal blogs on this site and it only takes about 10 minutes to set up your first blog. They have a nice selection of templates but Blogger doesn’t allow for a lot of customization. - http://www.blogger.com/
LiveJournal
LiveJournal allows you to set up online journals quickly and easily. It is a collaboration and networking tool that is great for individuals but makes customization difficult. Again, it depends on what you are trying to do with your blog but if you hope to make money, this might not be your best option.
Textpattern
Textpattern is a free self-hosted tool which works best for those that are good with technology. It is much more customizable that the aforementioned options and it has wizard based interface to make this easier for you. It also uses custom formatting.
Typepad (hosted)/ Moveable Type (self-hosted)
Typepad was created by SixApart and is the hosted version of their popular MoveableType platform. These are both options for you to consider depending on your specific needs. Typepad is a paid blogging platform but it is still relatively affordable. There are different levels of access that will affect the price ranging from Basic to Pro.
Wordpress
Wordpress is both hosted and self hosted, depending on what your needs are. Wordpress is free and is easy to setup and use. There are hundreds of plugins to extend functionality in different areas. This is by far one of the most popular options around today. Here is a list of some popular blogging platforms which bloggers can install on their own servers:
Grey Matter (free + opensource)
http://www.noahgrey.com/greysoft/
Open Journal (free)
http://www.grohol.com/downloads/oj/
• b2evolution
• bBlog
• blosxom
• ExpressionEngine
• Drupal
• Movable Type
• Nucleus CMS
• Radio UserLand
• Roller Weblogger
• Serendipity
• Subtext
• Textpattern
• Windows Live Writer
Here is a list of some popular blogging services, which bloggers can use with no installation.
• Blog.com
• Blogger
• LiveJournal
• Open Diary
• TypePad
• Windows Live Spaces
• Wordpress.com
• Xanga
You have to decide for yourself which platform you think will meet all of your needs the best.
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Monday, 11 August 2008
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Popular-blogging-platforms
You may already know that within each type of blog hosting, there are several different popular-blogging-platforms or programs, you have probably heard of some of them already and may have even tried some of them already.
Blogger
Blogger is a free hosted blogging tool by Google that has been around for a long time and is very easy to use. Many people make personal blogs on this site and it only takes about 10 minutes to set up your first blog. They have a nice selection of templates but Blogger doesn’t allow for a lot of customization. - http://www.blogger.com/
LiveJournal
LiveJournal allows you to set up online journals quickly and easily. It is a collaboration and networking tool that is great for individuals but makes customization difficult. Again, it depends on what you are trying to do with your blog but if you hope to make money, this might not be your best option.
Textpattern
Textpattern is a free self-hosted tool which works best for those that are good with technology. It is much more customizable that the aforementioned options and it has wizard based interface to make this easier for you. It also uses custom formatting.
Typepad (hosted)/ Moveable Type (self-hosted)
Typepad was created by SixApart and is the hosted version of their popular MoveableType platform. These are both options for you to consider depending on your specific needs. Typepad is a paid blogging platform but it is still relatively affordable. There are different levels of access that will affect the price ranging from Basic to Pro.
Wordpress
Wordpress is both hosted and self hosted, depending on what your needs are. Wordpress is free and is easy to setup and use. There are hundreds of plugins to extend functionality in different areas. This is by far one of the most popular options around today. Here is a list of some popular blogging platforms which bloggers can install on their own servers:
Grey Matter
Grey Matter - (free + opensource) - http://www.noahgrey.com/greysoft/
Open Journal (free)
Open Journal (free) - http://www.grohol.com/downloads/oj/
Some popular blogging platforms
• b2evolution
• bBlog
• blosxom
• ExpressionEngine
• Drupal
• Movable Type
• Nucleus CMS
• Radio UserLand
• Roller Weblogger
• Serendipity
• Subtext
• Textpattern
• Windows Live Writer
Some popular blogging services [no installation required]
• Blog.com
• Blogger
• LiveJournal
• Open Diary
• TypePad
• Windows Live Spaces
• Wordpress.com
• Xanga
You have to decide for yourself which platform you think will meet all of your needs the best. So what should you look for while selecting a platform?
Blogger
Blogger is a free hosted blogging tool by Google that has been around for a long time and is very easy to use. Many people make personal blogs on this site and it only takes about 10 minutes to set up your first blog. They have a nice selection of templates but Blogger doesn’t allow for a lot of customization. - http://www.blogger.com/
LiveJournal
LiveJournal allows you to set up online journals quickly and easily. It is a collaboration and networking tool that is great for individuals but makes customization difficult. Again, it depends on what you are trying to do with your blog but if you hope to make money, this might not be your best option.
