Category : Blogging

Forget About Making Money From Your Blog

Niall Harbison Blogging February 1, 2010 8 Comments

So many people set out with the intention of making money from their blogs but it very rarely happens and I wanted to share some of the reasons why it is a bad idea. The biggest problem is that there are so many blogging coaches and people out there claiming that they can help you make a small fortune while you sit back and watch the money pour in. People can get sucked in to the dream easily but the truth is that blogging is incredibly hard work and real revenues will take some time to start flowing in and will nearly always come through in-direct channels

Why RSS Is One Number Worth Increasing

Niall Harbison Blogging January 26, 2010 4 Comments

In a world that is obsessed with numbers on social media platforms I wanted to talk to you about pretty much the only number that really matters…The RSS reader. Twitter followers, Facebook fans and email lists can all be gamed and are fairly easy to rack up but getting a new RSS reader takes a lot of time and effort and is something that can only really be done by writing good content over and over again. We have a look at why the RSS reader is so important…

A Social Media Challenge – Set Up A Tumblr Blog

Niall Harbison Blogging January 25, 2010 10 Comments

I wanted to start a simple little challenge for readers of this blog to set up a Tumblr blog as I set one up a couple of weeks ago and it has to be one of the simplest and most rewarding ways of blogging. I wanted to look at some of the reasons why you would want to start a Tumblr blog either as your first blog or as a second little blog on the side. The key with a Tumblr blog as you will see is that they really don’t take very long to get going or to create content for and they are very rewarding…

What’s Between Blogging And Twitter? Instant Blogging (With Top 10 Examples)

Niall Harbison Blogging, Social Media January 8, 2010 6 Comments

Blogging has been declared dead by many in recent times (it is not and it continues to grow faster than ever) and with Twitter being short sharp bursts of information that is 90% lost we thought we would have a look into the different mediums that are emerging in the middle of the 2 platforms and found that there was a new type of platform emerging called…instant blogging. These are blogs that allow you to share all sorts of content including photos, video and audio at the push of a button and they appeal far more to time concious publishers than having to write long and time consuming blog posts, we share our top 10 here…

No Status Updates Or Tweets Today

Niall Harbison Blogging, SZ News December 25, 2009 4 Comments

It has been a really long and hard first 6 months on the blog and along with starting the business it has really tired us out and we are going to be taking it easy today laying off the social media and tucking in to the turkey! We just wanted to thank every single person who bothered to take the time to stop by and comment or email us and get involved with this blog in general…

Why I write Better Blog Posts When I Am High

Niall Harbison Blogging December 23, 2009 17 Comments

I often write blog posts when I am flying to places on business or holidays and I have started to notice that these are some of my best blog posts and I wanted to have a look at some of the reasons why that was? I clearly have a more focused mind while in the air as there are very few distractions and I only have a certain amount of time to get the job at hand finished which mean that I am always going to produce better content but what else contributes to the fact that I always write better blog posts when I am high?

Is Your Website Set Up To Benefit From Traffic Spikes?

Niall Harbison Blogging, Social Media, Traditional Media December 21, 2009 16 Comments

Chances are at some stage your website or blog is going to get covered by mainstream media or even featured on a social sharing site like Digg or get a ton of Retweets and although the benefits are great in the short term as the traffic comes pouring in the real benefits are what you can get out of it in the long term. We have some very specific trigger son this site for capturing readers when they come to the site and I have shown in this post how they work and how the graph looks after getting a big hit from a traffic spike. This post basically covers the basics of what to do in order to benefit from massive traffic spikes…

Who Reads Blogs? Is It Other Bloggers?

Niall Harbison Blogging December 20, 2009 9 Comments

One of the most common questions I get from people who are not familiar with blogs is always “who reads blogs?”. If people are going to spend the time interacting with bloggers or even starting their own blog then they need to understand who it is who reads the blogs and most people have a pre-conceived notion that it is other bloggers who read blogs and that they are largely ignored by the general public. I wanted to dispel those myths and show you a few examples of who reads blogs and how effective they are…

How To Write A Blockbuster Of A Blog Post – A Challenge

Niall Harbison Blogging December 16, 2009 5 Comments

I wanted to start a collaborative blog project and have been asked by lots of people over the lastw eek about writing great content and the best way to go about doing that. I have compiled a list that is based on my own experience and may not work for everybody in the audience but the idea is to get a series of blog posts out of this and then have us all share the feedback and see how we can improve each other’s blogs in the process. The idea is that we all create some of our best work and take our blogs to the next level and really make them shine and stand out. See how you get on with your blog…

7 Simple Steps For Growing Your Blog From Scratch

Niall Harbison Blogging December 14, 2009 29 Comments

Starting a blog and getting traffic to it is one of the hardest things that you can do as no matter how good the content is at the start you can often wonder why people are not reading your great posts and most people give up. This post will share some tips on how to build your audience from the very start and how to get a couple of hundred people reading and crucially sharing your content from day one.

Are Tech Blogs The Hello Magazine Of The Online World?

Niall Harbison Blogging, Technology December 10, 2009 17 Comments

There are so many big blogs on the internet that report on technology and the internet and I have to say it is one of the most hype businesses that I have ever come across. You only have to look at sites like Techcrunch and Mashable to see a constant stream of stories talking about all the latest billion dollar valuations and who the next superstar of the internet is. What you need to keep in mind though is that you should be reading these blogs with a pinch of salt and not taking the information in them to seriously as they are only entertainment at the end of the day…

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