How Does WordPress Make Money?
24 oct 2011
WordPress is open-source and free. How can Automattic make money if they are giving away WordPress for free?
Blogging
Link to the Original Articles in your RSS Feeds
01 jul 2011
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.
Publish your Blog to Amazon Kindle & Earn Revenue
15 mar 2011
Bloggers can now publish their blogs on the Amazon Kindle store and Amazon will share revenue for every Kindle user who subscribes to the blog.
How to Create a Lifestream with Google Reader
01 feb 2011
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
11 sep 2009
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
07 sep 2009
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
11 jun 2009
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
31 may 2009
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.
Navigate the Archives of any Blog in an Interactive Timeline
21 apr 2009
Google today introduced a new timeline based blog reader that could be a perfect fit for people who follow a very limited number of blogs.
Cross-Post Your Blog Content with Windows Live Writer
10 apr 2009
Learn how to cross post your blog entries to multiple blogs and other social networking sites in a single click.