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Blog Review: My MD Journey
2008-01-25 05:55:00 In this edition of the OpTempo Free Blog Review I take a look at OpTempo's Top Commentator's blog, My MD Journey by Y.S. This blog combines elements of medicine, medical education, observations and other information into a blog that is both niche and personal. See what more I had to say about it by reading the article.
More How To Write Niche Blog Articles Fun
2008-01-23 18:39:00 In this article I take a look at some of my ideas and experiences on writing niche blog articles. Which is working better, long or short articles? What techniques am I using to push visitors toward clicking ads? What isn't working? Read the article to find out and, be careful if you're hungry, I'm stretching out the food metaphor again. More About: Articles , Features , Write , Blog , Niche
Niche Blog Hosting: WordPress vs. Blogger
2008-01-22 18:44:00 Have you been thinking about where you should host your niche blogs? Should you use the free Blogger platform or should you invest in a domain and hosting package and self-host Word Press? In this article I look at some of the pros and cons of each with an eye on which is best for a niche blog. More About: Wordpress , Hosting , Features
Blog Review: Webatlantis
2008-01-22 05:34:00 In this edition of the OpTempo Free Blog Review we're looking at Webatlantis. This blog is yet another "make money online" blog that takes monetization to the extreme. Read more to see what else I discovered about this blog.
Blog Review: Through the Looking Glass
2008-01-21 03:23:00 This Free Blog Review is for Through the Looking Glass . This blog is part personal blog, part niche blog, about the hobby of collecting Stuart Crystal. Read the full article to see what recommendations I have for this widget heavy Blogger blog. More About: Through the Looking Glass
Niche Blog vs. Social Blog
2008-01-18 18:52:00 What is a social blog? What is a niche blog? How are they different? Is it the content or something else? Someone asked me these questions recently in an email and here's my response to these questions. More About: Social , Features , Blogging , Blog , Niche
Blog Review: Bloggers Showroom
2008-01-18 05:36:00 This Free Blog Review is for Bloggers Showroom . This blog has the unique concept of being entirely about user provided reviews of blogs. Read the full review to find out what I had to say about it.
The Art of the Rewrite
2008-01-17 18:45:00 I had mentioned in previous articles that niche blog posts you find often needed to be rewritten for various reasons. Here we'll look at some of the reasons why and some how-tos of rewriting existing articles to generate brand new, or at least well recycled, content for your niche blog. More About: Features
Finding Niche Blog Content
2008-01-16 19:59:00 In several of my previous articles I?ve talked some about writing articles for niche blogs. In this post we'll take a look at sources, good and bad, for content for your niche blog. We'll examine article submissions, private label articles and some other sources. More About: Features , Blog , Content , Niche
Blog Review: Online SEO Blog
2008-01-16 03:56:00 Online SEO Blog is a blog about SEO and Internet Marketing. Is there anything that sets this Blogger blog apart from the rest of the crowd? Read more to find out. More About: Review , Online
Niche Blog Beginner Tips
2008-01-15 17:12:00 The niche blog craze is sweeping around the Blog osphere. It's the latest blogging fad. The problem is that many bloggers are trying to follow the established social blogging pattern they've used before to work a niche blog. However, the rules are different with niche blogs and may even be the exact opposite of a social blog. In this article, we'll cover 5 basics of working with a niche blog. More About: Tips , Features , Blogging , Beginner
BlogRush, BlogFlush - A BlogRush Sucks Update
2008-01-14 16:21:00 Could this be the final Blog Rush Sucks Update ? Things aren't looking good for them as more and more blogs decide to "Flush the Rush". Here's a round-up of them.
Blog Review: Toast & Egg & Me
2008-01-14 05:53:00 This Free Blog Review is for Toast & Egg & Me. It's yet another heavily monetized "make money online" blog. Read the full review to find out what I had to say about it.
Blog Review: The NextPost
2008-01-12 19:06:00 The next subject of a Free Blog Review is The NextPost . Some blogs are monetized and some blogs are really monetized. Check out my review of this blog that takes monetization to the extreme.
