RSS

...

Skellie's webstream. Things I write, things I like, things you might like too.

Dec 30
Advertising On ShoeMoney
Very clear advertising page designed to minimize back and forth communication. I think there’s no reason not to be up front about rates (unless you’re a bit embarrassed about them).
Dec 29
Planning Blog Post Topics
By Chris Garrett. More good ideas on writing in advance.
“ Focus on quality over quantity and the critical few vs. the trivial many. How do you do that? You first define precisely what you want yourself and others to get out of the blog — why are you doing it, and what are you doing it for? It is vain to do with more what can be done with less (that’s quoting William of Occam, originator of “Occam’s Razor”), so if you can get your readers to where they need to be with one post a day, or one post per week, establish that as your rule.
— Tim Ferris Interview - Part II
“ i’ve found that if i post less often, my blog has a sine wave sign-up curve. in other words: if i post just infrequently enough (for me, once every 4-6 days), the comments add up on each post, making the site look very popular, and rss subscriptions spike. if i post too often, it doesn’t look popular (since posts get pushed down and comment-count is low), so it is actually better for my site to post less often! love it when that happens…
— Tim Ferris Interview - Part II
Wake Up Later
Web freelancing, online income and sleeping late.
Dec 28
“ The 70% Surfing Rule: if you surf vs. subscribe, you will spend at least 70% of your online time consuming interesting instead of actionable information, and 70% of the time, you won’t return to the task you initially set out to complete.
—

12 Filtering Tips for Better Information in Half the Time

A fine article, but I’m getting a little tired of made-up statistics.

Humanitarian Friday - Stop Violence Against Women
Thanks to Mark Hayward of MyTropicalEscape for letting me nominate Amnesty’s Stop Violence Against Women campaign for his Humanitarian Friday cause.
Dec 27
4 Tips For Making 2008 Your Blog’s Best Year Yet
Written for: NxE. Filed under: General.
Best Internet Marketing Blog Posts of 2007
Tamar knows her stuff and it’s flattering to have been included twice.
Amnesty International
Love Amnesty.org’s design and usability.
Dec 25
How to Sell Your Blog Like a Marketer by Blog Perfume
Written for BlogPerfume. Filed under: Getting noticed. 
Dec 24
101 Ways to Monetize Your Blog Without Irritating Your Readers
Some good suggestions here. I think it loses some credibility for mentioning Kontera, though.
Dec 22
Project Management for Bloggers
By Michael Martine.
Dec 21
Best Blogs of 2007 That You (Maybe) Aren't Reading @ Fimoculous
How to Maximize the Benefits of Guest Posting
Written for ProBlogger. Filed under: Getting noticed.
subscribe via rss  /  powered by tumblr  /  original theme by nik, customized by skellie