sATURDAY mORNING lINK lOVE - jUNE 28, 2008
Just a quick rundown this weekend as I have a date with a picnic basket and a fishing rod.
Here’s what I’m reading this weekend:
- Are You a Marathon Blogger or Sprinter at Blog Herald
- What is Social Media? Should I Participate? at Blogging Basics 101
- 5 Blogging Goals Worth Chasing After at Daily Blog Tips
- 5 Events the Blogosphere Influenced at Performancing
Have a great weekend!
NBT Weekend Link Love - June 21, 2008
Morning bloggers. I really want to go out and do cool things, so I’ll just get to the point. Well, not really. Has everyone been keeping up with the Associated Press thing? If you’re not up on what it is and what it means to you as a blogger, I recommend you take the time out to learn about it, because how you quote the news can come back to haunt you. I’ll include relevant links when I can.
Her’s what I’m reading this weekend:
- What is Your ideal Dream Blog Job? at Blog Herald
- How to Be More Productive at Blog Herald
- CelebBuzz Launches a New Celebrity Social Network at Bloggers Blog
- Bloggers to AP: You’re Dead to Me at BloggersBlog
- TechCrunch is boycotting the Associated Press
- How Tech Savvy Do you Have to Be to Achieve Blogging Success at Blogging Tips
- Make Blogger Comments Reader Friendly at Blogging Tips
- Bob Cox of the Media Bloggers Association talks about the Associated Press on BlogWorldExpo Radio.
- The Bloggers Glossary at Daily Blog Tips (Darnit! They beat me to the punch. I had this planned too!)
- How to Survive Writing and Publishing on the Web - Lorelle on WordPress
- Stories I Am Watching this Week at Plagiarism Today
- Raiders of the Lost Archives at Men with Pens
Have a great Saturday!
Deb
NBT Weekend Link Love June 14th & 15th, 2008
Happy Saturday, blogging friends. It’s looks to be a great weekend with no shortage of great things to read.
Congratulations to Proud Pappa, Darren Rowse. There’s a new edition to his family today. What a great Father’s Day gift.
Here are a few items of interest:
- The World’s Oldest Blogger? at Blog Herald
- Chitika and b5Media Announce Premium Ads Partnership at Blog Herald.
- JOhn McCain launches a blog at Bloggers Blog.
- Are Blogging Advice and Making Money Online Blogs Simply Rehashing the Same Stuff? at Blogging Tips
- 5 Alternatives to Social Media Marketing at Blogtrepreneur.
- Increase Readership and Build Community with Better Headlines at Business and Blogging.
- 3 Simple Secrets to Reducing Your Blogging Stress at Daily Blog Tips.
- Where Blogging Can Take You at XFeP
- Life as a Web Worker at Freelance Folder
- What do Givers Get? at Successful Blog
- When is Your Blog Focus too Narrow? at Lorelle on Word Press
- What Thomas Edison Can Teach You About Blogging at ProBlogger
- Blogging a Dead Horse at SparkPlugging
Have a great weekend, friends.
Weekend Link Love for June 1st 2008
Since you’re probably out having a life, I’ve taken it upon myself to find some links you might find interesting or useful. Have a great Sunday!
- Finding Passion in Your Blog at Blog Herald.
- When the Media Talks About Blogging at Blog Herald.
- Social Media for Dummies at Bloggers Blog
- 51 Ways to Make Your Blog Popular at Scope for Money
- 70 Million Definitions of "Blog" and Counting at Confident Writing
- 7 Things to Avoid While Leaving a Blog Comment at Daily Blog Tips
- Top 25 Celebrity Blogs at Daily Blog Tips
- When Do Bloggers Get a Break? at Men with Pens
- 7 Reasons Not to Link with "Click Here" at SparkPlugging
Have a great Sunday!
- Deb
No Link Love For Blogging Bloggers Today
I was going to link to some good blogging posts today, but decided not to. Deb did on Sunday anyhow, and we read a lot of the same stuff.
I like blogs in the niches I blog best; probably because I (thankfully) get to blog what I enjoy. I love architect bloggers, and also really like blogging and green bloggers. These are the topics I write about most, and likewise the blogs I visit most.
However, breaking out of your niche is cool. I think bloggers should have a good handful of blogs, that don’t relate to their own topic, that they visit on a regular basis. There are payoffs for visiting outside of niche blogs. The biggest is you have no idea what other people read. If folks see you around, making comments, they might click your name and like what they see. Sometimes you get the oddest, most seemingly out of character readers.
Example: For the longest time, at Offbeat Homes, I got a ton of page views from one guy. I went to investigate. Turns out he didn’t even have a blog, he was on one of the social network sites - MySpace or something like it, where we had one friend in common. All this kid (he was young) talked about was beer. How to get it, drink it, and beer based shenanigans; typical kid just found beer behavior. He did however, like my blog. He’d link to it, and this kid had oodles of pals, who also only talked about beer, but they liked beer guy, so they’d click on his links. End result, me with lots of page views (and some odd comments - but I can live with that). You never know who might like you.
