Blog Tips by BLOGBloke

It was a busy day in Facebookland and here is a compilation of a few of the Facebook stories that had I tweeted earlier … just in case you missed them:
Social Networking Tips That Should Keep You Out of Hot Water:
 ”You may not have considered this before you registered on Facebook, Myspace or some other […]

Last evening I read a post by Scoble saying he has given up the battle for privacy (thanks to Facebook) and that we should all do the same. I responded with the following series of tweets:

So if privacy is no big deal tell us what color underwear are you wearing, how often did […]

Five Social Media Mantra that We All Know and Love: As I read the popular Social Media Mantra every day there are five recurring themes that are always popping up. So I thought I would share them with you today so that we may all be enlightened. I hope this helps you as much as it has helped me to unravel the mysteries of […]

Matt Cutts from Google shares with us what he considers is a good example of whitehat linkbait. Those of you who read me regularly probably know that I’m not a fan of the term “linkbait” because it has negative connotations and become a much abused technique. Even if it is so-called whitehat linkbait many content […]

I think I may have found the Holy Grail for setting up Blogger comments. I know it’s not exactly inline comments but in my opinion this setup offers the best compromise for Blogger users.
Background:

Not long ago I complained about how much Blogger comments suck and that it was the last straw for me deciding to […]

It’s days like today that you gotta love Google. They gave us another bonus after their acquisition of Feedburner. Now you can automatically redirect all your subscribers from your old blogspot newsfeed to your Feedburner account. Here’s how to do it:
Just visit your blog “Settings” in your Blogger dashboard, click on the “Site Feed” menu […]

You must have noticed by now that this blog has had a major makeover. The changes are a result of conversations that I’ve been having with my friend Mike over at Twenty Steps.
He brought to my attention there was some confusion over my blog’s brand that needed my immediate attention. As a result I have made […]

Take a look at this video I discovered today showing how you can market your blog videos on YouTube:

Here is an excellent video discussing the necessary hardware and software you need to make great podcasts. It’s presented by an audio engineer like myself but just beware he’s also trying to sell you something.

Reader Q & A
Reader Kathy Frederick asks:
“Pictures I’ve uploaded prior to my move to WordPress are still hosted on Blogger. Is that bad?”
Great question Kathy!
This issue will be of interest to former Blogger users who have moved over to Wordpress, or users who are considering the move.
Although Wordpress successfully imports Blogger hosted images over to your Wordpress blog, there is […]

Sorry Blokesters but I’ve been having some computer troubles and not able to publish for a few days. Anyhow that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it.
Windows XP decided to have a hissy fit and stopped working (again) for no apparent reason. No cryptic error messages to decipher, and I hadn’t installed anything recently that […]

Reader Q & A
Reader Kathy Frederick asks:
“Pictures I’ve uploaded prior to my move to WordPress are still hosted on Blogger. Is that bad?”
Great question Kathy!
This issue will be of interest to former Blogger users who have moved over to Wordpress, or users who are considering the move.
Although Wordpress successfully imports Blogger hosted images over to your Wordpress blog, there is […]

Watch this video by Matt Cutts from Google as he discusses the canonical link element that was introduced earlier this year. Matt talks about the problem of inconsistent URL structure and duplicate content. Only you can decide if you have a duplicate content issue with your blog, but if you do there are lots of […]

Optimizing a blog is just another way of saying how to make your blog Search Engine Friendly (or SEO friendly) to increase blog traffic. This is a HUGE topic and there is no shortage of so-called SEO experts who are willing to help. I’ve been noticing a lot of my readers searching here for tips on the best way to optimize their blog. That however is not an easy answer because the […]