Archive for June, 2006

Nokia and Globe make blogging easier with new blog gadget

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

Nokia and Globe have teamed up to release a new mobile blogging product. To say that this product will make blogging easy for people lucky enough to qualify for the service is an understatement. Among the features: Without the need to download or install any additional applications, Globe customers ...

Blog monetization through Feedburner Ad Network (FAN)

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

I started experimenting with Feedburner Ad Network (FAN) this week. The program looks good. Feedburner has partnered with a number of companies and have relatively high-paying ads in their inventory. For general-interest websites, CPM can be a huge boost to making income. This week I heard ...

Looking for bloggers to pay and bloggers to share revenue with

Monday, June 19th, 2006

The Blog Republic would like to expand. We're currently looking for bloggers in three distinct areas: We're looking for contract bloggers who want to paid by the post We're looking for bloggers who want to join the network for revenue share We're looking for joint marketing opportunities with professional bloggers or blog ...

On Writing Well - does it apply to blogs?

Monday, June 19th, 2006

One of the best books on general writing is "On Writing Well", which gets down to the nitty gritty of writing. The book was written by William K. Zinsser many years ago, with no thought of blogging in mind. This book is considered the classic on writing non-fiction ...

Preparing for your post - what steps do bloggers take?

Friday, June 16th, 2006

Think of your favorite actor. What do they need to do to get ready for their performance? Depending on what they're performing in, it could be a ton of preperation. Some of them will gain weight, or learn a new accent or language in order to immerse ...

8 things to do when you run out of subjects to blog about

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

Blog burnout can happen to anyone. It's most likely if you run a blog about a narrow field. The more you cover the same material, the less likely you are to come up with something completely new. What types of things can you do to ensure you ...

Creating awareness of your blog

Wednesday, June 14th, 2006

There's not a ton of ways to make people aware of your blog. You need to either sneak up on them or hit them over the head. If you have a large ad budget, you may be able to advertise on enough related blogs that you become somewhat ...

90 days of blogging - What I’ve learned so far

Tuesday, June 13th, 2006

Today is the 90th day anniversary of the Blog Republic. I look at back at this quarter year with great reflection and very little trepidation. I've laughed. I've cried. I've lived and died. Okay, not really, but you get the drift. I've been blogging ...

Vlogging the future? Are bloggers photogenic enough?

Monday, June 12th, 2006

Bloggers are readying an all out assault on traditional media, and you can't help but take notice. We may be at the beginning of a true revolution, an intersection at the crossroads of history when "things really change". Outstanding blogger Robert Scoble is bullish on Vlogging as he ...

Your blog is a global magazine available to millions worldwide

Saturday, June 10th, 2006

Here I am on Saturday, blogging yet again, and I find myself wondering about things, like I'm wont to do. Being "online" is a good thing, for a lot of reasons, and I realize more of them every time I think about the subject. One of the best ...