Here’s what happens when you get on the front page of Digg

server error

A number of things happen when one of your blog articles reaches the front page of Digg.

1/ Your server crashes due to the high load

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Should you add DoFollow to your blog?

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Update: 11 December 2008
I no longer have the ‘nofollow’ tag removed from comment links. This is due to the high number of spam comments that flooded my blog, and the time necessary to moderate them.

For those of you with your own blog or website, it goes without saying that you want to improve your Google page rank. You want to be easily found so you can reach a wider audience.

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It’s now easier for you to comment

Those of you who have commented on my blog (thanks by the way), will notice that the comments section is no longer to the right of the article. It’s now below.
Also, the actual form to type your comment used to be situated at the top of the comment column, it now appears below any comments [...]

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Google AdSense makes you look unprofessional

Google AdSense customisation

Just how much do you value your own appearance? Would you give up on making a great first impression for a few extra dollars a month? AdSense can be lucrative for some, but at what cost to your business?

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Blogging tips from blog gurus

eMom Wendy Piersall

If you only had five minutes to ensure you’re making the most of your blog, who would you spend those five minutes with?

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Dawud Miracle’s critique of my logo blog

Dawud Miracle

In the spirit of giving back to those who read your blog (the SOAP programme I wrote about earlier) Dawud Miracle, of Healthy WebDesign, has kindly written quite an in-depth critique of my logo design website.

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How to widen your blog’s international reach

When I wrote a personal critique of Marc Rapp’s blog I mentioned his language translator, and how Marc’s audience spanned across countries that mine barely touched, I thought to myself, “I’ll have to try that”.
The idea was put on the back-burner until today when I read Lorelle’s guest translation article on ProBlogger. Lorelle writes some [...]

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Here’s the re-design you asked for, any better?

David Airey blog header

When I asked what you thought of my blog, I had no idea you’d provide such great suggestions.

I’d really appreciate your thoughts on this new look for my humble logo design blog.

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Critical tips for your blog design?

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The design of your blog can greatly improve reader retention, and here I link to a number of great resources where you can learn valuable blog design tips.

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My public SOAPing of Jessica Duquette

Jessica Duquette

At the start of the month, Easton Ellsworth, of Business Blogwire, initiated Pass the SOAP — a nice idea for helping others improve their blogs.

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