Textpattern
Textpattern is a free self-hosted tool which works best for those that are good with technology. It is much more customizable that the aforementioned options and it has wizard based interface to make this easier for you. It also uses custom formatting.
Typepad (hosted)/ Moveable Type (self-hosted)
Typepad was created by SixApart and is the hosted version of their popular MoveableType platform. These are both options for you to consider depending on your specific needs. Typepad is a paid blogging platform but it is still relatively affordable. There are different levels of access that will affect the price ranging from Basic to Pro.
Wordpress
Wordpress is both hosted and self hosted, depending on what your needs are. Wordpress is free and is easy to setup and use. There are hundreds of plugins to extend functionality in different areas. This is by far one of the most popular options around today. Here is a list of some popular blogging platforms which bloggers can install on their own servers:
Grey Matter
Grey Matter - (free + opensource) - http://www.noahgrey.com/greysoft/
Open Journal (free)
Open Journal (free) - http://www.grohol.com/downloads/oj/
Some popular blogging platforms
• b2evolution
• bBlog
• blosxom
• ExpressionEngine
• Drupal
• Movable Type
• Nucleus CMS
• Radio UserLand
• Roller Weblogger
• Serendipity
• Subtext
• Textpattern
• Windows Live Writer
Some popular blogging services [no installation required]
• Blog.com
• Blogger
• LiveJournal
• Open Diary
• TypePad
• Windows Live Spaces
• Wordpress.com
• Xanga
You have to decide for yourself which platform you think will meet all of your needs the best. So what should you look for while selecting a platform?
Sunday, 30 September 2007
Ultimate Bloggers Checklist
The Ultimate Blogger's Checklist so you don't forget anything!
As a closing note; make a commitment to blog everyday. Few minutes a day can help increase your traffic as new content attracts search engine spiders.
Put it on your schedule as a daily task.
Set up a Bloglet subscriptions form on your blog and invite everyone in your network to subscribe: family, friends, colleagues, clients, and associates - http://www.bloglet.com
1. Set up a feed on MyYahoo.com so your site gets regularly spidered by the Yahoo search engine (see tutorial on http://www.biztipsblog.com) http://www.my.yahoo.com
2. Be part of the blogging community. Go to other blog sites you admire. Contribute to their blogs and add real value. Read and comment on other blogs that are in your target niche. Don’t write things like “nice blog” or “great post.” Write intelligent, useful comments with a link to your blog. Give away what you know.
3. Blog at least 10 posts a week for the first 15 days and 5 post per week the next 15 days
4. Write anything you want as long as it is unique content. And also add in some mews clips [with courtesy to the origninal clip-link] and some articles by leading article writers [again do mention it is not your article and that it was borrowed from a source – and with a link to that source]
5. From the second month, make it a point to have at least 15 post per month and the third at least 10 post per month. As your post volume reduces, so does your links to other articles and news clips. Of course, you can always have the odd links now and then.
6. Once your reputation grows, people will seek out your blog. This is not an overnight process, but by building an audience you are positioning yourself well
7. Swap links - Make a list of relevant sites you would love to link to your blog. Write them a short friendly note and offer to let them use a few of your posts as content on their site in exchange for a link back to your site. Also, link to their sites from within one of your posts. Be sure to offer to exchange links in the links section of your blog. If you are willing to pay for a link to your site, check out Text-Link-Ads
8. Use Ping-0-matic to ping blog directories. Do this every time you publish. http://www.pingomatic.com
9. Submit your blog to traditional search engines: http://www.submitfire.com
10. Submit your blog to blog directories. The most comprehensive list of directories is on this site: http://www.masternewmedia.org/rss/top55/
11. T imp: Create a form to track your submissions; this can take several hours when you first start so schedule an hour a day for submitting or hire a VA to do it for you.
12. Add a link to your blog in your email signature file.
13. Put a link to your blog on every page of your website.
14. If you publish a newsletter, make sure you have a link to your blog in every issue.
15. Include a link to your blog as a standard part of all outgoing correspondence such as auto responder sequences, sales letters, reports, white papers, etc.
