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India Blog Schoolhttp://blogschool.in
Blogs Are Not Newspapers
Add AdjectivesAdd Perspective
iPhoneGhazini
Be Responsible
Flickr
Ideas for Content
Google AlertsOnline forumsYahoo Answers / SocialReader CommentsContest, QuizzesVisualization, ChartsDelicious, Diigo, etc.Blogger’s Block
Dig the archivesFlickr
Distribution ChannelsEmail subscription – Must HaveSMS – Popular in IndiaNewsreader ButtonsFacebook AppsOrkut FeedsPDFsShareThisGoogle IG, Toolbar Buttons, WidgetsUse YouTube, Scribd, SlideShare, etc.
Finding people
Scannable Content
The F Pattern
useit.com
Image Search
Proper Post Slugs
Linking is Good
Help Search EnginesAuthorityGive, Give, GiveRisky Back Button Bad neighbours
Flickr
Don’t Waste PageRank
NOFOLLOWWeight Per Link
Master Analytics
Bounce RateLanguagesPage 2 KeywordsReferral Time
Revive Old Content
Sub‐domain or Sub‐directory
abc.com/indiaindia.abc.com
Site Map
Common MistakesBlog name in the title
“Amit’s History Blog – The History of Taj Mahal” – BADToo many pages with similar titles / content
Use site: to determine the most important pageNon Descriptive Anchor Text
See list of monuments in Agra – nofollow second link Shy of promotionContent not mobile friendlyNOINDEX, FOLLOW for tag pagesSite hosted on slow server
More MistakesNot sticking to a scheduleMixing personal & professionalWhere’s searchWhat’s "above the fold.“Short Paragraphs, no jargonCarry a pen everywhereOne picture per post at least.
Adsense Optimization
Link UnitsLarge Formats1 Text, 1 Rich MediaAdSense SandboxSection Targeting2 Search BoxesFollow authors featured in Case Studies
Dealing with Plagiarism
Polite EmailOrkut, Facebook
Warning EmailDMCA
whoishostingthis.comfaxzero.com
Credit
Track Issues EarlyDip in traffic – Google Penalty ?Site Downtime – site24x7.comHotlinking – htaccessDomain Expiry AlertsDesign Issues
CSS SpritesBrowsershots
Smart Pricing
Tools for Pro BloggersGoogle SK Tools – google.com/sktoolYahoo Site Explorer ‐siteexplorer.search.yahoo.comGoogle Trends – Laptop or Notebook?The site: search operatorThe linkdomain: search operatorPing.fmFirebug with Firefox – Site Performance
Mistakes Will Happen
Flickr
Sorry can do wonders
Amit Agarwalhttp://www.labnol.org