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My Number 2 Blogging Tip - ONLY Blog with a Passion
Free Trackback Test and Demonstration
My Number 1 Blogging Tip - Use your own domain name
Typepad Business Blogging Workshop UK
What is Pinging or Ping?
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Everything you read here (other users comments aside) is the opinion of a full time blogger based in the UK. This fledgling guide was created because of the subtle, yet sometimes significant challenges a UK blogger faces.
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My Number 2 Blogging Tip - ONLY Blog with a Passion

September 3, 2007 at 2:43 PM

As I trawl through the various blogging communities such as Bumpzee, one of the most frequent questions I see is 'Where can I get content for my blog"? Unless you're an employed blogger with a marketing department feeding you their...
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Free Trackback Test and Demonstration

August 20, 2007 at 11:26 AM

Looking to test whether trackbacks are working on your new blog? Well I've just launched a free blog tool - Free Trackback Test and Demonstration. Now it's easy to see exactly how trackbacks work on your blog. Trackbacks can be...
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My Number 1 Blogging Tip - Use your own domain name

August 16, 2007 at 2:07 PM

Blog platform providers will give you a free sub-domain when you sign up for an account. There's two reasons for for their generosity. The first is that it makes it really easy for you to join up and get started,...
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Typepad Business Blogging Workshop UK

August 6, 2007 at 4:10 PM

Alun John over at marketingtom.com has put together a two day course on Business Blogging using my favourite blogging platform, TypePad. Aimed at beginners and intermediates the course looks like it'll be an awesome kick start for anyone looking to...
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What is Pinging or Ping?

July 31, 2007 at 2:38 PM

When you publish a post to your blog, it's immediately available for anyone to see. Great, but who's going to see it? You'll automatically have a couple of links to the post on your blog, but that's all the exposure...
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Good tips on beating Bloggers Block

July 30, 2007 at 4:29 PM

Sly over at slyvisions.com has come up with a list of "10 things to do when you have nothing to blog about". So obvious, but it's really easy to fall into the trap of writing just for the sake of...
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What is CTR?

July 30, 2007 at 2:47 PM

Johnder Perez over at webhostb2b.com explains what CTR (Click Through Rate) means. WHAT IS CTR? CTR is a measure known as the click-through-rate. This is an important measure for online marketers because it determines how effective the campaign is, and...
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The Biggest Barrier To Successful Blogging

July 27, 2007 at 4:35 PM

What's the biggest barrier to successful blogging? Well I've been blogging for just over a year and, for me, the one thing that holds me back when blogging is my concern for what readers will think of my writings. More...
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The difference between Promoting your Blog and Marketing your Blog

July 27, 2007 at 4:15 PM

I write about Promoting your UK Blog and about Marketing your UK Blog. I have even created seperate categories for them. I think now is a good time, for the purpose of clarity when reading The UK Bloggers Guide, to...
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What is a blog feed and Why provide one on your UK blog?

July 23, 2007 at 4:38 PM

Many websites have links labeled "XML" or "RSS" or "Atom". All of these are ways of saying that you can find out about updates to that site without having to visit the site in your web browser. This feature is...
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