Like most bloggers I really love comments.And it’s great to get comments that express concern such as “Sue – you’re back and…not blogging yet?:)”……. only to discover it’s a spam comments.I’ll tell...
Topics: Akismet, comment moderation, comments, spam, spam comments, Tips For Better Blogging

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I’m frequently asked ‘how to moderate all posts and comments on student blogs so that nothing is published until approved by a teacher’ because there are situations where it’s necessary.I’ll tell you how to do it below – but...
Topics: comment moderation, comments, gmail, Using Blogs With Students

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An important part of my daily blogging routine is monitoring mentions of me or my blogs on the Internet.Yes sounds very vain!  And this is why bloggers normally refer to this as ‘Vanity Alerts.’I’ll tell you how I do it below —...
Topics: Backtweets, Google Alerts, Growing Blog Readership, Ice Rocket, Search Twitter, Tips For Better Blogging

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Analyzing blog metrics always gives me a headache!But as a blogger it’s important to know ‘Is the content you’re providing is fulfilling your readers needs?”Metrics provide you with insights into how your readers are interacting...
Topics: Growing Blog Readership, metrics, PostRank, Tips For Better Blogging

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Analyzing blog metrics always gives me a headache!But as a blogger it’s important to know ‘Is the content you’re providing is fulfilling your readers needs?”Metrics provide you with insights into how your readers are interacting...
Topics: Growing Blog Readership, metrics, PostRank, Tips For Better Blogging

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