Here's a fun one for a Tuesday morning... is your blog hot? Or maybe not.
HOT or NOT ('hotornot.com') asks for the general public's opinion of 'how your blog looks', on a scale of 1 to 10.
Sounds to me like a case of blog vanity. At this rate, the blogs themselves will start going under the knife - blog botox anyone? At the very least, it may attract some new readers - anything's worth a try hey?
Give it a go here... but remember, the feedback may not be so pretty.
Ever feel like you spend all your time begging people to read your blog? Want to let them know without the hassle? Not everyone is RSS savvy - but most people know how to check a simple email right?
Thanks to the helpful lovelies at TypePad, is it now possible to turn your lastminuteliving.com blog into an email newsletter! These free services from FeedBlitz push email updates to your readers. You get:
To see what it looks like, check out the following radio show's blog:
The Big Smoke
Premium upgrades are also available, visit the TypePad widget page for more information.
While you're at it, why not subscribe to this blog's email updates - you'll never miss out on handy hints again.
Another way to drive traffic to your blog is to use BlogBarrel.com
The Blog Barrel is a networking system that facilitates traffic sharing between blog users. It is designed to help boost the visibility of newer blogs, but still provides substantial exposure for the more popular blogs.
lastminuteliving.com bloggers can insert Blog Barrel as a widget - it's simple and will help to gain exposure to new readers.
Head to the TypePad widget page to insert BlogBarrel directly into your blog. Or, you can head to the BlogBarrel homepage.
Increasing traffic is one thing, creating good content is another... just how much traffic does your blog get?
There's a quick, easy and free way to monitor the number of visitors you get (or don't get).
Site Meter is a free, fast, and easy way to add a web counter to your web page. Not only does it display the number of visitors to your web site, it also keeps statistics on the number of visits each hour and each day.
Get Your Own Site Meter
There's no program to download; nothing to install. Site Meter also has a variety of web counter styles from which to choose.
Sign up for a free Site Meter.
There is a quick, easy way to increase the traffic to blogs. Drum roll... BritBlog is a directory of blogs by Brits all over the world. It's just a matter of registering your blog name and having it checked for relevance.
Here's to many more random strangers reading your creative content.
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