by Elaine on September 15, 2009
Blogging is not all about people just discovering you all of a sudden to keep your statistics up. It means that you have to have your own part in making sure that your blog would increase its staying power. You, as a blogger is a big tool to ensure that you have a blog that would be relevant in the blogging world. There are a lot of professional blogs in the blog world, what would you need to ensure that you stand out in the problogging world? What are the simple things which you need to improve?
I have prepared a simple list that you could focus on and here are some things you could focus more in problogging:
a. Update Regularly - Scheduling posts are important because it keeps your readers updated in your blog updates and also gives a “scheduled” way of viewing your blog hence making it more professional in a sense. Aside from that, as a blogger you could also have time to compose rich content when you blog more and often.
b. Give back link-love - Linking to a blog or a post could work in two ways. One is to leave a comment to the other blog while the other is featuring that blog in your own post. Either way, these two ways could establish your blog in the social network since hence gaining readers.
c. Lay-out - Yes, appearance do matter when blogging and when you have an eye-catching design, it is certainly worth the reading time.
Problogging is fun but be prepared to do a lot of work before embarking on this journey. So be armed with this information and make your way to problogging!
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by Elaine on September 11, 2009
I know that this is not in anyway related to blogging but please don’t forget this date.
Always remember.
This candle is for the all the victims of the 9/11 tragedy. May they rest in peace.
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by Elaine on September 11, 2009
Personally, I think that there are two kinds of blogging which you could explore as a problogger. These two options are just my observations based on the different blogs which succeeded using that style or type of blogging. This would be effective if there are only one or two persons who are owning and updating the blog. If the number goes more than that, then that is a different approach all together.
Here are the two types of blogging that is evident in the blogosphere:
Personal Blogs - This is the personal blog also known as an online journal which you could keep either for your own reason or if you have something to share personally and you feel that the whole world would care. One example of such personal blog is this one by Brian Gorrell which vents out his own personal feelings about a personal issue. This is a very good example how one’s exploits and adventures could turn out as very worthwhile in the blogging world.
Niche Blogs - Niche blogs are much more than just being personal blogs. These are blogs which focuses on certain topics and other related subtopics. This kind of blogging entails intense research and time in order to keep your blog updated. Of course, the more effort you invest in that, the more expected return. Examples of such blogs includes Perez Hilton for celebrity gossip, Freelance Writing Gigs for blogging jobs and so much more!
Of course, having instant success in blogging would mean hard work and I really mean HARD WORK. If you are prepared to do that, then welcome to the blogging realm!
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by admin on September 10, 2009
Once a upon a time, when I was growing up, I studied at a Methodist school. Although the medium of instruction was in BM, all of us in the school spoke English, BM, Cantonese and what not.
I had friends who were Indians, who were Malay, and various other races.
I use to frequent a friend’s house who was an Indian, and whose mum was as friendly as can anyone be.
I use to sit with 2 Malay friends, and learnt to speak BM better.
I use to ‘lepak’ at my neighbour’s house, who was a Eurasian.
And guess what?
At that time, I didn’t know what Eurasian was, what Indian was, and what Malay was. All I know is, they are just like me, fellow human being. They were my friends. They were people I played with, people I spent my time with.
There was NO 1Malaysia, there was no need for that!
But when I grew up, I learnt that the colour of your skin do determine how people look at you, what you can do, and what you can’t do.
And now, almost every politicians can’t open their freaking mouth without the mere mention of race or religion.
And our dear PM is either playing us by the balls, or being naive, by selling us the concept of 1Malaysia.
If you’re really sincere in promoting 1Malaysia, then stop selling me that bullshit. For starters, tell your bloody political goons (BN and PR alike) to stop talking about race or religion. If anyone ever mention the word, fine them a hundred thousand ringgit.
Next, stop promoting or segregating the students and just let them enjoy their childhood as JUST MALAYSIANS. They are naive enough to like everyone regardless of skin colour. You only make it worse by telling them they are different.
I’m sure our dear PM is smart enough to know that. What’s being done by all these people are just plain selfish, and sinful.
by Elaine on September 8, 2009
Keywords are very important in blogging especially when it comes to making your presence known in the blogging sphere. Of course, knowing the exact right keywords and knowing how often you should include this should be essential in terms of establishing your blog.
This does not mean that you should be “very technical” when it comes to dealing with your blog posts. Here are some very basic yet helpful tips when dealing with keywords in blogging:
a. Know your “main” topic - This could also be considered your niche especially when you are trying to establish that kind of blogging. The main topic could be subdivided into different ideas or topics which would help you in expanding your scope. A good way to do this is to have a keyword tool that would be your guide.
b. Keyword Consistency - This means that you should have a regular and consistent way of blogging that would automatically make you aware of the required keyword density in every post without “overkilling” your blog post. Practicing makes perfect and I’m sure you need to do that.
c. Keyword friendly - In choosing keywords, it would be helpful to have such keywords as easy to understand yet not as common as possible. In other words, it should be a combination of both.
Keywords, as mentioned are important and could be crucial to a blog’s success. Now, it’s up to you to make sure that such keywords are used in the right way.
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by Elaine on September 8, 2009
For me, blogging is really essential in my life though it actually came to a point that I stopped working full-time and be a blogger full-time. I am sure that this is something that all bloggers have experienced especially when they are now realizing the benefits of becoming a professional blogger. Though it may sound glamorous and very fun, deciding to go full-time is actually a very big decision. You have to really be prepared to take risks and sacrifice the advantage of the other.
As a part-time blogger, your main source of income is of course, your full-time job but this is supported by the part-time gigs that you have. Though it sounds fun, one drawback is that you don’t have the freedom to think about certain topics because most of your time is occupied by your full-time job. There is also a possibility that your creative juices are already gone once you started writing on your blog. In terms of being a full-time blogger, you have all the time in the world and you could have as many blogging gigs as you want. The only problem in that is managing all of these commitments together and making sure that you have the time to have quality output for each.
The main thing also considered here is stability. As a full-time blogger, the stability that you have is questionable as opposed to having full-time work and blogging. It is really a personal choice and you have to decipher on these two options.
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by admin on September 3, 2009
First came the cow head, but coming from some IDIOTS, I wouldn’t give two hoot about it..let the authorities deal with them.
But now apparently there’s another idiot who tried to justify why the first bunch of idiots did what they did. Read it here.
Right.
What he’s saying is, if I feel victimised, and have no intention of creating racial divide, then it’s okay for me to do likewise?
What a load of ‘Cow’ Dungs (I’d have said bull shit but cow shit sounded more appropriate here).
And the worst part is, the ‘cow’ards that they are, the leaders from MCA, Gerakan and MIC, none of them stood up to tell him off. How come suddenly they are dead silent on this issue?
Have they lost their marbles? Or did they have any to begin with?
