This page is an index of links to basic blogging posts found in One Cool Site: WordPress blogging tips, tools & tutorials.
WordPress.com Beginners’ Guide
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Tip: There is no one correct way to move visitors around your site but good design means easy navigation. Structuring a reader and search engine friendly site is the target to aim for.
- Blogging: Real Name or Pseudonym?
- Separate Username Accounts – Separate Blogs
- Gravatar, Avatar, Blavatar
- Creating an Effective Tagline
- Why About Pages are Essential
- Basic Netiquette for Beginner Bloggers
- Creating a New Blog
- Blogging: Focus on Content Creation
- Top 5 Site Title Tag Tips
- 10 Guidelines for Writing Engaging Posts
- WordPress Formatting and Spacing
- WORD and WordPress
- Avoiding the “more tag” woes
- Spelling and Grammar Count
- 5 free Grammar Checkers for Bloggers and Writers
- Copyright basics for bloggers
- Copyright and Public Domain
- Free Images for Your Blog or Website
- Image editing and preparation tips part 1
- Image editing and preparation tips part 2
- Image uploading? Size is everything
- Avoid creating 404 pages
- A Dozen Tips for New Bloggers
- Better Blogging at WordPress.com: Pages and Posts
- OMG! I can’t find my blog on Google
- New content: WordPress.com Pings For You
- Custom menu walk-through
- Writing a Blog Post
- Creating HTML Hyperlinks (Links) in WordPress
- Recovering a lost blog post or page
- Help! I can’t see my images
- Widgets: Less is More
- How to structure a reader and search engine friendly blog
- Keyword metatags
- WordPress.com: Heading Tags from h1 – h6
- WordPress Front Page Comment Display
- WordPress.com Comments and Discussion Settings
- Why blog comment moderation is a good thing
- A comment policy for your blog
- Dealing with Annoying Subscribers
- Keeping your blogging cool
- WordPress Followers, Likes and Stats
- WordPress.com: Who Follows Who?
- WordPress.com Sharing Buttons
- WordPress.com Widget Visibility Options
Become a Better Blogger
Blogging begins with a passion for something that matters. Learning from reader feedback helps you grow and your blog to evolve. Friendships rekindle the passion you had on the first day you began to blog. Engage, connect and comment to build a blog centered community. Network and be open to new ideas.
- How to become a Better Blogger 1 Introduction
- How to become a Better Blogger 2 Online Privacy
- How to become a Better Blogger 3 Ethics and Links
- How to become a Better Blogger 4 Essentials
- How to become a Better Blogger 5 Your Online Presence
- How to become a Better Blogger 6 Theme Evaluation
- How to become a Better Blogger 7 Brand Evolution
- How to become a Better Blogger 8 Goal Setting
Increasing Traffic and Backlinks
Backlinks to your content are like votes for your blog. The more backlinks your blog receives the higher it will rank in search engine search results. So every blogger is seeking both traffic to their blog and backlinks to their content. Below are links to a series of posts on this subject that is undergoing continual updating.
- Understanding Backlinks
- Understanding Reciprocal and Non-Reciprocal Links
- Article Writing and Commenting Increase Backlinks to Blogs
- Article Writing and Backlinks
- Blog Directories for Backlinks and Traffic
- Backlinks from blog directories: What is their actual value?
- Incoming Links at WordPress.com
- Natural Links: Google Warns Webmasters
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