Blog Directory Traffic
December 5, 2008 by admin
Filed under General Blogging
Blog directories are vast listings of blogs that readers can search by topic, genre, age of the blog and other features like demographics, or even location. One of the best things about blog directories is the fact that your listing will remain within the directory for as long as you wish, at no cost.
There are hundreds of blog directories available to bloggers who wish to submit their websites into specific categories, however keep in mind that your submission is often not automatic and will require manual approval which can take up to 72 hours to be completed. Furthermore, specific directories only allow a certain number of blogs per use to be submitted, so be sure to send in your primary blogs first.
Many of these directories will feature blogs on their front of their website, at no cost, as well as within specific categories depending on popularity and ratings.
It’s a great way to expose your website to new traffic as well as generate relevant backlinks to your blog.
Here are some popular blog directory listings:
Blog Catalog
www.BlogCatalog.com
Blogarama
www.BlogaRama.com
Total Blog Directory
www.totalblogdirectory.com
Blogging Fusion
www.bloggingfusion.com
Blogoozle
www.blogoozle.com
Top Rank Blog
www.toprankblog.com
Blogapedia
www.bloggapedia.com
Bloggeries
www.bloggeries.com
Blog Connection
www.blog-connection.com
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Top Blog Plugins
December 5, 2008 by admin
Filed under General Blogging
In order to make your blog more interactive and dynamic, not to mention rank better in the search engines and gain additional exposure from within social groups and communities, there are a handful of blog plugins and modules that will improve your blog, and encourage visitors to return.
Here are a few of the top WordPress plugins available:
Akismet
http://akismet.com/
A spam filter that checks comments posted to your blog against the Akismet database to endusre that they are not spam related. Will also check trackbacks for spam as well.
Google Sitemaps
This plugin will generate a Google compliant site map for your blog which helps in search engine optimization and ranking.
Ultimate Tag Warrior
A plugin designed to offer the ability to add keyword tags to pages, posts and categories. Great for SEO.
WP Contact Form
Provides a support form for your blog visitors to be able to contact you directly without displaying your email address.
Related Posts Plugin
Keep your visitors on your site longer by showcasing relevant topics relating to the original content they were reviewing. You can customize this plugin to display a specific number of related posts, however you can not choose specific posts to show within this plugin, at this time.
WP Cache
Helps speed up your WordPress based blog by caching pages and storing them in a static file.
You can browse through a wide variety of additional plugins from the WordPress website itself, by visiting:
