http://www.perfectblogging.com The perfect guide to a perfect blog Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:42:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Before I begin my review let me highlight a point made on the blog's about me page.  Blogriffic.com is written by Salwa and Salwa is a woman so if you decide to contact her don't star off "Dear Sir".   I will break the review down in to several categories: ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/blog-review-blogrifficcom/ The biggest problem most sites run in to is trying to gain the respect of readers and other blogs in their niche.  Knowing that in order to build up traffic, PR, and links you need to reach out to similar sites, but how do you go about getting them to ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/build-blog-links/ When starting a new blog the question will eventually arise as to when is the proper time to shell out some money and invest in a custom theme.  No a custom theme is an investment and it can be critical in taking your site from a hobby to something more ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/creating-a-custom-blog-theme/ Influential books for bloggers - Pro Blogger Is site flipping the right call? - Tyler Cruz Make Money Blogs - Good or Bad? - Money Bites Backlinking to internal pages - Link Building Bible Embed an ad into a post - John Chow Have a post you think should be a Hot Link?  Contact Us ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/hot-links-of-the-day-june-19/ Social Bookmarking sites like DIGG, Reddit, StumbleUpon, and many similar sites are the life blood of many websites.  They can create a new influx of visitors, an exciting surge in traffic, and make you feel like you are achieving new levels with your site.  There are certain things you have to ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/social-bookmarking-in-action/ With blogs growing at an incredible rate everyday you have to ask yourself if blogging is the best choice for you before you get started. The reason you see so many blogs hitting the net is because the cost of entry is anywhere from nothing to a few bucks ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/is-blogging-right-for-me/ A new feature I will be starting up at Perfect Blogging will be Hot Links of the Day.  I want to feature your stories and sites  that relate to blogging, online marketing, web design, or anything you think might be of interest  to the masses.  Use the contact form to ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/hot-links-of-the-day/ A problem some bloggers have is thinking small when it comes to their content.  You have to remember that just because you think a topic might not be what people want to read doesn't mean it still can't be a big hit. I will take another story from my entertainment site ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/blogging-with-a-global-presence/ It is true that when it comes to blogging content is king, but what if you have great content and no one cares? How often have you stumbled across a site and left without even checking anything out because nothing jumped at you? I know I have done ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/getting-attention-for-your-blog-posts/ This topic always seems to come up when you talk to a new blogger or a blogger trying to get to the next level.  Most people will start out a blog with one of a few theories on how to best create their site.  Some people will write for themselves ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/finding-you-blogging-voice/ Hello Everyone! I just wanted to drop a quick post to let everyone know that I have taken over Perfect Blogging as of last night.   I will be posting while on vacation in Aruba and  letting you know  about blogging from the road.  There will some changes going on to the ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/under-new-management/ One of the main reasons that telemarketing is still a popular way to do things in the modern world is the fact that telemarketing actually works on many people. The high pressure combined with the snap decision being called for pushes many people into making purchases that they would not ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/how-to-write-a-call-to-action-that-sets-up-your-visitors-to-take-action/ These are two vital elements to online success – niche market research and competitive analysis. Why it is essential? Well, the following paragraphs may perhaps answer that. As a first step in online business, one needs to conjure up a solid idea about the niche market where they are going ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/why-niche-research-competitive-analysis-are-essential-to-online-success/ The success of a business depends directly on how it manages to harness its relationship with its customers. In other words, how a business could build a win-win relation with the customers decides whether it’ll become a success down the road or not. Customers depend on a business, its product ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/how-to-keep-your-customers-coming-back-by-giving-them-more-than-they-expect/ Copywriting is not an exact science; there are many ways that can be approached and many different writing techniques that can be successful if utilized appropriately in their optimal situations. However, there are mistakes that can be made in copywriting and some of these mistakes can be fatal in getting ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/the-copywriting-mistakes-that-could-be-killing-your-sales/ There are many ways that you can be successful in the field of internet marketing, but one of the best things that you can have in order to help you along that path is a set of e-books to give away. E-books represent the vast majority of giveaways that happen ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/why-e-books-are-a-must-have-for-a-successful-internet-business/ Digg was set up to be a "best of the web" social networking portal. It is a place where you can go to find the latest and best of the internet. In the short time that Digg has been live, it has become one of the most important ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/how-to-get-traffic-from-digg/ April contest finished and the winners are : 1st place - Moldova 2nd place - Louis Liem 3rd place - entertainment ground Comment prize - andk Winners please contact me through my contact form to get your prizes. Congratulations and enjoy. ShareThis http://www.perfectblogging.com/april-contest-winners/ Yesterday was the last Google Page Rank update and Perfect Blogging is now Page Rank 4. Page Rank doesn't mean too much for me but it is not so bad anyway. Many advertisers are looking at your Page Rank before buying advertising on your site. Today Google updated the toolbar ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/pr-update-and-contest-finished/ If your business has a blog, you might not think that you need a newsletter. Guess what—even with a blog, your business will benefit by having a regular newsletter circulate to your clients. Here are four reasons why you should offer a newsletter: 1. Not every client will ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/4-reasons-to-offer-a-newsletter/ 1. Cut down on spending! The best way to increase your income is to cut your spending. This will allow you to keep more of the money that you make. 2. Do you have any items that you can part with? You would be amazed with ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/how-to-increase-your-income-in-eight-steps/ Of the many blogging platforms available, the top two are (and probably always will be) WordPress and Blogger. Both are free, both are easy to use with your own hosting providers, both provide web space if you do not have your own hosting provider. How do you decide which one ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/wordpress-or-blogger-which-one/ Everyone has heard of Adsense. It is one of the "oldest" and most recognized forms of website advertising on the internet. Created by Google and used by most websites, many people just sign up for Adsense and install the code without thinking about it. If you have decided to sell ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/is-adsense-good-for-me/ 6 days and no post here.. I don't know how these 6 days elapsed.. I am very lazy lately and I am wasting too much time on other fun activities. Recently I was asked for some Blogger themes by some friends of mine so I decided to make a list ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/free-themes-for-bloggers/ The first thing you will hear when you decide to build a website, especially if you want to use that website to make a profit, is "pick a good niche." What is a good niche? What makes one niche better than another? First, there is no such thing ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/how-to-find-good-niches/ Hello... this is Good Blog, Bad blog.. the 5th serial. I've been busy lately with other businesses and I didn't have enough time to write a new serial. We start as usually with the Good Blog and this is Gyutae Park's Winning the Web. About the author His name is Gyutae ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/good-blog-bad-blog-serial-5/ I know you saw the banners on the sidebar. Yes, I am trying to make some money from this blog to pay for contests and other expenses of this blog. Our main advertiser is Instant Coding a XHTML/CSS coding service that coded this theme too and they are very good ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/advertising-guest-blogging-and-others/ When it comes to building a blog or any site, most people start with the domain name and go from there. The better way to approach the choosing of your domain name is to decide what your website should be about and then work on a domain name that ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/how-to-choose-a-good-domain-name/ When you think of "great" bloggers, who do you think of? Dooce? Kottke? John Chow? What makes these bloggers "great"? And, more importantly, what is your Blogging Image and how can you improve it? A lot goes into the reputation of a Blogger. The amount of ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/how-to-improve-your-blogging-image/ First I'll talk about april contest. This new contest I am starting will have more prizes. In cash I will start with 25 USD for first place and 20 USD for the second. First place will also get a 125x125 banner on this blog. I will get more prizes from ... http://www.perfectblogging.com/april-contest-and-other-thoughts/