When gathering resources for a new blog topic, not only the research methods are very important, but also the locations. Some online resources offer more in-depth and trust-worthy information than others, or simply more information.

Where should one start when researching topics? What are the best research resources? Some would say encyclopedias, others would say specialized informational websites. I’d say both.

This is one post you’d like to bookmark for further use, as the list of categories, resources and links will grow each day, and THIS post will get updated each time.
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Another list of available domain names for bloggers makes its way to you. Finance, advice, entertainment, quite an assorted list we have today!

Blog Domain Names

• DealsAssistant.com
• EstimateProfit.com
• InvestementAdvocate.com
• PayoutReview.com
• TvSeriesReview(s).com
• GeneticsMagazine.com
• RideAdvice.com
• SUVAdvice.com
• UberImprovement.com
• InnovateMore.com

For further help, please read the How to Register a Domain Name for Your Blog article on Blogsessive.

Also, if you find this post helpful and you register any of the domains above, please leave a comment with the registered domains, so that I can erase them from the list, and it would be nice to know that one of my readers registered them.

Another episode of “Domain Names for Bloggers” and another list of available domains for you to choose and start blogging with the best name!

General & Niche Domain Names

• PhotoblogGuide.com
• SuperTechniques.com
• EstateProspects.com
• GreatRumor.com
• SaveHumor.com
• UrbanFables.com
• BloggingBonus.com
• MultimediaDebate.com
• PoliticalABC.com
• PoliticallyOK.com
• PrivateGadgets.com
• TravellingIdea.com

For further help, please read the How to Register a Domain Name for Your Blog article on Blogsessive.

Also, if you find this post helpful and you register any of the domains above, please leave a comment with the registered domains, so that I can erase them from the list, and it would be nice to know that one of my readers registered them.

The “Domain Names for Bloggers” series comes back to offer some suggestions of available domain names to those looking to start a new blog. Check out this wide variety of niches and domains:

Niche Blogging Domain Names

• EduBlogging.com
• BigBucksBlogging.com (Make Money Niche)
• LondonAwake.com (Nightlife Guide ?)
• MobilesReview.com
• OpportunityBase.com (Start-ups, freelancing, business ?)
• BetterPitch.com
• HumorRush.com
• LostErotica.com
• MetsJournal.com (New York Mets Fan Blog)
• PDFBookClub.com

Brandable Domain Names

• Macabulary.com – (Exclusive Apple/Mac Blog)

For further help, please read the How to Register a Domain Name for Your Blog article on Blogsessive.

Also, if you find this post helpful and you register any of the domains above, please leave a comment with the registered domains, so that I can erase them from the list, and it would be nice to know that one of my readers registered them.

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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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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Interaction has always been one of the strongest points of blogs. Every blogger sharing advice will tell you how important it is to interact with bloggers in your niche, through comments. Some of them will tell you that comments even generate a great deal of traffic, which is true, but not in the way most people understand it.

Traffic generation through comments is a thing to look for in the long run. Don’t expect to receive 1000 visits only by posting a comment on a famous blog; that is not going to happen (with some very rare exceptions). Instead, focus on leaving meaningful comments on every post that you read and enjoy, focus on leaving comments that stand out.

How can an outstanding comment help you?

First of all, I’ll say that in my opinion, leaving a comment is not a thing you should do to get or expect something in return. Still, constantly posting interesting comments will help build up your reputation with certain communities in your niche. Reputation generates interest. Member of those communities will want to find out more about you and will come to your blog, where, if they find great content there’s a good chance they’ll visit again and again, becoming loyal readers.

Further more, not only community members could find interest in your comments, but also blog owners. This can help your networking efforts and also generate a good amount of backlinks to your articles if the blog owners find your content relevant to a post they’re going to write or simply add in those “link round-up” posts.

As I said, the effects of focusing on leaving outstanding comments are not instantly visible, but rather show themselves in the long run, by generating a constant or increasing amount of “secured traffic” based on loyal, returning visitors, by growing your own blog’s community and by building up a better reputation for yourself (creating awareness).
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Friends, relationships, family, these are today’s topics in the Domain Names for Bloggers series.

Available Domain Names

• TabooSmashing.com
• DefinitelyLove.com
• TeenageCrushes.com
• GirlyCrush.com
• CrushCoach.com
• CoolestMother.com & CoolestFather.com
• EligibleDad.com & EligibleMom.com
• FriendshipAdvisor.com
• Befriended.net

WordPress?

• WPTip.com
• WPTweaks.com

For further help, please read the How to Register a Domain Name for Your Blog article on Blogsessive.

Also, if you find this post helpful and you register any of the domains above, please leave a comment with the registered domains, so that I can erase them from the list, and it would be nice to know that one of my readers registered them.

What do Digg, Mixx, StumbleUpon, Reddit and other similar services have in common? Well, many things, but among them, the abundance of newly launched “make money blogging” and “make money online” blogs.

This is not necessarily a bad thing, except for the fact that at least 95% of them are meant to fail. Are you part of those potentially successful 5%? If not, it’s probably due to at least one of the following 20 reasons.
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Here comes another SEO Sunday, but this time, instead of writing another Blog SEO Tips post, I’m going to review and recommend you a free eBook on SEO for WordPress 2.5 Blogs by SEO and PR consultant Mihaela Lica.

I’ve just finished reading her book and believe me, those 44 PDF pages where really worth it, and the best part is that you don’t have to do anything to get the book. No subscription is required, no commenting contest or link backs. You just click the link in her blog post and start reading.
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