Blogging Tutorials

Tips and tutorials to help increase your proficiency with free blogging software from Wordpress.com and Blogger.

5 Tips to Keeping Your Blog Visitors Hostage

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This is not going to be the good old clique “content is king” but I will say that it is important! In fact, if you do not understand what great content is then this is the first thing that you should learn. How to fulfill your visitors needs. How to give them exactly what they were searching for? If you fill your blog with GOB SMAKCING content you have a better chance of keeping your website visitor engaged and also willing to make a return visit. This way you will not have to worry about trying to keep your blog visitors hostage because they will be breaking down the doors to return to your blog…continue reading…

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Do You Plan Before Writing Blog Posts?

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I have tried writing blog posts by planning the content even before I start to write. But, it doesn’t work for me. Because the problem is that, If I think of some ideas for the post body, then I will be restricted to thinking within those ideas (It is hard for me to think out of those ideas). So, I usually don’t try to plan my post body before I start writing blog posts…continue reading…

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How To Embed YouTube Videos and Podcasts To Keep Readers on Your Blog

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It’s no secret that you can embed videos from YouTube on your WordPress blog to keep readers on the page longer and to add interest and variety to your blog. You can also add attractive and eye catching images to help set the mood or tone of your post and instantly grab the attention of anyone who visits your blog or shares your posts on Facebook or Google+. Now, WordPress has made it simpler than ever to embed YouTube videos and images from Flickr by simply adding the unlinked URL in your post editor. You’ll also learn about a revolutionary plugin called LeadPlayer.

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Blogger Interviews: Tom Shivers – The SEO Guy from Capture Commerce

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I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Tom Shivers a few weeks ago, and you can listen the the audio podcast of the interview, on his SEO blog Capture Commerce in this post How to Blog Successfully – Tips from Ileane Smith. Now I get my chance to ask the questions and in this interview we get the inside scoop on Tom, as he shares his blogging journey with us…continue reading…

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WordPress Plugins

10 WordPress Plugins You Can Install Today To Improve Your Blog

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With thousands of WordPress plugins to choose from, finding the best ones is not easy. We all want a blog that’s optimized for the search engines, our visitors, and ultimately our business. Based on these three objectives, here are 10 of my favorite WordPress plugins you can use right away to make your blogs function a lot better …continue reading…

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6 Reasons Why You Might Fail As A Blogger – and How To Change Them

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Building a successful blog can be a difficult task for a blogger, even though there’s loads of information out there about blogging. But while there is much information about how to build a successful blog, there isn’t much information about some of the major causes of failure. This article is about some of the most common reasons for failure among bloggers and how to overcome them, read through and see which applies to you…continue reading…

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Increase Engagement and Build Relationships with Blog Interviews

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I hope you’ve had the chance to read some of the blog interviews I’ve conducted here on Basic Blog Tips. Interviews are like a hybrid blog post – on one hand it’s like a guest post, but on the other hand, not really because the interviewer picks the topic. The reason we all enjoy blog interviews so much is because they are a great example of those successful collaborations I’m so in favor of, and the “engagement” that we all seek to have on our blogs is pretty much built in by nature.

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