How to Create ?Fast Food? Articles
2008-01-11 17:27:00 One question that comes up often is how to write articles for a niche blog. It's much different that writing one for a social blog. I kind of compare it to fast food vs. a fine dining restaurant. Read the article to see how writing for a niche blog is like serving up fast food. More About: Food , Articles , Fast Food , Features , Blogging
eBook Review: How To Develop Money-Making Niche Sites with WordPress
2008-01-10 18:15:00 Caroline Middlebrook recently released her first free eBook, "How To Develop Money -Making Niche Sites with Word Press ". Since I have an interest in developing niche blogs, I decided I would do a review of it. While I found the book to be an informative, basic, WordPress tutorial, I had some serious reservations about other parts of it. Read the review to find out what these were. More About: Wordpress , Review
Blog Review: Planet Saedel
2008-01-10 03:36:00 This Free Blog Review is for Planet Saedel. Saedel is a frequent commentator on OpTempo so it was good to review his blog. Read more about what I had to say about it.
Secret Guide to Social Blogging Success - Part VI
2008-01-09 17:05:00 In this final part of the Secret Guide to Social Blogging Success series I take a look at how you can make money after you've reached the top. In this article we'll examine blog selling and how some big time "make money online" blogs closely resemble Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) operations.
Secret Guide to Social Blogging Success - Part V
2008-01-08 17:19:00 This part of my Secret s Guide to Social Blogging Success series takes a look at how to make that final push to "make money online" blogging stardom. You've gotten some measure of fame by following the system but you need something to put you over the top. How can you do this? Read the article and find out.
Cyndi Lauper - Money Changes Everything
2008-01-08 06:29:00 As I've written the Secret Guide to Social Blogging Success series I keep having certain song lyrics run through my mind. Here's another one, Cyndi Lauper 's "Money Changes Everything". This music video from YouTube is from her 2005 The Body Acoustic album. More About: Music
Blog Review: Colloquium (www.jhsiess.com)
2008-01-08 05:49:00 Colloquim in the context of this personal blog of JHS means, "An informal meeting for the exchange of views.? Read more to see what thoughts I had about this blog. More About: Review , Blog
Secret Guide to Social Blogging Success - Part IV
2008-01-07 16:52:00 In this part of my Secret Guide to Social Blogging Success , we'll be looking at the 'Big G', Google. If you're seeking fame as a big time "make money online" blogger what does Google mean to you in terms of search, PageRank, Adsense and AdWords. How can you use it to your advantage? Take a look inside and find out. More About: Features
Bruce Springsteen - Prove It All Night
2008-01-06 18:35:00 Here I go with another music video post. The lyrics of this song popped into my head while doing the Social Blogging Success series so I just had to indulge. More About: Music , Night , Bruce , Bruce Springsteen , Prove
Secret Guide to Social Blogging Success - Part III
2008-01-06 15:52:00 In Part III of this series on successful social "make money online" blogging we'll explore some techniques some bloggers and Internet marketers have used to invent 'social proof' of their success. It gets a little dirty but would you rather be right or be rich, uh, make that famous. More About: Social , Blogging , Success , Guide , Secret
Secret Guide to Social Blogging Success - Part II
2008-01-05 17:03:00 If you want to be a famous ?make money online? blogger this is your guidebook. If blogging for social fame over blogging to earn money is what you really want, Part II of this series will tell you how to launch your blog and manage it during the critical first few months of fame seeking blogging. You probably won't make a cent but, hey!, you'll be famous! More About: Social , Blogging , Success , Guide , Secret
Blog Review: Blogging-Secret
2008-01-05 03:45:00 Blogging-Secret is a blog about making money online, web design, Wordpress and sharing blogging tips and tricks. Read more to see what thoughts I had about this blog. More About: Review , Blogging , Blog
Secret Guide to Social Blogging Success - Part I
2008-01-04 19:06:00 So, you want to be a famous "make money online" blogger? Surprisingly, based on what I've seen, a lot of people would prefer to be know as the author of a famous blog rather than to quietly build a network of money making niche blogs. If blogging for social fame is what you really want, this series will tell you a way you can do it. In Part I we'll be looking at setting the stage for a social fame blog. More About: Social , Blogging , Success , Guide , Secret
Blog Review: Elite By Design
2008-01-04 04:42:00 Elite By Design a blog about web site design and blogging. Brian has put together a good looking custom theme and has several very good articles on design. In the review I recommend a few tweaks that might improve this already very good blog even more. More About: Review , Features , Blog , Elite
Nada Surf - Popular
2008-01-04 02:39:00 A few blog posts I saw today reminded me of this sarcastic look at High School Popular ity by the alternative/indie band Nada Surf . More About: Tube , Nada Surf
Blog Review: Web Tools and Tips
More articles from this author:2008-01-03 05:00:00 Web Tools and Tips is a blog that mostly provides tips about Windows, WordPress and other technologies. While the content is good there are a few areas with room for improvement. Read more to see what these are. More About: Review , Blog 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |



