Archive for February, 2007

Funny Search Phrases That People Use To Find Your Blog

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

I often look at my logfiles and see a really unique and interesting keyword phrase that someone used to find my website. Today was no exception with this doozy: Reality is Bullshit Ha. I wonder what the meaning of the search was? I can only imagine. I can ...

Defensive Adsense Optimization Tip

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

If your Google Adsense earnings have tanked on a website where the traffic hasn't really gone down, consider this: there are too many ad units, and not enough demand. This is not a good situation for most publishers, because nobody is competing for ads on you website. This ...

Q)What Do Quarterbacks And Bloggers Have In Common?

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

A) When under pressure, the great ones scramble. Blogging is a lot like football. Okay, it's not really like football in the slightest. But like the game of football, bloggers will find themselves under pressure and looking for a way to come up with new strategies. ...

User Generated Utopia In Doubt

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

Google has been losing out lately when it comes to partnering deals with old media companies and their new media YouTube division. In fact, it's starting to look like the predicted user-generated Utopia is in doubt at this point. Personally, I'm pretty sure that the model that was ...

Every Blog Post That Needs To Be Made Has Been Made

Friday, February 16th, 2007

Sometimes you sit down at your WordPress, and you find that words have eluded you. You can't manage to type up a post, despite trying to psyche yourself up. At times like this it feels like every possible blog post has already been made, not only by you, ...

How Perez Hilton Has Risen To The Top Ranks Of Blogging

Thursday, February 15th, 2007

Many bloggers are held out as examples of blogging excellence, and some of them do a great job. But you have to hand it to Perez Hilton, who has put himself into a class by himself. For a one-man operation he's been able to garner a huge portion ...

Most Blog Content Is Overrated

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

It doesn't take long to run into a "blog evangelist" online. People who love blogging tend to become enthused and tell others about the great activity they've discovered. And blogging can be great, but a lot of people have unrealistic expectations about what blog content can actually do ...

What’s Still Being Hyped In The Blogosphere?

Monday, February 12th, 2007

2007 is well underway. How is this year different than other ones? What is the hype in the blogosphere and what are we supposed to make out of all of it? So far this year looks like a continuation of last year. The Hype Factor is ...

Business Model For Small Blog Networks

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

The "blog network" business model is like everything else these days: tougher than ever to implement. Many people have entered the fray, and that has a few consequences: more competition and fewer eyeballs per blog. With the way Google seems to be shifting to alliances with bigger publishers, ...

Writing Original Content Is Probably Harder Than You Think

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Most people don't have to write any content. They last used their writing skills in high school, and they aren't too concerned about whether they've eroded or not. But bloggers have to use their writing skills continously. When you start blogging, you realize just how tough it ...