FriendFeed Just Got Friendlier
In the past I’ve tested quite a few social networking and social bookmarking services, but I must admit that only a few caught my attention and made be become a long-term user. FriendFeed is one of them. The simplicity and ease of use really made my day when a friend of mine recommended me their services.
Even though some of you might already know, I wanted to tell you a bit about the new Beta FriendFeed and how FriendFeed just got a lot friendlier.
Let there be “Social”
And so it was. The new beta comes packed with some really nice and useful feature, long awaited by the community. Among them, the option of creating lists (groups) of friends from your subscriptions or FriendFeed’s recommendations.
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Simple Balance Theme Customization Winner
Another contest has come to an end on Blogsessive. Out of the participants, Sara from OnSimplicity.net has been randomly picked by an outrageously simple script, as the winner.
Congratulations Sara! I’ll contact you via email to establish the details.
A big thanks to all the other participants (fog, Cristian Raiber, Arief Fajar Nursyamsu, SE7EN) and hopefully, at least a backlink as a consolation prize will do.
Also, stay tuned for next month’s contest. The requirement will be a bit more complex, but I tell you, the prize will be well worth it.
Your Blog Homepage is a Conversion Tool. Use it!
One of the most important and accessible visitor-to-reader conversion tool you have at your disposal is the blog homepage.
Having a poor homepage structure combined with the lack of relevant information or ways to find it will definitely push visitors away from your blog, while a clean, intuitive homepage will most likely become a decisive factor when it comes to turning visitors into readers.
From design aspects to coding advice, this article is dedicated to the process of improving your blog’s homepage.
Blog Homepage Design and Usability Tips
Your design is a very important factor in the visitors’ decision on continuing to browse your blog and eventually come back to read newer posts later. Don’t get me wrong here, as I said in a past post, content is king still, but for it to really make a difference there are other conditions that should be met. One of them is a good design.
By good design I mean a layout that perfectly fits your blog’s topic and target. Excessive, flashy, eye-candy graphics are not required on a financial blog, for example, but would be an added plus on a design/inspiration blog.
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Win a Customized “Simple Balance” Theme
Let’s celebrate! Why? Because with the latest post, Blogsessive now totals 100 published posts and this calls for a celebration and a prize for one of you, Blogsessive’s loyal readers.
The prize consists in a customized version of my free WordPress theme “Simple Balance”.
Details of this customization will be discussed with the prize winner so that the version that he/she will receive will be built around his/her needs.
What do you need to do in order to win?
No article writing is required this time and no back linking. Simply add a comment to this blog post explaining why do you need this theme. That’s all!
So, let’s get the ball rolling and the next monday I’ll put an end to the contest and ramdomly pick one of the comment authors as the contest winner.
20 Free 3 Column WordPress Themes
Is your blog too cluttered? Too much information for one sidebar? Then you should try one of these free 3 column WordPress themes. From clean and minimal to graphic and creative templates to use on personal, corporate or magazine style blogs, this selection of 20 of the best 3 column WordPress templates will definitely help you make the right choice.
Please visit their authors’ sites, available at the “Info & Download” link, to learn more about each of these themes.
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Is Content Really the King?
There’s this saying that goes around that “content is king“, which I’m sure that we all agree upon, but what does it mean? Why is it that so many people recommend writing high quality, original content and why some blogs don’t really make it big, despite the quality posts they publish? Let’s take a closer look at this matter and find out what it takes to make a king out of your content.
A king without a kingdom
Just like most websites, a blog is defined by many attributes. Among them, the most notable are the content, the design, the usability and its visibility. Excelling in any one of these categories, but ignoring the others will not be sufficient to make your blog stand out.
Think of your content as a king without a kingdom. Who is it going to rule over? How will people find your content if it doesn’t get enough internet and search engine exposure? How will readers navigate through your older posts if you don’t guide them or give them the required tools to find what they are looking for. How do you expect them to react if your blog looks like thousands of other blogs available out there? Why would they expect yours to be different if you don’t take the time to at least make it look different?
It’s highly important that you work on the whole ensemble of things that can improve your blog’s quality, before thinking of making a king out of your content.
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