Blogging Mix A blog dedicated to helping bloggers improve in their blogging. It's everything good about blogs and blogging! Statistics Unique Visitors: Total Unique Visitors: Outgoing: Total Outgoing: 0 0 60 6210

Articles from Blogging Mix

Free, Unique, Themed, 3 and 2 Column Blogger Templates 2007-08-29 01:14:00 According to my Hittail report, Blogging Mix has been receiving traffic from search engines with the following keywords: blogger blog skins templates, blogspot templates, free blogs, free templates and performance, blogger template 3 column, blogger free templates, blogger templates, free template for blogspot, blogspot classic template, blogskin template designs, free blog templates, blog post directory, blogger template download, free submission to directories among others.Blogging Mix, certainly is not a blog about free templates but the increase in the number of links to my posts on Free Templates made my blog appear on search engines everytime someone uses the above keywords and keyphrases. I've also received comments from my blog readers expressing their appreciation for making their search for a free template easier. By creating a list of links to different websites offering free templates, you don't have go through the hassle of using the search engines and sometimes visit we ...

Blogging Mix - Performance Report 3 Months Since It's Launched 2007-08-27 21:10:00 After investing so much hardwork on my blog, I'm happy to see results. Here's a short report on how my blog has been doing 3 months after it was launched.If you have been checking on my Technorati blog ranking and blog authority, you probably found out that I've managed to increase my authority from 2 to 127. This has been achieved in less than a month. It wasn't an easy task but the results well compensated my efforts. My Technorati blog ranking tremendously improved from 2,000,000+ to 39,349. As for my Alexa Traffic Ranking, I've noticed changes as well although a lot of work is still needed to significantly improve it. I've set it as one of my goals for the comming month (improve my Alexa Traffic Ranking).Since I've started blogging, I've noticed an increase in the number of my feed subscribers. In as short as three months, Blogging Mix readers have grown to more than 120+. My daily blog traffic usually exceeds 100 unique visits as reflected on my Site Meter. On the other ha ... Blogging

Optimizing Your Title Tag - Blogger 2007-08-26 09:58:00 Most Blogger templates' title tags are NOT OPTIMIZED. If you try to navigate the pages of your blog and see only one title tag that appears on every page, usually the title of your blog, then your title tags are not optimized. The title tag normally appears on the top of your screen highlighted in blue. A blog that has an optimized title tag will have different title tags for every pages of their blog. Suppose to be, the title of each post should appear as the title tag. Try visiting other pages of my blog and find out what I'm talking about.Title tags are very important for search engines. Hence, optimizing your title tag also means increasing your chances of getting indexed by search engines.Today's post will give you a simple instruction on how you can Optimize your title tag. This is only applicable for those who are using Blogger. Check out Darren's Post on optimizing your title tags for Wordpress and Movable Type users.IMPORTANT: Before you implement this code to your templat ...

Effective Ways to Increase Your Technorati Ranking and Google Page Rank 2007-08-26 01:55:00 For those of you who are conscious about your Technorati Ranking and Google Page Rank, your primary concern is definitely to increase the number of links to your blog. Once links to your blog increase, you're guaranteed of an improved Technorati and Google Ranks. Over the past weeks, I've written some useful articles that are guaranteed useful in increasing your Technorati and Google Rankings.Dramatically Increase Your Google Page Rank and Technorati Ranking With Viral LinkingGive me 1 Link and I'll Give you 5 in ReturnLove Link and Short Reviews on BlogCatalog Members Part - IIncrease Your Technorati Blog Authority and Ranking. Guaranteed!1000 Links For Your BlogAfter reading on my previous post, you might want to check out this list of blogs with high Google Page Rank and Technorati Ranking. Best part of it, these blogs have made their comments 'DOFOLLOW'. If you are after improving your Google and Technorati Ranking, I'd suggest you visit these blogs, read their posts and comm ... Google

DOFOLLOW Blogs With Good Google Page Rank 2007-08-25 01:31:00 All the blogs listed here are 'DOFOLLOW'. You are encouraged to visit these blogs, read their posts and make sure to leave your comments with a link to your blog. Doing this will greatly improve the number of links to your blog, which in turn will increase your Technorati Ranking and Google Page Rank. Do not visit these blogs to SPAM! Most of their comments are moderated so your comments (SPAMS) will not be approved. You'll just be wasting your time. Try to contribute something in their posts, react on their main ideas or add your own.WEBSITEGOOGLE PAGE RANKComputer Science Canada Blog5aaronroselo.net5Instigartor Blog5Dawud Miracle5Successcreeations5Randa Clay Designs5Andy Beard5I Saw Your Nanny5Talk, Don't Run - Credit Cards53 Minutes - Real Estate Blog5eMoms at Home5A Simple Kind Of Life5WEBSITEGOOGLE PAGE RANKDavid Airey : Creative Design4Mom Gadget4Meikai - Bargain hunters4Essential Keystrokes4Geeky Speaky4Nimble Theory4Smart Divas4Pony Tail Club4Personal Development 4What is? ... Google

