Race For Rank: The Series
All right, I’ll be the first one to admit that I don’t necessarily agree with PageRank. Generally, it’s a large mystery and the only thing we know for sure that will work to increase PageRank are the tried and true messages sent from other bloggers and webmasters.
Yes, there are those famous backlinks but ranking in the SERP (search engine results pages) is just as important. And here’s where that handy dandy search engine optimization comes in to get you working to get your site ranking.
After the last PageRank update, I have to admit that I’ve been looking at…
- Posted on: October 23rd, 2008
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- Category: Just Blogging
What’s Your Reason to Blog?
All right, I admit it, I’m fascinated with blogging. Suddenly, anyone that chooses to use their voice has a place to stand up and be seen by simply creating a blog and talking. Each day, new blogs spring up out of no where and it won’t be long before you discover that new blog.
But with the idea of blogging, there comes one simple question that must be asked? “who are you blogging for?”
Without planning it, I am now really blogging for bloggers and adding my own personal spin on old ideas, talking about the hottest topics on the…
- Posted on: October 21st, 2008
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- Category: Just Blogging
Creating Permalinks
Have you met this cute little box in your WordPress write post/page screen? It’s a simple little box really and sometimes, when collapsed it’s easy to pass up.
But it holds a very special value and it’s one that should not be overlooked when you’re working to create the next best blog in the world (or not and just want your blog to be seen).
When you’re using a permalink structure that displays the name of your post in the URL, it’s post slug that’ll work best for you.
(And just for the record, the default permalink structure that WordPress…
- Posted on: October 20th, 2008
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- Category: Just Blogging
Branding Your Name or Blog
When someone says your name, do you turn and look?
Chances are, you just said yes. And so did I when I read Daniel’s post on Daily Blog Tips about names. It sparked a thought in me that I’ve had a few times and am now sharing with you.
Previously I’ve mentioned personal branding and talked about how you would want someone to see you through your avatar or online branding.
A lot of people don’t consider branding when they’re blogging for fun. Yet they still go about their branding and networking never once taking into consideration how others see…
- Posted on: October 15th, 2008
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- Category: Just Blogging
Reporter vs Expert – Why Most Bloggers Are Stuck Reporting
There are basically two types of bloggers in the world – reporters and experts – and some people perform both roles (usually the experts, it’s hard for reporters to become experts, but it’s easy for experts to report).
If you have ever taken an Internet marketing course or attended a seminar specifically for beginners, you have probably heard about the two different methodologies. Whenever the business model is based on content, and if you blog for money then the model is based on content, people are taught to either start as reporters, or if possible step up as experts.
I’ll…
- Posted on: October 13th, 2008
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- Category: Featured, Money

