Heya guys, My latest post - a bit long, so take a look. http://theuniversitykid.com/how-the-hell-do-i-create-a-half-decent-blog/ The summary. Choosing a domain name - Must get a dot com - Available at GoDaddy for $7.15 with coupon code OYH3 Getting Hosting - Paid, not free (you get what you pay for) - Has WordPress Setting Up The Blog - Fantastico; one click install of Wordpress - Themes - free to start up with, paid (custom) when you grow a bit bigger - Plugins you need: All In One SEO Pack Dofollow Google XML Sitemaps Subscribe Remind Top Commentators Widget Adsense Deluxe Buy Me A Beer Content - Unique, well spelled, or else no one is going to read. - No rehashed crap - Sort out Permalinks - Keep it Relevant - Consistant Posting Pattern Monetization - Google Adsense - Private Ad Sales - TLA - Scratch Back - Buy Me A Beer - Affiliate Products - Your Own Products Promotion - Forums (Digital Point, Site Point, Namepros etc) - Stumble Upon/Digg - MyBlogLog - Entrecard - Guest Posting on Highly Trafficked Blogs - Buy Advertising - Trackbacks on Popular Posts - Commenting on Relevant Blogs - Social Networking Sites (Facebook, Myspace etc) That is the basic outline. For explanations on each of those points, check out the main post. Feel free to Stumble/leave a comment on it if you like it How about you guys - how are you fairing in blogging, and better yet - making money with it? Do you have anything I've missed out?
Well i've just began my foray into the blogosphere so your tips are appreciated. P.s. I hadn't visited your site in a while and I remember the theme being a bit more boring, the new one is kick asssss.
Great info J. Rep added! I actually knew how to set up a blog but never all these great details. Thanks for the information. I don't really blog that much but I can use a lot of this for my regular site. Cheers
Nice article rep added there is several other plugins i would recommend as well one being commentluv which shows the commentors last blog post with their comment
With that kind of promotion (social bookmark and network sites), I think you should forget about PPC. Advanced users from SU, digg, etc. won't click your ads. At least, they will give you very low CTR. I still consider a blog as a part of website, a journal to help promoting our website.