Leveraging tools

Ping over 20 top search engines in less than 1 second

Do you know when search engines pick up on your blog updates? What if I told you that there is a way to manually ping over 20 top search engines in less than 1 second? Would you believe me?

Welcome to Ping-O-Matic! A free service by the WordPress Foundation, this tool lets you ping your selected [...]

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Why auto surfing/traffic exchanges are nothing but fluff to your blog

I love this guest post topic! Although my experience is slightly different from Brad’s, who runs canadiantechblogger.com, his perspective is enlightening and I agree with his point of view for the most part.

First up what is a traffic exchange: a traffic exchange is a website where you view other people’s sites. [...]

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The MMO ebook of all MMO ebooks

With so many blog “experts” out there, how can you tell the difference between really useful information and dated, irrelevant hype?

There are some of us who have been blogging or running our own sites for years and the best endorsement is what other bloggers have to say about our sites, our [...]

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How to check Do-Follow link

Long time follower, Dana from Blogging Tips Blog chimes in with a nice tip for those of us who care about link juice.

As you may already aware, Do-follow link is surely important part of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) – specially for link building. Do-follow link is used by search engine as one of many factor [...]

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Even I get ‘free blog help’ on freebloghelp.com

Do you have a thorn in your side and just never bothered to pull it out?

When I look at my list of things to do for this site, there are some tasks that just never make it to the top. Somehow, even when one of those inch up near the top of the priority list, [...]

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All-in-one SEO is mandatory for 99% of all bloggers

With changes to Google search like real time (integration of tweets) and personalization (based on user behaviors), setting up a solid foundation for SEO has become more critical than ever. Sure, you can follow some basics like the things I outlined in my SEO top 5 but using the right tools can help.

That’s where All-in-one [...]

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Does the iPad change mobile blogging?

It’s only been a day or so since its unveiling but it seems like 90% of the world’s population has heard of the iPad already. Although we don’t know whether there’s going to be a specific WordPress app for the iPad yet, I’d bet that it’s going to be ready before mid-year. Besides, the iPad [...]