http://blogsessive.com Visit Blogsessive for daily WordPress blogging tips. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:10:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A year ago, I wrote about creating reader-engaging posts. In that article, I discussed the benefits of creating posts that got your readers involved. Now I want to point out some techniques and formulas content that will keep your readers talking, on and off your blog. For your content to truly ... http://blogsessive.com/blogging-tips/three-formulas-for-sparking-conversation/ Your introductions are not that great. Sorry to be rude, but you could be getting ten times the readers if you only wrote better opening paragraphs. If you're wondering how this is possible, consider the opening to this post. How did I grab your attention? Your blog could have the most ... http://blogsessive.com/blogging-tips/double-your-readership-with-a-fantastic-introduction/ When it comes to reader engagement, crafting an attention-grabbing headline is not the only thing you should consider. You might even write a great introductory paragraph that will make your readers click the little "read more" link on your blog, but the hard part is drawing their eyes down the ... http://blogsessive.com/blogging-tips/effective-blog-post-sculpting-with-html-headings/ A while ago I wrote about a cool project that allows users to check how their blogs and websites stack against their competitors, Review My Web. Today, I'd like to present you with another free (and so useful) tool, from the same developer: RockinSEO.com. Free Keyword Tracker Yes, that's what you get ... http://blogsessive.com/blogging-tips/rockinseo-com-a-free-keyword-tracking-seo-tool/ There's a huge hype these days around WordPress and the (infamous?) GPL license. Out of the "big guys", first Brian Gardner of StudioPress (ex-Revolution) decided to distribute his themes as GPL. Later, iThemes followed, and now it's time for WooThemes to adopt the license. The discussion around this always seems to ... http://blogsessive.com/blogging-tools/wordpress-themes-gpl-license/ Take every pro-blogger out there and all will say the same thing: "Write link posts!" What are the reasons behind such an advice? Why would you send people away from your blog? Stop. I truly hope you did not just ask yourself that! Writing link posts is definitely not about sending ... http://blogsessive.com/blogging-tips/5-tips-to-write-a-great-link-post/ Yesterday, Syed Balkhi published one of his best posts lately: "Consistency & Frequency Are The Ultimate Downfall of Blogging". While Syed was probably looking - as he stated at the article's end - for a bit of controversy, he actually managed to create a very thoughtful post that made me ... http://blogsessive.com/blogging-tips/blogging-consistency-blogging-frequency/ I have a secret – this post is going to be loaded with grab words. You might be wondering what exactly a "grab word" is. That's perfectly okay, because you're going to learn not only what a grab word is, but also what it does for your content and your ... http://blogsessive.com/blogging-tips/how-to-keep-your-readers-attention-using-grab-words/ For a long while the option panels where something that people could only find in premium (commercial) themes, and for a good reason. The pricing of their licenses allowed the premium theme developers to invest more time in giving theme users the ways to do through these panels what they ... http://blogsessive.com/blogging-tools/wordpress-themes-options-pages/ You know, planning a new blog post can be one of the most common problems for a new or recurring blogger. At the same time, the quality of one's content can dwindle if you don't take the proper time to consider what it is you want to write about, and ... http://blogsessive.com/blogging-tips/how-to-effectively-plan-a-new-blog-post/ Recently I came across a relatively young WordPress plugin that allow WordPress users and designers to use basically any TrueType font you have on your computer on your WordPress blog, replacing post titles, widget titles, links and so on with automatically generated SEO-smart images using your desired font. The plugin ... http://blogsessive.com/blogging-tools/anyfont-wordpress-plugin/ In the months past I've received a lot of messages, comments and emails, each asking something about Simple Balance. To some I have answered, to others I couldn't, due to various reasons (mostly time). Please understand that the simple fact that I released this theme for free is a "support" action ... http://blogsessive.com/blogging-tools/need-help-with-simple-balance-ask-away/ Let me start off by saying that I'm not easily impressed by the huge number of "premium WordPress themes" out there. Sure, some of them are really good looking, but in terms of customization, most lack that something that would make me say: "OK, this one I can easily adjust ... http://blogsessive.com/blogging-tools/thesis-premium-wordpress-theme/ Hello friends! This is one of those posts that keeps you updated with my activity (and prevents people to think that Blogsessive is gone). Again, it was a busy period of time, but one that has produced something that I've been waiting for while to happen: me and my associate, ... http://blogsessive.com/blogsessive-news/qbkl-media-website-goes-live/ My friend Adrian Diaconescu has released a new free WordPress theme called Empty Canvas. Those familiar with his previous theme, Corporate Sandbox will observe the similarities between these two themes, but as Adrian says: "[...] don't download this theme and expect the Mona Lisa. It’s only a simple theme, that ... http://blogsessive.com/blogging-tools/wordpress-themes/free-wordpress-themes-watch-empty-canvas/ Oh yeah! I've been waiting for the new version to come out ever since the first announcement back in January. Now, BuySellAds is finally out of the private beta with such a huge list of new features that just made my life as an ads publisher a whole lot easier! 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During my searches I've come across some really cool and useful plugins that you might want to check out too. Manual Related Links Tired of the old and sometimes irrelevant automated ... http://blogsessive.com/blogging-tools/new-wordpress-plugins/ Let me start of by asking you one thing: have you ever doubted the power of social media? The U.S. president, Barack Obama stands proof of its power and now the Revolution in Moldova too. After the recent election which are said to be manipulated by the communist party, Moldavian teen ... http://blogsessive.com/blogsessive-news/revolution-in-moldova-on-twitter/