Blogging

How Does WordPress Make Money?

How Does WordPress Make Money?
WordPress is open-source and free. How can Automattic make money if they are giving away WordPress for free?

Link to the Original Articles in your RSS Feeds

It is not uncommon to find websites that republish RSS feeds of other blogs without permission. Why they do this is anyone’s guess but as a content owner, this is something to worry about especially when you publish full feeds.

How to Create a Lifestream with Google Reader

How to Create a Lifestream with Google Reader
Let’s say you have blogs on Twitter, Flickr, delicious, YouTube and other social sites. Learn how you can aggregate everything into a single lifestream that anyone can subscribe to.

Real Life Case Studies of the Blogging Industry – PDF Book

PDF book – Boom and Bust in the Blogosphere looks at successful blogs like TechCrunch, Gawker, Robert Scoble, BoingBoing or Darren Rowse and also analyzes blogs like PVR Wire, Blognation and Know More Media that were popular at one time but no longer exist on the Internet.

Advice for Group Blogs – Hire an Editor

Paul Boutin, who writes for Wired and the gadget blog at NYT, has some useful advice for group blogs (multiple authors contributing to one or more blogs): Hire someone to handle all images for posts, so your writers can focus on writing.

Blogging Do’s & Don’ts

This presentation includes tips on how to write a successful blog. Some of the main points include: Schedule – Don’t disappoint readers Thick Skin – Cannot please everyone Never Flame / Avoid Personal Attacks Avoid Spelling / Typos Intelligent Formatting – Most People Will Scan, Not Read Think and Write to Avoid Embarrassment Later Never Blog When Angry – It Reflects Anything Posted Online is Undeletable Wrote a killer post ?

Search Engine Optimization Tips for Bloggers – Matt Cutts

Matt Cutts of Google shared some SEO tips that may help improve the ranking of your blog in Google and other search engines. Keyword relevance – Choose words users are likely to type, and include them naturally in blog posts.