Blogging 201
A couple months ago, I wrote a post with tips and good etiquette of blogging. I thought it might be time for the second installment of the tips. Blogging 201. This one will be more focused on other web services that can help you in the blogging process.
- ScribeFire – This is an add-on for Firefox that allows you to write on your blog without going to the website. This is very helpful when you are copying text from a web page or copying links.
- Photobucket – Free image hosting. This site allows you to upload any pictures you want to use on your site. You can also edit the pictures on the site (cropping, coloring, resizing, etc.). You can easily copy the link to your picture and import it into your blog. For me, I’ve found using Photobucket to be easier than using WordPress for my image hosting.
- FeedBurner – This site will help you with your subscribers and RSS feed. FeedBurner provides you with links for people to subscribe to your blog through a reader (such as Google Reader or Bloglines) as well as subscribe through email updates. The site also shows you stats about your subscribers (how many, what they are using, etc.)
- Google Reader – This is the RSS feed reader that I use. You can subscribe to as many blogs and other RSS feeds that you want to. It will show you all new posts from all your subscriptions. This saves you a lot of time from visiting every blog you like to read. This way, it is all in one spot and you can read them only when they update (instead of visiting the blogs regularly just to find that they haven’t even updated!) You can also use iGoogle as your homepage and add Google Reader to that page!
- Site Meter – This site will give you the most in-depth stats about your blog viewers than you could ever imagine. Visitor stats, page view stats, location of viewers, etc.
- Technorati – This site is the site which deals with everything going on in the whole blogosphere. What I have found to be good about Technorati is it allows me to see how many people are linking to my blog and who they are. Those links are what give you your “authority” number and your authority number gives you your Technorati rank. They explain it here. You can click here to claim your blog on Technorati.
cody, could you tell me how to link one of my own post to another of my post..?
http://4mgiselle.wordpress.com
n btw, technorati, although i had signed up for it, doesnt seem to be able to access my blog..
All you do is type your text that you want to appear (i.e., “Click here to see…”). Then, in a separate tab or window, click on the post you want to link to. Make sure it’s the page for just that post (not your whole site. Copy the link in the address bar and then go back to your post you are writing. Add the link just like you would any other link.
Also, Technorati has been really screwed up lately. Give it a few days and I am hoping they will fix their bugs.
hey thnx a lot! That helped.. i tried technorati once again today and got thru… altho i had to do the quick claim.. anyway, it works now i guess.. altho i have not yet completely understood the entire use of technorati… n i understood about linking which u just described to me nw.. thnx so much
http://4mgiselle.wordpress.com