Because I live in San Francisco, I have used Craigslist for almost everything in my life. Searching through the classified ads on the site – or posting ads of my own – was how I got my apartment, my furniture and many of my friends. As a freelancer, Craigslist used to be one of the primary places I found my jobs. And Craigslist was also a too

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We all know the amazing power of commenting. In a nutshell, commenting on other blogs not only helps build relationships but also gets you some traffic. You must have heard me say that commenting on other blogs should be a part of your marketing strategy. I’ve also said sometimes that you should try to leave insightful comments on as many blo

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The .htaccess file can be one of the most powerful tools in the arsenal of a blogger. The .htaccess file makes setting up redirects a matter of seconds. It’s especially beneficial for cloaking affiliate URLs.

It’s really amazing that a large percentage of bloggers don’t use the .htaccess for redirects. They manually setup folders and index

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Did you ever know that your Art skills can drive traffic to your blog? Never thought of that, right?

So, what the hell has Art to do with traffic? A lot. Let me explain.

If you’re good at drawing, especially at drawing cartoons or portraits, then it can be a huge bonus for you. You should be at the very least above-average in Art though

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Getting the attention of social media is getting difficult by each passing day, especially for small bloggers like me. Every one of the existing social media sites is well established, so in order to get on the frontpage, you’ve to participate, comment and make friends on the site for months! This pretty much limits the amount of traffic smal

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An About Page is one of the most important things of a blog. It helps build credibility and trust in the eyes of your readers. People generally trust those whom they know more about; they don’t trust total strangers.

In my blogging journey thus far, I’ve noticed many blogs having a sub-par about page. In fact, most blogs have it there for

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Content being stolen has always been associated with the bad. Stolen content always has a bad connotation to it. I can bet that when you find that your content was stolen you always get annoyed and angry. Yes, the frustration is understandable becau

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From the post: "You ask your readers a question, and the response is a resounding silence. You need to find ways to gain exposure for your young blog.rnrnAnd guest blogging is one of the most powerful ways of doing that.rnrnWhen I first sta

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Excerpt from the post: "So you’re starting from scratch, or maybe you have some experience and want to make sure that you’re not missing anything. Either way, I think I can help you out. I wrote this monstrosity of an article because I couldn’t fin

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Reviews have been the craze lately. Not only does a review give you exposure, it also provides you with valuable feedback. Of course it’s pretty expensive these days to get reviewed.

Most people who order a review don’t get the most bang for their buck. All they get is an average review. What most people don’t do is research. They just ord

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According to my blog’s theme, I’ve wanted to name this post “Top 13 great Top 13 lists” but it seems that there are much more people who likes number 13 :smile: Because there are many lists, I’ve tried to sort them by categories, to follow them easier. I’ve added all the lists that I’ve find them interesting.

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Does your blog always seem to display adsense ads which are out of context with the content of your blog? This brief article describes how to use adsense section targeting. Adsense section tagetting helps google deliver more relevant adsense ads. B

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Have you seen my blog? What are you blogging about? Should I blog? Who else is blogging? This is a venture that I am truly a novice at, in reality, the blog-umbilical is still attached. I am in the infancy stages of this social media craze.

I have found that blogging is fun for sure, I am not a copywriter, nor claim to be one. This is

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Many bloggers don’t realize how much more they can earn from their blogs. They simply slap some AdSense ads and forget that there are so many more ways to monetize their blog. If you’re not using anything but AdSense, then you’re leaving a huge amount of money on the table.

All of the programs that have been listed in this post have normal

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These 2 WordPress plugins will be very time saving for all of us WordPress power users. If you want to upload every good plugin you come across but are too lazy to open your FTP software, then these plugins are made just for you.......

The great thing about both of these plugins is that you don’t even have to download or even unzip the fil

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Ah, today's the last day of 2007. Time sure flies by. It's be a fantastic year for me. I have learned a lot in 2007. I thought to present all that information, all those blogging tips in a huge list post and I finally have. Here I present you: 101 Blogging Tips I Learned in 2007.

In my 5 months of blogging, I have come across countless b

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A lot of bloggers belong to at least one social media network and use it (them) regularly as a way to meet new bloggers and bring more traffic to their websites. Some bask in the attention they receive while others are struggling to make friends and grow their audience.

If you are one of the latter, it probably doesn't have

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