16. Print your blog URL on your business cards, brochures and flyers.
17. Make sure you have an RSS feed URL that people can subscribe to.
18. The acronym RSS means Rich Site Summary, or some may consider its meaning as Really Simple Syndication. It is a document type that l lists updates of websites or blogs available for syndication. These RSS documents (also known as ‘feeds’) may be read using aggregators (news readers). RSS feeds may show headlines only or both headlines and summaries. To learn how news aggregators/RSS readers work, see this site: http://www.rss-specifications.com/rss-readers.htm
19. Post often to keep attracting your subscribers to come back and refer you to others in their networks; include links to other blogs, articles and websites in your posts
20. Use Track back links when you quote or refer to other blog posts. What is TrackBack ? Essentially what this does is send a message from one server to another server letting it know you have posted a reference to their post. The beauty is that an link to your blog is now included on their site.
21. Write articles to post around the web in article directories. Include a link to your blog in the author info box (See example in our signature below).
Make a commitment to blog everyday. 10 minutes a day can help increase your traffic as new content attracts search engine spiders.
Put it on your calendar as a task every day at the same time.
As a closing note; make a commitment to blog everyday. Few minutes a day can help increase your traffic as new content attracts search engine spiders.
Put it on your schedule as a daily task.
Set up a Bloglet subscriptions form on your blog and invite everyone in your network to subscribe: family, friends, colleagues, clients, and associates - http://www.bloglet.com
1. Set up a feed on MyYahoo.com so your site gets regularly spidered by the Yahoo search engine (see tutorial on http://www.biztipsblog.com) http://www.my.yahoo.com
2. Be part of the blogging community. Go to other blog sites you admire. Contribute to their blogs and add real value. Read and comment on other blogs that are in your target niche. Don’t write things like “nice blog” or “great post.” Write intelligent, useful comments with a link to your blog. Give away what you know.
3. Blog at least 10 posts a week for the first 15 days and 5 post per week the next 15 days
4. Write anything you want as long as it is unique content. And also add in some mews clips [with courtesy to the origninal clip-link] and some articles by leading article writers [again do mention it is not your article and that it was borrowed from a source – and with a link to that source]
5. From the second month, make it a point to have at least 15 post per month and the third at least 10 post per month. As your post volume reduces, so does your links to other articles and news clips. Of course, you can always have the odd links now and then.
6. Once your reputation grows, people will seek out your blog. This is not an overnight process, but by building an audience you are positioning yourself well
7. Swap links - Make a list of relevant sites you would love to link to your blog. Write them a short friendly note and offer to let them use a few of your posts as content on their site in exchange for a link back to your site. Also, link to their sites from within one of your posts. Be sure to offer to exchange links in the links section of your blog. If you are willing to pay for a link to your site, check out Text-Link-Ads
8. Use Ping-0-matic to ping blog directories. Do this every time you publish. http://www.pingomatic.com
9. Submit your blog to traditional search engines: http://www.submitfire.com
10. Submit your blog to blog directories. The most comprehensive list of directories is on this site: http://www.masternewmedia.org/rss/top55/
11. T imp: Create a form to track your submissions; this can take several hours when you first start so schedule an hour a day for submitting or hire a VA to do it for you.
12. Add a link to your blog in your email signature file.
13. Put a link to your blog on every page of your website.
14. If you publish a newsletter, make sure you have a link to your blog in every issue.
15. Include a link to your blog as a standard part of all outgoing correspondence such as auto responder sequences, sales letters, reports, white papers, etc.
16. Print your blog URL on your business cards, brochures and flyers.
17. Make sure you have an RSS feed URL that people can subscribe to.
18. The acronym RSS means Rich Site Summary, or some may consider its meaning as Really Simple Syndication. It is a document type that l lists updates of websites or blogs available for syndication. These RSS documents (also known as ‘feeds’) may be read using aggregators (news readers). RSS feeds may show headlines only or both headlines and summaries. To learn how news aggregators/RSS readers work, see this site: http://www.rss-specifications.com/rss-readers.htm
19. Post often to keep attracting your subscribers to come back and refer you to others in their networks; include links to other blogs, articles and websites in your posts
20. Use Track back links when you quote or refer to other blog posts. What is TrackBack ? Essentially what this does is send a message from one server to another server letting it know you have posted a reference to their post. The beauty is that an link to your blog is now included on their site.
21. Write articles to post around the web in article directories. Include a link to your blog in the author info box (See example in our signature below).
Make a commitment to blog everyday. 10 minutes a day can help increase your traffic as new content attracts search engine spiders.
Put it on your calendar as a task every day at the same time.
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