- 31 Days to a Better Blog – Day 11: Dig into your Site Statistics
August 13th, 2007
The task for day 13, of 31 Days to a Better Blog is to dig into your blog’s metrics or statistics package.
(for further information on the challenge I’m taking part in, see the background page to the project)
“Take some time out today to do a little analysis of your blog’s statistics. There is a wealth [...]
- 31 Days to a Better Blog – Day 10: Declutter your sidebar
August 9th, 2007
I’m still there and up to day 10 of the 31 Days to a Better Blog challenge. The challenge set by Problogger Darren was something that I had already begun thinking about whilst stuck in a bad traffic jam earlier today. Yes, de-clutter your side bar. Read my thoughts below on how I will be [...]
- 31 Days to a Better Blog – Day 9: Advertising on your site…how can this work for non-profits?
August 9th, 2007
Today’s challenge by Prologger Darren Rowse was to run an advertising audit on your blog. Like many of the rest of us taking part in the challenge (see here for background information as to what it is about), it possibly isn’t relevant to the types of blogs involved in this challenge and to our [...]
- 31 Days to a Better Blog – Day 8: Comment on a New Blog
August 8th, 2007
The 31 Days to a Better Blog challenge continues, and to save repeating what it’s all about every day, I’ve created a handy page for the background information to the project and as to why I am taking part. Also, please do read the full article, your input could help you to win a lovely [...]
- 31 Days to a Better Blog – Day 7: Plan a schedule for the week ahead
August 7th, 2007
The 31 Days to a Better Blog challenge is gathering pace and numbers too in the collection of people who have connected together thanks to Michele Martin’s Bamboo Project Blog. At last there is someone else from the UK taking part (there’s 14 in all from across the globe now under Michele’s mini challenge, [...]
- 31 Days to a Better Blog – Day 6: Email an ‘Old Time’ Reader
August 6th, 2007
Today’s task in the 31 Days to a Better Blog project by Prologger, is (thankfully) an easier one.
Darren says:
“Do you have readers that have been reading your blog since the ‘early days’ of your blogging? You know the ones, they’ve been commenting and contributing away to the point where they’ve almost become part of a [...]
- 31 Days to a Better Blog – Day 5: Audit your ‘About’ page
August 5th, 2007
The task set out for day 5 of the 31 Days to a Better Blog project was to run and audit of your About page. Darren comes up with some really useful points which are useful to blogs and websites too, and some helpful quick tips pages on what to include on such a [...]
- 31 Days to a Better Blog – Day 4: Interlink your posts
August 5th, 2007
Wow, this challenge is requiring abit more headspace and time than I previously had anticipated. I hope that I can keep up!
For the background as to what this is all about, I was tipped off by Michele Martin’s Bamboo Project Blog who is collecting a growing list of bloggers like myself who are all undertaking [...]
- 31 Days to a Better Blog – Day 3: Search for and join forums. How can non-profits preserve their image?
August 3rd, 2007
Today’s task for Probloggers 31 Days to a Better Blog was to search for and join Forums.
Rightly as Darren quotes by taking part in forums and online communities, they can help build relationships, help with profile and branding, learning and readership. (and increase your credibility?)
Like Michele Martin on her Bamboo Project blog, I already [...]
- 31 Days to a Better Blog – Day 2 continued…
August 2nd, 2007
If you read yesterdays post, I was embarking on the challenge of 31 days to a better blog and had a new reader which commented (thanks to Liz at Smoke Free Wisconsin!), and I duly emailed back and am pleased to see she is joining me on the challenge with Michele Martin at the Bamboo [...]