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Adriaan “Adii” Pienaar calls himself a “freelancer and strategist”, but more importantly, he is a keen blogger. His gutsy and transparent approach to blogging delivers quality content and a surprising amount of exclusive interviews. I for one, would like to take a leaf from Adii’s blog, so I asked him ten questions to find out what makes him tick… Read the rest of this entry »
Blogging is about evolution
So many of the popular bloggers suggest different strategies and plans to become a better - and successful - blogger (none more so than Blogsolid) and even though I believe that one can find value in these suggestions / recommendations, I’m a big fan of unique strategies, which are specific to an individual blogger’s needs. But in the spirit of generic blogging strategies, I’d like to propose another one… Read the rest of this entry »
A user-friendly blog layout encourages mere visitors to become readers, so maybe you want to spice things up a little… How about some sweet blockquotes and saucy pullquotes?
There is usually more than one way to skin a cat when it comes to CSS, but here’s my suggestion: Read the rest of this entry »
Being able to test your blog designs in several browsers without having to switch computers definitely makes life easier… Read the rest of this entry »
RSS is probably the most useful thing about the internet nowadays, yet articles explaining RSS tend to be lengthy and overcomplicated. Here’s my version: Read the rest of this entry »
Darren Rowse of ProBlogger.net is running a campaign called 31 Days to Building a Better Blog. The idea is that bloggers are challenged to participate in a practical blogging tip every day of August. By the end of of the month you are bound to have a much better blog!
*Update (16 August 2007) Just to clarify, the rest of this entry is my attempt at some humour, so take it with a pinch of salt! For some tongue-in-cheek blogging advice, read on… Read the rest of this entry »
“King for a day.” Not only the title of a cool Green Day song, but also what I was thinking to myself yesterday while watching the Blogsolid visitor statistics skyrocket. I couldn’t believe it when the final tally for the day came to 657 visits (623 unique visitors) from 62 countries around the world – and this within the first week of launching! Amazed at my new found glory, I smiled unaware of the impending doom awaiting my beloved blog. But wait, I’m getting ahead of myself, so here’s a rundown of the events leading to this bittersweet achievement: Read the rest of this entry »
After about 12 hours of downtime, Blogsolid is back in action. I apologise for any inconvenience, anger, tears, disappointment and anguish caused by the sudden disappearance of the site. Check back tomorrow for a full explanation of what happened - at least it makes for a good story!
Kind regards
Imar
People browsing the Internet are inevitably paying for that pleasure. Be it directly from their pocket at an Internet cafe or a monthly subscription for the home computer.
If they’re not paying, their firewall-oblivious boss is. By virtue of this fact, the school of thought is unless it’s flashy, interactive, entertaining content; the chances are decent that people won’t stick around for too long on a given blog to read it. Read the rest of this entry »
Food, glorious food! If you’re anything like me, you’ll agree that eating is very important. Even a humble cheese sandwich gets me smiling, and since I really enjoy good food, I am pretty particular about where I eat. This got me thinking about blogging; if your blog were a restaurant, would you eat there?
Here are a few thoughts about what good blogs and good restaurants have in common: Read the rest of this entry »