Another benefit is it keeps you from wearing out. Maybe five of my blogs are green, or have a heavy eco slant. I love green, really, but sometimes I’m just so tired of thinking about it all the time. Reading outside of my niche probably saves me from complete and total saturation; my brain gets a rest. You can also get some quirky ideas. You’ll find stuff you don’t normally blog about, that you can perhaps slant to your topic. All in all it keeps things fresh.
So today, forget reading all the blogging blogs, forget blogs in your niche, go find something new. If you have no clue where to start, here are five random ‘out of my niche’ blogs I visit.
Now tell me five out of your niche blogs you like. I need some nice new reading.
Memorial Day Weekend Link Love
Here in the United States is a holiday weekend, though many bloggers are still working. I’ve been spending most of my time with my family but I’m sure to pay for that in a day or two! If you’re looking for a little holiday weekend reading, here are a few items of interest:
- Don’t Write for the Search Engines at Blog Herald
- Interesting Idea: Weed Out Bad Staff Fast at Xfep
- Is Social Networking Overrated? at Catalyst Blogger
- 12 Tips to Grow Subscriber Base on Your Second Blog
- A $3,000 per month blogging opportunity at Freelance Writing Jobs
- More Wildly Sticky and Successful Blogs on Blogging at Successful Blog.
- A Clear Blog Purpose will Make or Break Your Blog at Lorelle on WordPress.
- Protecting Your Content on Wordpress.com at Lorelle on WordPress.
- Clever Website Content that Converts at Men with Pens.
- What Makes You Unique to the Blogosphere? at Performancing.
- 5 Reasons I Love Blogging More than Freelancing at PoeWar (I hear that, John).
- Fear and the Guest Blogger at PoeWar.
- Write Reviews that Add Value and Solve Your Readers’ Problems at ProBlogger
Have a great rest of the weekend!
Deb
Take the Blogging Survey
Chris Garrett has a massive blogging survey going, and I’m looking forward to the results. Do stop by and fill out the questions for a chance to win a ProBlogger book.
It’ll be interesting to learn other bloggers’ habits and if you’re all as reassessed as I!
Some NBT Link Love for May 18, 2008
Good Sunday Morning. Lot’s going on around the blogosphere today and I’m sharing with you the stuff I’m finding most interesting or useful. I’d love your feedback on my weekly link love posts. Do you find them useful? Hate them? Discuss…
- ProBlogger vs. John Chow at Adii. An interesting look at two extremely popular bloggers, the comments are even more interesting.
- Are You Educating Readers About Blogging at Blog Herald.
- Don’t Get Stressed About Blog Scrapers Stealing Your Content at Blogging Tips.
- Is the Blogosphere Getting too Crowded? at Business and Blogging.
- 4 Easy Reminders for Writing Great Blog Content at Build a Better Blog.
- Careful When Asking for Stumbles at Daily Blog Tips.
- The Rise and Fall of Make Money Online Blogs at XFEP
- Why Your Blog is Unsuccessful Lorelle on WordPress
- Guest Blogging is a Great Thing at Performancing
- Understanding the Blog Lifecycle at ProBlogger.
- Top Time Wasters for Web Workers (and how to cure them) at Web Worker Daily.
Have a great rest of the weekend!
- Deb
Tiny Link Love
Tiny, as in two links. I was waiting to post more than two links, but one, I haven’t had time to surf my fave blogging blogs lately, and two, I keep thinking that these shine bright enough for one post. Also, it’s silly to keep hording them in my bookmarks.
This first link is from Biz Chicks Rule.
Memo to All PR People & Publicists: Stop Being So Dumb and Do Your Flipping Job - the title alone says it all. However, Kristen goes on to really outline the issues. If you’re a blogger, and you work with PR folks, you’ll love this post. It’ll make you laugh and feel happy that you’re not alone.
This next post is at Business & Blogging. No joke, I was actually about three seconds away from writing a post about Personal Info on Your Blog - How Much is Too Much? here at NBT, when I noticed that Liz already did, and did it very nicely, thus saving me the trouble. Actually, I might have more to say on this topic, but for now, you can read Liz’s thoughts.
NBT Link Love for April 11th, 2008
I like to take the weekends to go through my RSS feeds and share the posts I thought might be the most helpful or enjoyable for this community. I hope you take some time to share some great blogs with your readers too!
Here’s what I’m reading this weekend:
- The perfect blogging computer at Blog Herald
- b5Media launches two new blogs at Blog Herald
- Should you ask permission before linking to a blog? At Blog Basics 101
- Keep Up with Your Blogs while Keeping Your Cool at Blogging Tips
- Taking Advantage of a Competitive Niche at Blogrepreneur
- Blogging Tips from 100 Successful Bloggers at Confident Writing
- Do You Know Your Visitors? 5 Points to Consider at Daily Blog Tips
- The Ultimate Guide to a Wildly Sticky, Successful and Outstanding Blog at Successful Blog.
- Practical Blogging Tips: Why Write Reviews at Performancing
Have a great Sunday!
Deb
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