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My First Squidoo Lens – Paula Scher

SQUIDOO

I made a Squidoo lens today about a designer that a like. Check it out and let me know what you think. Have you used Squidoo yet? Sign up and make a lens yourself and get
$5 from Squidoo
for me and you. You have to use this link or we both get nothing.

Read the lens about Designer Paula Scher here.

This is a great way to share info that your are interested in that may not belong on your website. Or if you don’t have a website but have some knowledge about something that other folks may be interested in.

Also they have a cool way of sharing the revenue generated by your page. So if you want to make some money online this may be a good way to do it.

The 2 Q’s of Better Blogging

2009-04-15-spamcans“Do you want to generate good traffic on your blog and therefore give yourself a chance at earning an income from it? Quality Content is a good first step – but it is not enough – you need to work on Quantity also.”

-Darren Rowse

First, your posts need good Quality to them. Without compelling and well-written content, your blog will go nowhere. You want visitors to be interested in your site because the content is great! Make your post long, short, mid-length, but by all means, write well!  If it’s poorly written, you will not be taken seriously.

Second, you need Quantity. The ideal situation is a lot of high quality content and lots of it. You must have a high quantity of content on your blog because the more content means the more searchable material from search engines. Also, more content means more readers will be interested in your blog.

Here are a few tips to help you in these two areas.

-Post Regularly. Readers will be more likely to follow your blog if you have a regular posting schedule. Post daily, weekly, bi-weekly.(although it should probably be at least once a week) — but stick to a schedule!

-Be clear and simple. This is more of a “know your audience” concept. If talking about computers, using computer jargon is okay. Make your content understandable. Use easy to understand words, and make the format user friendly. You are talking to a large and varied audience, and it should not require an advanced engineering degree to read a blog.

-Something New. Start blogging about subjects that aren’t already being blogged to death, or write about them with a fresh perspective.

-Break your posts up. On the Web, people are much more likely to read four 500-word blog posts than they are to read one 2,000-word blog post. By breaking posts up into digestible chunks, you can make it easier for your readers to comprehend what they are reading, while also getting more content without sacrificing quality.

Get Traffic to Your Blog With Entrecard

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What is Entrecard?

Entrecard is a free advertising exchange network. It’s like dropping a business card on blogs you visit. Users can advertise their own Entrecard ad on any blog in the Entrecard network for free for a certain number of days. Ads are paid for through Entrecard Credits earned by exchanging cards.

So if you are a blogger and want more readers, give Entrecard a try, its Free!