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Page 1: Advanced Blogging

India Blog Schoolhttp://blogschool.in

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Blogs Are Not Newspapers

Add AdjectivesAdd Perspective

iPhoneGhazini

Be Responsible

Flickr

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Ideas for Content

Google AlertsOnline forumsYahoo Answers / SocialReader CommentsContest, QuizzesVisualization, ChartsDelicious, Diigo, etc.Blogger’s Block

Dig the archivesFlickr

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Distribution ChannelsEmail subscription – Must HaveSMS – Popular in IndiaNewsreader ButtonsFacebook AppsOrkut FeedsPDFsShareThisGoogle IG, Toolbar Buttons, WidgetsUse YouTube, Scribd, SlideShare, etc.

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Finding people

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Scannable Content

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The F Pattern

useit.com

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Image Search

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Flickr for Traffic

www.briansolis.com

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Proper Post Slugs

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Linking is Good

Help Search EnginesAuthorityGive, Give, GiveRisky Back Button Bad neighbours

Flickr

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Don’t Waste PageRank

NOFOLLOWWeight Per Link

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Master Analytics

Bounce RateLanguagesPage 2 KeywordsReferral Time

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Revive Old Content

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Sub‐domain or Sub‐directory

abc.com/indiaindia.abc.com

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Site Map

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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

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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.

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Adsense Optimization

Link UnitsLarge Formats1 Text, 1 Rich MediaAdSense SandboxSection Targeting2 Search BoxesFollow authors featured in Case Studies

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Record Heatmap with Mom

Flickr

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Dealing with Plagiarism

Polite EmailOrkut, Facebook

Warning EmailDMCA

whoishostingthis.comfaxzero.com

Credit

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Track Issues EarlyDip in traffic – Google Penalty ?Site Downtime – site24x7.comHotlinking – htaccessDomain Expiry AlertsDesign Issues

CSS SpritesBrowsershots

Smart Pricing

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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

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Mistakes Will Happen

Flickr

Sorry can do wonders

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Amit Agarwalhttp://www.labnol.org