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Five Benefits of FeedBurner

September 14th, 2007

By Imar at Blogsolid

RSS is an essential technology for successful blogging. Since most of your regular readers will want to subscribe to your blog’s feed, it is a good idea to gain some knowledge about RSS and the value it offers. I assume your blog is equipped with at least one RSS feed, but do you use FeedBurner?

Owned by Google, FeedBurner is a free service offering tools to help you make the most of your feed. Here are five things I enjoy most about “burning” my feeds: Read the rest of this entry »

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Five Pros and Cons of Blogging

September 14th, 2007

By Imar at Blogsolid

Blogging has become an immensely popular activity, no doubt about that. In fact, if you’re reading this, chances are you already have a blog of your own, or at the very least, are thinking of starting one.

As with all things in life, there are some pros and cons that come with the deal. Here are my top five reasons to blog… and my top five reasons not to blog: Read the rest of this entry »

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Wordpress: Solving The YouTube Problem

September 7th, 2007

By Imar at Blogsolid

I was quite surprised when I recently tried to embed a YouTube video in a post on my Wordpress blog and it did not work properly. Upon researching the matter I found that it is a known issue. Wordpress does not like strange things embedded in posts and unfortunately, YouTube is one of those things!

A number of video-related plugins are listed on the Wordpress Plugin database. Many of these plugins have multiple features, but I was just looking for the simplest solution to embed a YouTube video in my post… Read the rest of this entry »

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Blogger.com Custom Header

September 5th, 2007

By Imar at Blogsolid

Blogger.com is a free blogging service owned by Google and it is very popular among new and seasoned bloggers alike. A great benefit of Blogger.com is that it allows you a lot of control over the look and feel of your blog.

An original header creates a good first impression with your visitors, so why not get creative and surprise your readers with something special? It’s not as difficult as you might imagine… Read the rest of this entry »

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Interview: Blogging With Adii - Freelancer & Strategist

August 30th, 2007

By Imar at Blogsolid

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 »

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Blog Growth Strategy: Evolve

August 27th, 2007

By Adii

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 »

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Simple CSS Blockquotes and Pullquotes

August 22nd, 2007

By Imar at Blogsolid

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 »

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IE6, IE7 and Apple Safari - Together

August 21st, 2007

By Imar at Blogsolid

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 »

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RSS: The No Frills Guide for Bloggers

August 15th, 2007

By Imar at Blogsolid

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 »

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31 Minutes To Building A Better Blog

August 15th, 2007

By Imar at Blogsolid

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 »

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