July 29th, 2010 by Frode Heimen
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Have you ever found a blog and thought I could do better? Or do you just love to write? Then blogging might be for you. There are some things you need to decide before you start your own blog.
- Why do you want to blog?
I started blogging as an extension to my reflection routine. I work as a manager and used to reflect each Friday. Now I blog a lot and it has become my #1 hobby. If you want to blog for money, you might have a rough time ahead of you. Reasons to blog should be: Passion for writing, online branding, great knowledge on some topic, reflection, writing for yourself.
- What do you want to blog about?
If you are serious about blogging find a topic and stick to it. Random topics of suggestions: wine, food, fashion, motor, leadership, personal development, blogging, writing, book reviews, movie reviews, travel, boats, local politics, news, flowers, hobbies. » Read more: How to become a blogger and why you should blog
July 24th, 2010 by Frode Heimen
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I have been working with one single blog post lately to optimize it. When you used to search for “micromanagement” in Google, you would find my blog post at the top of page four. When you search for it today you will find it at the top of page two, this is number 11 of 464.000. I am very satisfied with the progress this blog post made. So what have I done? In this blog post I will share what I have done and what I achieved. Some results are more surprising than other. » Read more: Optimizing Google Search Results
July 18th, 2010 by Frode Heimen
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In this blog post you will learn a few good things to think about when you write a blog post. I will give you the first tip right now. Start with an interesting ingress to capture reader’s attention. Keep reading and you will get more good advice on how to write a good blog post. » Read more: How to Write a Good Blog Post
July 14th, 2010 by Frode Heimen
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Oh what a remarkable headline for the post of today. For us C64 geeks this is a well known saying from the game ”Impossible Mission” – And as a blogger you are playing the role of the evil genius Professor Elvin Atombender, trying to get your visitor to stay forever or at least for a while. I do not know if you are planning on taking over the world, but hey you want your blog to grow. » Read more: Another visitor. Stay awhile… staaaaay FOREVER
July 11th, 2010 by Frode Heimen
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So you want to find out how to succeed as a blogger? You are currently searching every possible search engine for tip on how to attract more visitors, or how to make money blogging. Now you have ended up on the one guide that will show you the reality. Not just another top 10 list.
» Read more: How to succeed as a blogger!
July 10th, 2010 by Frode Heimen
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Every serious blog should use Google Analytics. I will write more about how to read statistics later, today however I want to explain one thing you need to focus on to have a successful blog; The Bounce Rate. » Read more: What is Bounce Rate?
July 9th, 2010 by Frode Heimen
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I want to help you to become a great blogger. I had this idea two days ago. I installed this blog, set it up as I would for you if you where to be my customer. I did this during two evenings after my kids went to bed. One of the reasons I am doing this is that I want to prove that large co-operations are slow when it comes to using social media as a marketing channel. They spend months planning and nothing happens. I got my first tweet out yesterday. (Well no followers then, but they will come, and so will you?)
Please do take a look at my menu bar at the top, and read about the server, about me and about my idea if you like.
My experience, your first advantage
I have been blogging for a few years. But I have been working with web development since 1998/99. I have a great experience when it comes to publishing solutions, e-commerce and scripting. I have tried different solutions when it comes to running a blog, and all my experience is hopefully resulting in a great partnership with you. I have tried and failed. And I am still experimenting with my own blog to find out what works and what don’t. I want to share my knowledge with you.
Hostbeetle.com
A beetle is a small insect. I am not the large hosting company. I have selected a narrow niche and will stick to it. Here at hostbeetle.com I am going to write articles about blogging and share much of my knowledge for free.
Oh where art thou my first customer?
I want to host one blog for free. My very first customer will not be charged anything the first year. But I do have some requirements. You must be a blogger that will be active and want to become great. You will be my test customer and you will be able to help me become great as well. And you must have a good idea as well. You will also provide a link back to this service. Please do contact me if you think you are the special one!
My Philosophy!
I selected a wind power solution first of all because I care about the environment. I feel strongly about education as well. And if this service should be a business that will make money in the future I will make funds to support establishing schools in third world countries.
I love the Fish Philosophy about work happiness and I want to have fun with this project. I want you to know that this is fun, and I will use humor when I feel like it. Life is not serious and work should be lots of fun!
But at the end of the day, you should be my friend, satisfied customer and a great blogger.
Welcome!
July 9th, 2010 by Frode Heimen
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I have put together a short list about a few things you need to consider to have a successful blog. There is a lot more to it, but this will get you started. This is written with WordPress in mind. I am going to provide more tips on blogging, so please do subscribe to my blog.
» Read more: 10 things your blog needs!
How is your Twitter account doing? Did you know that twitter is like a bed of flowers? You need to get rid of the weed and keep your followers and your followings tidy. And there is a benefit as well, but you need a tool that can do the dirty work for you.
