I’m Tim Jones. I write a weekly humor blog – well, at least that’s what I like to think I am doing each week. Some critics think I am wasting valuable bits and bytes of Internet bandwidth that could be put to much better use. Some people (and by some people, I mean my wife) wonder why I spend time on a humor blog in the first place (I assure you, it’s not for the money). And still others (and by others I mean my two teenage daughters) wonder when will I get off the computer so I can do their homework for them or take them to the mall. (more…)
The first official Blogtap contest will begin on June 1st, and end on June 11th. A total of 25 individuals will be awarded prizes. Warning: You’re eyes may pop out of your head when reading the descriptions for the prizes. 1st Place Grand Prizes 10GB of resellable content with master resell rights from The Webmaster’s [...]
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Blogtap has officially gone dofollow commenting today. That means that anyone can steal Blogtap’s precious PR juice simply by commenting with a website link. Yup, the PR vampires will be here any minute now. They will bombard my comment queue with their under-thought and overly appreciative (e.g. “great post man!”), witless comments. I say bring it on. I say open the floodgate. And [...]
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Article first published as New In-text Advertising Network Comes to Google Blogger on Technorati. With in-text advertisements, bloggers can hyperlink keywords as advertisements and earn PPC (pay per click) dollars every time a hyperlink is clicked. Services like InfoLinks, Kontera and Vibrant provide the ad network and tools to install the advertisements on a blog. InfoLinks recently released a new [...]
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I read a blog post today that distressed me greatly. The post was about the new Facebook like button and the poster was explaining to readers why the Like button was not right for everyone. Darn. I knew that. I should have posted it and explained why first! Maybe I can make up for being [...]
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WordPress is not owned by a not-for-profit company and, despite the fact that WordPress software is intrinsically free and open-source, the software does bring in a significant portion of revenue for Automattic (the company that owns WordPress). Below are the primary ways WordPress brings in a profit for its investors: WordPress.com Premium Features Google AdSense advertisements are [...]
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A recently trending topic among the blog tip community is the subject of blog controversy. Because blogs are opinion-oriented and involve user interaction, most bloggers are no strangers to controversy. Whether the conflict is internal (heated debates in the comment section) or external (blogs writing dirty material about other blogs), it is always interesting to [...]
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Guest blogging has become explosively popular in the year 2010. Not only do guest posts bring fresh, alternative perspectives but they also make life easier for the blog owner and build strong blogger-on-blogger relationships. Finding guest posters and blogs to guest post on isn’t any easy task however. Sometimes the top blogs in the niche are [...]
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A guest post by Patsy from Go-Gulf.com. LinkedIn is an excellent social media tool. Over the past few years, social media has jumped to the forefront of the marketing world. It has connected millions of people worldwide. So how, as a blogger, can you use LinkedIn to maximize your blogs exposure? Take a look:
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A guest post by Internet marketing specialist Mark Johnson. Blogging is a social media. It is all about sharing your ideas with your blogging community, and whilst a portion of that community will come to you, your blog will never reach its potential if you don’t put yourself out there and get involved with your [...]
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The heavily anticipated WordPress 3.0 launch is just around the corner with the WP development team releasing the second beta on May 6th. I’ve personally taken the beta for a spin and have found most of the updates minor but notable nonetheless, especially to hardcore WordPress fans like myself. The admin control panel is virtually [...]
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Before the Internet age, advertising and PR was simple. Agencies had to fill billboards, television time slots and newspaper pages with the all the right things. But with the advent of the Internet and eventually the Blogosphere — the epitome of self-expression on the Internet — things changed drastically. Consumers were given a voice. As [...]
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