Dramatically Increase Your Google Page Rank and Technorati Ranking With Viral Linking 2007-08-24 01:42:00 I have long ignored the invitation to join Viral Linking. A concept that will dramatically increase the number of links to your blog and will have an immediate impact on your Technorati Blog Ranking and Authority. I've been checking the Technorati Blog Authority and Ranking of my friends' blogs and found out a huge improvement. Most of the links that boosted their authority and ranking were coming from Viral Linking.Okay, I admit. I've underestimated the benefits of Viral Linking but I hope it's not too late for me to participate.If you are looking for ways to improve your GOOGLE PAGE RANKING and TECHNORATI RANKING, I recommend that you give Viral Linking or Viral Tagging a chance. All you need to do is follow these four simple instructions and you're on your way to increasing the number of links to your blog.1.) Copy and paste the entire matrix of “ViralTags” below.2.) Substitute the Host Tag and one of the “ViralTags” in the matrix with your anchor text of choice contain ... Google

Attract Traffic to Your Blog: Alternative to Search Engines 2007-08-23 01:07:00 Attracting traffic to your blog is one of the most important tasks of every blogger. No matter how valuable your blog's content are, when no one reads it, the information are wasted. Also, your attempt to monetize your blog will yield earnings only when you attract sufficient number of traffic to your blog. Traffic is therefore an important aspect of your blogging that you should invest your time and resources on.When I was new to blogging, I've spent most of my time reading articles on how to drive traffic to my blog. Most of the articles that I've read talks about optimizing your blog for search engines because they constitute 80% of traffic sources. Since then, I've worked hard to improve my search engine ranking. I managed to rank on top of some few keywords related to my blog but it was short lived. Unfortunately, position on certain keywords or keyphrases on search engines changes from time to time. It's also possible that you're on top of the search engine today for a cert ...

Removing NOFOLLOW attribute on Your Comments (Blogger) 2007-08-20 08:39:00 All Blogger templates have a default 'NOFOLLOW' attribute on their comments. This is done to discourage spamming. Having a 'NOFOLLOW' attribute on your comment means that search engines will not follow any links created on your comments.Since links are vital in Search Engine Optimization, most bloggers invest a huge amount of their time visiting other blogs to leave comments on them and create a link to their own blog. If however, a blog has a NOFOLLOW attribute to the link on its comment, the links that are created will be of less value to those who have created it.If you are a new blogger and you would like to encourage more participation from your reader and build your community, you can disable your NOFOLLOW attribute to give an incentive to your readers to react and leave comments on your post. Here are some more reasons why removing the NOFOLLOW attribute is worthwhile:Increase the number of comments on your posts.Encourage repeat visits and comments (increase in traffic).A D ...

Free Templates For Blogger (Blogspot) and Wordpress 2007-08-19 03:12:00 Yesterday, I have discovered Cool-Template.Blogspot.com, another great blog that offers free templates that you can implement on your Blogger or Wordpress blog. All the templates are free.To date, Cool-Template.Blogspot.com offers 41 Free Wordpress Templates, 31 Free Blogger Templates and 13 Free Three Column Templates. Other than templates, the blog offers free tutorials on blogging, photoshop and graphic designs. You can also download anti-virus softwares for free.I recommend that you visit the blog. I'm sure you'll find the free blog templates useful. Here are some other links to my previous reviews on blogs where you can find free blogger templates.Free 3 Columns Blogger Template - Part I : This post provides 5 links to different great souces of blogger (blogspot) templates where you can find new updates of blogger (blogspot) templates.Free 3 Columns Blogger Template - Part II : This is another post that provides six links to websites that offer free blogspot (Old and New) templa ...

Problems With Static Technorati Blog Authority and Blog Ranking? 2007-08-17 11:59:00 I'm one of those who really don't give too much attention on my Technorati blog reaction and blog ranking not until Clement Nyirendac send me an email about how low my Technorati blog authority and rankings are. (Thanks Clement for the info!)Anyway, I've checked my blog reactions and I've found out that as of the moment I have more than 200 blog reactions from different blogs with different authorities. I was also surprised to discover that some blogs with lesser blog reactions have better blog authority and ranking than my blog.Immediately, I hit the Technorati Contact Link to request for an explanation. After 24 hours, I've received an email from their staff. They've just informed me that they've released their spider to crawl blog and update whatever has to be updated. Eight hours has passed after I've received the email, I've checked my Technorati Blog Authority and Blog Ranking. I'm glad to found out that my blog has gone from having a blog authority of 2 to 79. My blog ...

