Unfortunately it is very easy to misinterpret and/or mis-use any type of statistics. People often look at the number while failing to consider how the statistic was calculated or what it truly means. About Misinterpreting Statistics Here’s an example: Statistics show that 45% of the population can’t read the newspaper. Shocking literacy rates! Or is…
Have your Blogs.mu cake – and eat it too!
People are now asking me about Blogs.mu in terms of school blogging programs so I’ve decided it’s better to clarify because most people won’t appreciate how very different Blogs.mu is from other hosted blogging solutions. But before I do it is important to point out, to ensure full disclosure, that I work for both Edublogs…
Comments Count!
A lot of the learning from blogging happens as a result of commenting and interaction between commenters. Comments that challenge views, ideas and thoughts or provide alternative solutions expand our thinking. Trouble is most readers are reluctant commenters, not because of lack of time, but because they feel uncomfortable leaving comments. Please leave a comment to demonstrate…
The Enjoyable Aspects Of Decluttering Sidebars!
First impressions count! Combine poor theme choice with a cluttered sidebar and you have a recipe for convincing first time visitors NOT to subscribe to your blog. They’re too busy being turned off to notice your great posts! Unfortunately sidebar clutter creeps up on most bloggers. So I thought it would be helpful to share…
Are You Being A More Effective Blogger By Tracking Comments?
When I leave comments on other blogger’s posts I like to be notified on any new comments that are posted. Maybe it is just me? But comments by other readers and response(s) by the blogger help my learning. Being notified of follow up comments means I can choose to continue the conversation by returning to…
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Are You Getting The Most Out Of Pages On Your Blog?
How you write your posts and its content is really important! But so are the pages on your blog! Did you realise that visits to your pages can be higher than your posts? But when was the last time you audited your pages and made improvements? Especially your ‘About Page’ since this is where new…
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Interlinking! Is it YOUR idea of fun?
Natasa describes interlinking archived posts as “a blogger’s day in hell!” Strong words but I can’t think of ANY blogging task that horrifies me more than working through old posts to add links to new posts. It’s incredibly time consuming! And if your main reason for linking posts is to get readers viewing more pages…
Running A First Time Reader Audit On Your Blog
Day 2 in the 31 Days to Building a Better Blog Project is to Do a First Time Reader Audit on your blog. This is one of the MOST important tasks of the 31 Days Project. How you see your blog and what you write about is often totally different from how viewed by others.…
Emailing New Readers Who Leave Comments
Wasn’t me who said I’m currently unable to revisit Darren Rowse’s 31 Days to Build a Better Blog while also reflecting on Steve Dembo’s 30 Days to Being A Better Blogger! Course I’m able! Simple… I will write posts about each task on this blog but based on my interpretation of what’s 31 Days 8)…
Improving Your Blogging With The 31 Day Project!
One of my Top personal blogging I want To-Do’s is to revisit the 31 Day Project by working through Steve Dembo’s 30 Days to Being A Better Blogger! Participating in The 31 Days to Build a Better Blog project by Darren Rowse (Problogger) in August 2007 was life changing for me. I attribute much of…
