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Below you will see a listing of monthly archives. To view the archives for a particular month, click on that month's calendar abbreviation.

• 2008:
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• 2007:
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  • Aug
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August 2007

Top Commentators for August

• August 31, 2007 ·
• Filed in Random Jabber ·
• 9 Comments

I’ve decided to start sharing more link love. I already have dofollow set on all comment links so those of you who do comment frequently will be rewarded with some link love, but also, for the top commentators, I’m going to start a monthly article dedicated to you. So, here’s…

Random Jabber Downtime and New Icons

• August 28, 2007 ·
• Filed in Random Jabber ·
• 12 Comments

I just wanted to write a quick article and let everyone know that I’ve been having some real issues with my current host. For the last couple weeks I’ve been experiencing some serious downtime and I’m in the process of possibly changing hosts, because I can’t have this. …

Do You Find Blogging Easier or Harder Than You Thought it Would be?

• August 26, 2007 ·
• Filed in Blogging ·
• 19 Comments

Before I started blogging I had this preconceived notion that it would be an easy task. When you’re outside the blogosphere looking in, it seems easy. You simply install your favorite blog software, load the Misty theme so your site will look like John Chow’s (well, his…

Why are the Comment Links on Your Blog Set to Nofollow?

• August 21, 2007 ·
• Filed in Blogging ·
• 51 Comments

Something I’ve noticed recently is that a lot of the blogs I routinely visit have their commentator links set to nofollow. Yes, out of curiosity I usually view the source and check. Having nofollow enabled has no bearing on whether or not I leave a comment on that blog. I…

Random Act of Linkness

• August 16, 2007 ·
• Filed in Blogging ·
• 8 Comments

It seems that in the blogosphere these days a new meme is popping up left and right. This new meme is where you basically link to one person and provide them with a Random Act of linkness. Bob from EveryEveryMinute started this random act of linkness and

What Makes You Unsubscribe From my RSS Feed?

• August 13, 2007 ·
• Filed in Blogging ·
• 24 Comments

So who likes to see their RSS subscriber numbers go down? No one does, right? As a blog owner, gaining RSS subscribers is the ultimate goal. When the number of people subscribing to your feed goes up, it gives you a warm fuzzy feeling inside knowing that you no longer…

Improve Your Blog With a Customer Service Mindset

• August 12, 2007 ·
• Filed in Blogging ·
• 4 Comments

After graduating college with a Computer Information Systems degree I found out how difficult it was to find a real job. Even though I had just spent the last four years of my life working my butt off (okay, I did have a little fun

Why Social Networking Traffic Sucks!

• August 4, 2007 ·
• Filed in Blogging ·
• 29 Comments

Well, not all of the traffic your blog receives from social networking sites sucks, but majority of it does. Jon from Smart Wealthy Rich recently blogged about Getting A Listers to Notice Your Blog vs…

You’ve Built It, But Will They Come?

• August 2, 2007 ·
• Filed in Blogging ·
• 11 Comments

So, you’ve launched your blog, but will the visitors come? Probably not. Blogging isn’t a Field of Dreams, so if you want to start getting traffic to your blog, you’ll have to be aggressive and go out and get the traffic yourself. My blog is still new, but my traffic…