Entries Categorized as 'Blogging'

Easier said than done

Date February 18, 2008

There is so much information to be found on the internet. A lot of this information is about how to get things done on a personal level. How to lose weight, how to manage your time, how to make money online, even how to raise your children.
Most of these tips are just things we already […]

Get rid of distractions

Date February 12, 2008

Over the last couple of days I’ve noticed that there have been a lot of things that call for my attention when I’m writing. Or doing anything important, for that matter. And every time I’d given my attention to it, and I went back to what I was doing, I had to take a couple […]

Taking charge

Date February 8, 2008

I have read so often about burning out and such, and I never thought it could happen to me. But it’s very easy to get sucked in.
I let the move influence my blogging. I found that, instead of blogging I was finding other things to do. I was getting distracted too much by my life.
No, […]

Glossary: A list of words and explanations of what they do

Date October 29, 2007

On Rehuel punt kom I write about web development related topics. I decided to add a glossary of terms I use in my posts, so my readers can find an explaination of what those terms mean.
I didn’t think too much of it, so I didn’t update the glossary regularly. I forgot that I heard people […]

Helping visitors browse your content, Part 2

Date May 31, 2007

This series of articles is about helping your visitors find the information they want, or you want them find, as quickly as possible. The easier your site is to browse, the longer visitors might stay.
In part 1 of this series I compared blogs to libraries to emphasize how important it is to provide search options […]

Helping visitors browse your content, Part 1

Date May 29, 2007

Unless you started blogging very recently, the content of your blog won’t fit on your first page. In fact, most of your content will be scattered over several pages.
The key is to make your visitors find the information you’re presenting. There are several ways to make your visitors find information on your site.

Let them search […]

Is it wrong to blog for money?

Date May 28, 2007

One piece of advise: “If you start off blogging for money, you might as well not start at all.”
Remember this sentence, we’ll get back to it later.
I’ve been reading (about) blogs for a while. It was not until I clicked on a Google ad, which led me to John Chow’s site, that I understood that […]

Case Study: Exploring Suriname

Date May 14, 2007

In the blogosphere there are a lot of niches covered. The most covered niches, making money online and blogging, are successful, because more people are getting interested in making money with blogging. I want to try out a different niche: tourism.
Tourism at the moment
Suriname is a tropical country on the north coast of South America. […]

Don’t keep all your eggs in one basket

Date May 8, 2007

In the blogosphere this saying can be used for 2 aspects: blogging and monetizing
Blogging
Don’t try to cram everything in one blog. When you talk about everything in one blog, it can confuse your visitors. A couple of posts one a specific topic can’t do much harm, but sometimes it’s better to create a separate blog […]

The importance of content

Date April 29, 2007

To be able to make money online, you need people to visit your site. Whether you’re trying to sell a product or use ad networks to make money online, the visitors will help determine how much money is being made. The more people visit your site, the more money you can possibly make.
When people visit […]