Archive for September, 2006

Think You Might Get Sued? Remove Your Website From Search Engine Caches

Friday, September 29th, 2006

I've been in business since 1991, in one capacity or another, and I've been threatened to be sued on several occassions. In 2004 I had a surprise threatened lawsuit concerning an affiliate code that I ran on a website I managed. The idea was that all of the ...

Blogs Are Killing The Newspaper Business

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

That's what I get out of this Time magazine article. Newspapers are hurting. No kidding. They're losing sales to websites like Craigslist (just how bad do they have to be to lose to Craigslist anyway?) And the reason, according to Michael Kingsley, is "wannabe journalists", AKA ...

You Need A Ton Of Pageviews To Make Any Money Blogging

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

Every day I see thousands of fresh-faced newbies steaming into the blogosphere. They're eager to please, with big old smiles the size of watermelons. That's for a month or so. Then they start to take on a distant, faraway look. Within six months, most veteran bloggers ...

Ray Dotson - One Question Interview

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

Welcome to the One Question Blogger Interview Series. Follow the simple instructions to do your own. Bloggers' Bio My name is Ray Dotson and I live in the suburbs of Northern Kentucky near Cincinnati. I'm 36 and I have way too many children and work way too hard for way too ...

Tactics For Ranking Blogs Well In Search Engines

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

I don't think a blog will make much money unless it has a steady stream of search engine traffic. To me it's a required part of your daily menu. If you don't have new people showing up, how can your website grow? And what better way to ...

So What’s The Deal With All These Splogs?

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

I think most of my readers here are the type of people who like making their own unique content. But not everyone feels the same. In fact, many people are downright lazy and are tempted to automate every task they can. I can't say I blame them. ...

Jared Leto Thinks Blogging Is A False Experience

Monday, September 25th, 2006

Jared Leto, if you aren't familiar with him, is a B-list actor who also fancies himself a musician. He took dead aim at the blogosphere recently with some comments he made. Here's a couple of the juicier tidbits: G4: Do you do a lot of blogging from the road? JARED: No, I ...

Gina McGrew - One Question Blogger Interview

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

Gina McGrew has responded to the One Question Blogger Interview. If you'd like to participate, please follow the simple instructions and we'll be happy to oblige. Blogger's Bio: My name is Gina McGrew. I blog via "See Gina Blog Dot Com". I previously blogged via "Lilybleu Dot Net." ...

Top 10 Things Ive Learned About Blogging In 2006

Thursday, September 21st, 2006

I've been blogging heavy in 2006, and have learned quite a few things. I'd like to take a moment to reflect on the lessons I've mastered this year, and what I think is important to blogging. Hopefully you'll take the time to add your thoughts in the comments ...

Wordpress Democracy Plugin: Warning! SEO Nightmare

Sunday, September 17th, 2006

If you have the excellent Democracy Plugin for Wordpress, you may have a certain SEO disaster on your hand. I'll explain, so you understand what's happening. In order to make the plugin work, the author appends strings on the end of the url. The trouble with these ...