BlogCatalog - Blogging for a Great Cause Challenge 2007-08-13 08:02:00 Why don't you use your blog for a GREAT CAUSE? ONE DAY AND ONE POST is all it takes for you to join. I've been promoting BlogCatalog's Blogging for a Great Cause Challenge and so far, I've managed to invite more than 5 of my friends to join this event. I don't think it's a problem if you've got a niche on your blog since the topic was vague enough to accommodate as much participation from bloggers as possible. All you need is a little creativity.To join me promote this activity, you can copy the badges found at the BlogCatalog discussion thread for this event. Feel free to use it on your side bars. This way, we'll be able to invite more bloggers to join.On September 27th, join 1,000s of bloggers around the world in BlogCatalog's Blogging for a Great Cause Challenge.This Blogging Challenge will be:Bloggers Against AbuseSeptember 27th, 2007The Outcome we are after is to be part of the largest group of bloggers to ever blog about an important cause, all on the same day.So how do ... Blogging

Free Blog Tools, Free Blogger Templates and Free Open Website Directories 2007-08-10 02:09:00 Today, I've decided to go over the previous posts on my blog that are most useful to bloggers. Here's a list of my previous posts that you might want to check out.Free 3 Columns Blogger TemplatesI have previously written a post about free blogger templates that links to different websites featuring fresh and new blogger templates. From these websites, you can find themed templates, 2 columns, 3 columns and even 4 columns of varieties of templates you can use and implement on your blog. The best part of it is that these templates are free of charge provided you adhere to the terms of service of the websites offering these templates.Free 3 Columns Blogger Template - Part I : This post provides 5 links to different great souces of blogger (blogspot) templates where you can find new updates of blogger (blogspot) templates.Free 3 Columns Blogger Template - Part II : This is another post that provides six links to websites that offer free blogspot (Old and New) templates.Blogskins.com - Fr ...

The Art of Link Seduction 2007-08-08 04:37:00 Getting links from other websites can do a lot to your blog. It improves your search engine ranking, page ranking and blog traffic. Some bloggers, including myself, have gone all the way to the extreme to building links to their own blog. Desperate times call for desperate measures so I won't be surprised to know that a lot of bloggers have indulged themselves to artificially inducing an increase in the number of links to their blog.While it is possible to self-create links to your blog, it requires a lot of hard works. In addition, links that are self-created doesn't give self satisfaction. What's rewarding and satisfying is to earn links through the natural way by getting other bloggers link to your blog.Today's post focusses on 'LINK SEDUCTION', a method of getting links to your blog that doesn't require you to be physically seductive to be able to do it. Link Seduction is an idea that came to my mind after attempts of struggling to get other bloggers to link to my blog. Here ...

Give me 1 Link, I'll Give You 5 Links in Return 2007-08-06 07:38:00 A couple of days ago, I've posted an article titled 'Guilty or Not? Are You a Desperate Blogger?', which surprisingly has gotten me the most number of links to my blog. I have admitted partial guilt of being a desperate blogger and today, I'm yet to launch another desperate blogging move that I hope will bring me the desired benefit.Let's go straight to the point.I'm giving away 5 links to those who will give a link to Blogging Mix using the anchor text 'Enhance Your Blog'. The link should be included in your Blogroll and should be visible on your side bar. In exchange, I'll be giving 5 links to your blog from any of your 5 choices in the following blogs:Blog About Interesting StuffInternet Blog BrandingSearch Engine Optimization - BlogspotBlogging Tips and SEO GuideBlog InstructorBlog, Blogger and BloggingBlog About NetworkingBlog MonetizationBlogger, Blog and BloggingBlogging and MarketingHow to get your 5 links?First you need to provide a link to my blog - www.bloggingmix.c ...

Simple Ways to Optimize your Blog for Search Engines 2007-08-06 00:35:00 Search Engine Optimization is a must for every blogger who wish to improve their traffic from search engines. I've read several Search Engine Optimization articles and books and here's a summary of the simple ways that you can do to improve your search engine ranking.1. Use text and minimize the use of pictures.It's true that picture paints a thousand words but search engines don't see it that way. Search engines love text and if you would like to get a higher position in the search engine rankings, you'd better use more text on your blog. When using pictures to accentuate the points of your article, use the 'Alt' attribute to provide a description of the picture. Here's a link to the techniques you can implement when using the Alt attribute.2. Use keywords and keyphrases.Keywords and keyphrases are the term/s you wish to associate your blog with. These are words that you wish to optimize so that when people search these words using search engines, your blog or website will com ...