I’m taking a few days of vacation time (before Patti Knight kills me) so we went through the 2010 most popular blog posts and updated a couple to run here again. It’s interesting to go back and look at both what I was reading two years ago and where I was getting blogging ideas. This blog post idea was shamelessly stolen from  Jeff Bullas  and “ 30 Tips To Make Your Company’s Blog Rock.” ” I’m not sure I would change anything…but we could probably create a list of more than 52 ideas after an additional two years of blogging. MORE >>

For most (if not all) bloggers, one of the key metrics on how their blog has grown comes from how many readers it has. It’s a big blogging world out there, and people can be sparing with their time and where to invest it. The good news is, there is a way you can attract more readers to your blog, and that’s through content syndication. Before we look at how you can get your blog in front of the eyes of more readers, let’s just take a quick look at what content syndication means. Now, take that back to your blog. Again, submitting your blog is straightforward. MORE >>

You know by now that simply writing great blog posts won’t guarantee success.  Sadly, thousands of blogs with well-written blog posts are dying anonymous deaths every day. While expertly written posts are essential for retaining visitors and boosting repeat visitors, they aren’t as useful as a blog promotional tool.  Unfortunately, blog promotion and blog building has been used interchangeably by many of the experts. To clear up any confusion, blog promotion is a concerted effort to attract visitors from another website to your own. MORE >>

There are probably more (and chime in with your favorites), but here are 64 different types of business blog posts you can use to keep your blog, your writing, and your imagination fresh: Acronyms - Even if you don't like acronyms, know that most readers do like them. Advice - Many blog posts are really advice pieces, but you can tweak a customer conversation into an "Ask Me" type of advisory post. A blog post is a great place to share the news. There are numerous ways to do blog carnivals. Maxwell outline and SCAMPER'd it for blogging. Give it a try. MORE >>

Blog posts. According to Google, there have been 77,400 blog posts, articles and guides written that contain “SEO basics” in the title tag. Identify the top blogs in any segment using AllTop , then note who those bloggers include in their blogrolls. Read their blogs and leave thoughtful, value-added comments. Content is like singing a song. Amplification (done well) is like singing that song into a microphone. On American Idol. Late in the season. Content can be produced in a wide variety of formats: • White papers. Case studies. Video. Podcasts. MORE >>