This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the resources mashup, a reader poll, and upcoming posts on the Kikolani Network.
The Resources Mashup
Here are some of the best articles I have stumbledupon this week.
Blogging
It’s that time of year… when most people are in the midst of goal setting for the new year to make sure that it is better than the last. Here are some of my goals in blogging and social media for 2010. Although I’m off to a slow start, I feel I have plenty of time to make these goals happen!
Blogging Goals
This year, two of the most important things I want to focus on in the blogging arena is content and community. Therefore, my goals in blogging are as follows.
- Create a schedule using Google Calendar for weekly posting on all blogs, including:
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the resources mashup, Hawaiaan relaxation & meditation, and what to expect next week on kikolani.com.
The Resources Mashup
Here are some of the best articles I have stumbledupon this week.
Blogging
This guest post was written by Stacey Cavanagh from Tecmark SEO Manchester.
In the early days, blogs were simply personal journals, where an aspiring writer would share their innermost thoughts with whoever might happen to stumble across their site. Today, a new blog is created every single second and it’s no longer just for personal use.
Business blogging is becoming increasingly popular. Previously skeptical business owners and marketers are seeing the benefits of using this interface to communicate with potential clients and to network as well. And indeed its benefits are numerous, but only if it’s done right. So just how can you make blogging work for your business?
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the resources mashup, a humorous Happy Holiday, and the week in review at kikolani.com.
The Resources Mashup
Here are some of the best articles I have stumbledupon this week.
Blogging
I have spent the last two days upgrading all of my sites to the latest version of WordPress 2.9, and for Kikolani, the upgrade for Thesis 1.6 as well.
Upgrades generally make me nervous, as you never know what kind of issues you are going to run into with various plugins and other customization work you have done. Fortunately, I had a lot of sites to mess around with before moving onto this site and my client sites. So here are my experiences in the magical world of upgrading.
WordPress Upgrades
Dofollow – from WordPress 2.8.4 to 2.9
My first attempt at upgrading was with my Dofollow Blog Directory. It was sitting at version 2.8.4, and I used the automatic upgrade option which went smoothly. No issues with my plugins, which I forgot to deactivate before upgrading.
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the resources mashup, an Old City Bar, and the week in review at kikolani.com.
The Resources Mashup
Here are some of the best articles I have stumbledupon this week.
Blogging
How blog commenting makes a difference
How Blog Commenting Has Made a Difference
by Kristi on January 13, 2010 · 57 comments
For the last several months in 2009, however, I have had a heavy workload, including more responsibility at my main job, managing multiple blogs, and doing various freelance projects. I had to make a choice between continuing to comment on a lot of sites, or spend that time focusing on the content I put on my site. I chose the latter, and hoped to give back to the bloggers who have been very supportive of me with lots of social media shares on Stumble & Twitter, plus link love and resources in my Fetching Friday posts.
In mid-December, I was able to make time for blog commenting again. I forgot just how much I enjoyed visiting my reader’s blogs and responding to their posts, as opposed to just reading through and sharing socially. Commenting again has been a thoroughly enjoyable experience, and has proven very beneficial in the several ways.
Increase of Blog Mentions
Blog commenting is a well known way of link building. But more important than the links you drop in the comments is the links you get from other bloggers in their posts. I have noticed a definite increase in the number of times Kikolani has been mentioned on other sites, and it is greatly appreciated!
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