Blogging

The Blogger Code of Ethics

It seems to me that I’ve never seen a code of ethics for bloggers. Have you?

I figured I’d write one. The interesting thing about this code is that it isn’t just an ethical code. It happens to be a success code. If one applies this code at all times, their chances of success increase. Success gravitates to ethical people, for the most part.

It also happens that this code would be true for pretty much anybody in business. But, since I’m a blogger, I like to talk about that. Naturally.

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The Future Of The Blogging Business

A while back, I did a public Q&A webinar and answered a lot of questions posed by you – the audience. Well, I recorded it and I’ve been (slowly) releasing videos on all the major video sites. To follow my videos, be sure to subscribe to my Youtube channel.

Well, one of the questions was asking my views about the future of blogging. So, I answered it and I wanted to share the video with you today…

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Thinking Outside The Blog

Great minds think alike, I guess. At least that’s what they always say.

I have been doing a little brainstorming about some big changes to the design here at DavidRisley.com. All of it has taken a backburner while I work full out to prepare for the relaunch of PCMech.com’s new design. However, I’m looking forward to doing it.

At the same time, I see a few of my fellow bloggers making some moves which are on parallel to what I was thinking, too.

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The Simple Ingredient Which Creates Die-Hard Fans Of Your Blog

As I’ve talked about before, I am in the midst of a re-making over on PCMech.com. I am putting the finishing touches on the new design, and I’m laying the groundwork for a re-making in how we talk about technology. All this is designed to make PCMech an interesting destination in a very crowded niche.

It is an interesting issue, and one that I think many bloggers deal with. PCMech is in a very saturated niche – tech. There are LOTS of tech blogs out there, and all of them are acting like little “me too” reporters. They talk about the same things incessantly. To a degree, that goes with the territory. After all, when you have that many sites talking about the same topics, there’s bound to be lots of overlap.

So, from a strategic perspective, I’m faced with a task of making PCMech relevant again in a niche where it is all too easy to merely blend in.

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7 Proven Tactics To Get More Blog Comments [That Actually Work]

You write that fantastic blog post. You spend a lot of time on it. You stare at it in all it’s glory. You think, “Damn! That’s a hot post!”. So, you publish it. Sit back and wait for the limelight and praise of your audience. But…

Crickets. Deafening silence.

Quiet enough where you also just want to make your next blog post one single word: “WTF!”.

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How To “Top Kill” The Big Leaks In Your Blog (Better Than BP Could)

The truth is, most people’s blogs leak worse than the Deepwater Horizon leak in the Gulf. You’re not leaking oil (obviously), but what you’re leaking is attention units.

The biggest commodity online today is ATTENTION. So, if we break it down into a measurable pseudo-quantity we’ll just call “attention units”, we can then look at our blogs from that perspective.

Our blogs are supposed to be magnets for attention units. And once attention units are being flowed at the blog, the blog should funnel them efficiently. Not bounce them off or waste them. If you’re leaking attention units, it is a waste.

So, our goal is to attract as many attention units as we can, and KEEP them once we’ve got them. In this post, I’m going to look specifically at the leak points and how to plug them. We’re going to “top kill” the hell out of those leaks, and we’re going to put BP to shame in the process (which wouldn’t be very hard, given the circumstances).

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Are You Making One of These Three Big Blogging Mistakes?

This is a guest post by Erica Douglass.

Most new blogs are abandoned in the first 6 months. Don’t let yours be one of them…

After several years both blogging and helping other bloggers, I’ve seen pitfalls that even experienced bloggers encounter. Here are three big blogging mistakes, and how to correct them before your blog falls by the wayside:

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The (My) Guide To Finding Your Blogging Voice

This is a guest post by Tony Teegarden.

Unless you walk into the blogosphere as an already seasoned writer, there’s a pretty good chance you’re going to go through the, “Damn, I’m trying to find my writing style” hump.

Experienced bloggers call this finding your voice.

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Ask Dave Anything – Public Q&A Webinar

I have decided to do a free, open public webinar. And the topic is….

Whatever you want.

Seriously. Ask me a question and I’ll try to answer it on the webinar.

I’m going to hold the webinar this Thursday night, June 3rd, at 9:00PM EST.

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Stop Monkeying Around: Play By Your Own Rules

This is a guest post by Mars Dorian.

You read it everywhere – be original and make your blog stand out. Easy to say, hard to implement. Stand out – how do you do that ? Hey you, blogger, be unique, right NOW!

Not very practical. Being unique to me means you customize your entire online presence. It’s the way you treat you posts and promotion. There’s not one correct way of spreading your digital brand – anything goes. If you feel a little lost right now, I’m glad. Because after this post, you will be sooo much smarter.

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