Why on earth would you want to start your own blog directory? It isn't as if the market is not already saturated with the many existing blog directories today. But if you insist on doing it, at least do it properly. Choose a Clearly Defined Niche Not finding a suitable niche for your blog may be one reason why you would want to create one. If you are hoping to attract … [Read more...]
What Has Web Hosting Got to Do with Creating a Blog Network?
Getting the services of the best web hosting company has its advantages. Its reliability can be put to good use by the website it is servicing. It also has a role to play in ensuring that blog networks accomplish what they set out to do. What a Blog Network Hopes to Achieve Blog networks can actually refer to two things. One is a network of blogs owned by only one person. … [Read more...]
Creating a Writer’s Profile to Form Networks
Writers of blogs or bloggers are they are now more popularly known must try to create and build a strong writer's profile if they intend to be included in a network that will provide them more opportunities. Sure, a network of online friends and associates can be formed among bloggers and related participants in the online world but they may not be necessarily geared towards … [Read more...]
Should Critical Comments on Blogs Be Deleted?
Consider this scenario: A blogger presents his idea through a blog post and allows for commenting. He has the option to moderate the comments and publishes the favorable and neutral ones while deleting comments containing opposing views. What is wrong with this picture? A lot! Image Distinction Between Offensive and Critical Comments Before we go into the nitty-gritty … [Read more...]
How Blogs Get to Engage an Audience
Every blog needs to engage its audience if it is to be believable when boasting about its high number of visits. When a reader visits one page and then leaves without checking other pages, that is not engaging the audience. That is what is termed as a bounce which is not considered positive by search engines. Bounce Rate Blogs are and should be concerned about bounce rate. … [Read more...]
How to Open a New Site
Opening a site is easy, right? Well, not exactly. It really depends on what kind of site you wish to open. Before anything else, potential site owners must know what exactly he or she wants to achieve in opening one. Although many approach it in a trial and error method and somehow found their way in the system, it is still best to have a pretty good … [Read more...]
Build a Blog Network from One
Developing and maintaining a single blog requires time, a certain degree of related knowledge, and money. It would be easy to surmise that the requirement increases in proportion to the number of blogs handled. There are benefits to building a blog network but one should be ready to face the challenges in the aspect of technology, marketing, personnel, and time … [Read more...]