Do you know your blog’s readability score? When you decide you do want to see where your blog is sitting, there are a few tools you can use. To use Google’s reading level feature, do an advanced search for site:thenameofyoursite.com (that’s the word “site”, then a colon with no spaces, then your blog’s URL without the “[link] part), and be sure you have selected “Annotate results with reading levels” under the “Need more tools?” Times Technology Blog ’s “ Sony’s websites may be next target for hackers, report says ”. Post from: ProBlogger Blog Tips. MORE >>

This column is written by Kimberly Turner from Regator (a great tool that gathers and organizes the world’s best blog posts) – Darren. Because today, we’re going to use the weekly blogosphere trends from Regator to talk about the importance of storytelling in blogging. People communicate in stories every day and, used sparingly and appropriately, they can add a lot to your blog. Example: Bors Blog “ Haircuts in Herat ”. Have you recently used a story on your blog? This Post is from: ProBlogger Blog Tips. Blogosphere Trends + Storytelling. MORE >>

We created an editorial calendar and everyone was responsible for blogging, from the interns on up through me. Our goal was to blog about the silly things people do to hurt the perception of the PR industry and perpetuate the “spin doctor” image. There wasn’t a common voice, there wasn’t a common theme, we had no idea about SEO or links or using images or contextual calls-to-action, or, well, anything related to really good blogging. So I’ve created a list of eight things to consider while you’re blogging. Disaster. Link to people. MORE >>

Working with social media PR a lot of good publicity can be gained from getting the right mention of a large blog. Find the right fit for your brand: In order to build lasting relationships with bloggers, it is good to understand what holds their interest and what kind of customers do they reach out to, through their blogs. Bloggers will only respond to you, if your topic is relevant to their blog, so make sure to have your research in order. Tweet Bloggers are one of the key influencers in the online sphere. And remember, that it doesn’t harm to make it personal. MORE >>

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.” ” I and others responded at the time why Verne was nuts and blogging was very alive. Another year and another headline, this time in my local newspaper, The Daily News of Newburyport, in the form of an editorial entitled, “ Blogging Dies Its Slow Death.” The Importance of Guest Blogging. MORE >>