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The Death of Blogging: Part 271

Ari Herzog

It seems that every month there is a newspaper article about the death of blogging. Verne Kopytoff wrote a sensationalist headline in the New York Times in February 2011 entitled, “ Blogs Wane as the Young Drift to Sites Like Twitter.” Why must headlines continue to be printed about the death of blogging?

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The Death of Blogging: Part 271

Ari Herzog

It seems that every month there is a newspaper article about the death of blogging. Verne Kopytoff wrote a sensationalist headline in the New York Times in February 2011 entitled, “ Blogs Wane as the Young Drift to Sites Like Twitter.” Why must headlines continue to be printed about the death of blogging?

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How to Improve Your Life

Ari Herzog

How many blogs do you receive by email? Which blogs do you never read? What is it about a book (or a shirt, cup, blog subscription, or other dust) that you accumulate it and hold onto it? Libraries and bookstores exist for finding and reading new books; and Alltop exists for finding and reading new blogs.

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31+ of the Coolest Social Media, Search and Web Tools of 2010

Webbiquity SMM

It enables users to perform slashtag searches, so for example, rather than just searching for “social media marketing&# and getting a zillion results of all types, you can search for “social media marketing /blogs&# to see only results from blogs. Another Cool Tool To Optimize Your Site Loading Speed by Daily Blog Tips.

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Link-building Tips and Tools for Bloggers in a Post-Panda and Penguin World

ProBlogger

In February of 2011, Google released the Panda update that took rankings away from websites with low-quality content and sites with more advertising than content. always linking to your homepage (as a blog, you should have lots of links built to your blog posts too). Submit your blog to blog directories.

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20+ Commonly Asked Questions About Blogging & Online Marketing

Kikolani

As each year passes, blog marketing techniques evolve. What worked in 2011 may or may not be as effective in 2012. I receive a lot of questions on a regular basis about blogging, online marketing, and traffic generation, so I thought I would share my answers in this post. Blog Platform. This one is simple.

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12 Essential Tips for Revitalising Your Blog in 2012

ProBlogger

As 2011 comes to a close, now is a better time than ever to evaluate your blog, its performance, and most importantly, what you can do to improve your blog in 2012! Now is the time to take action, because your mailing list is the most important aspect of your blog’s long term success.

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