I was looking around at some of the really good photoblogs out there on the net and I ran across some which had won the Photoblog Awards for different years. While I’m really not thinking that my humble place here in cyberspace is worthy of such an honor, I did want to point out that they did accept my submission here.
So, if you’re enjoying my work, or just want to go see other really good photography, check out the above link and either vote for me, or look around!
Looking around at numerous other blogs I frequent, it becomes painfully clear just how little many people understand about SEO, or Search Engine Optimization. In this situation, ignorance is not bliss as these blogs are potentially sacrificing a large number of readers who can’t find the content contained within.
SEO, or Search Engine Optimization is the process by which the author of a web page (or blog in our case) organizes and formats their content to make it more accessible to search engines such as Google, Yahoo, or Bing. This sounds relatively simple, right? Well, let’s start off by making it clear that there is no such thing as a blog with perfect SEO simply because there is no 100% definition of exactly what “perfect SEO” really entails. However, there are a few simple things that can go a long way to making sure that your blog is at least getting indexed by search engines. Read more…
So 2009 is almost over, and while I know I should have expected the year to end (as they always do), I’m somehow more surprised than usual. Apparently, I’d gotten a little too comfortable with writing 2009 on things so it is now time to force me to change (or else scribble out a lot of dates). If the past is any indicator, it will take me until June before I figure out what’s going on with regards to documenting the correct year.
With that said, I’m trying to actually make some New Year’s Resolutions this year. You see, I’m on a roll from last year having successfully accomplished my single resolution to make no resolutions. While it may not be a huge undertaking, it’s one which I took seriously and am proud to say I’ve generally succeeded. I like to enjoy the successes in my life – no matter how small and insignificant they may seem.
So this year, I’m going to actually try to market Digital Notions. If you’re read my previous article entitled Rookie Blogging Mistakes, you’ll soon realize this is one of my biggest hurdles I’m facing with the success of this site. In an effort to do this, I’m going to be undertaking a huge task – posting at least one photo every day.
I’m not going to set any limits on the subject matter of these daily photos. They may be simple snippets of my daily life. They may be photos of which I’m particularly proud. Or, they may be some experiments that either did or didn’t come out correctly. Regardless, I’m hoping to see a progression throughout the year. Overall, I’m trying to grow as a photographer. We’ll see how it goes.
In addition to Photo A Day plan, I’m going to try to write more. You see, as much as I enjoy photography, I also enjoy writing. I plan to not only write more helpful articles for fellow bloggers (especially about the Photo A Day undertaking), but perhaps write some more creative pieces. I don’t want topics to stray too far from the purpose of this site, but I do want this site to evolve into something that is uniquely me.
So there you have it! If you have any ideas for topics to write about, or any ideas for daily photo themes, leave a comment and let me know!
In reading through Pro Blogger today, I found an interesting post entitled Rookie Lessons for New Bloggers, which was a guest post by Katie Kimball of Kitchen Stewardship. As somewhat of a rookie myself, I decided to quickly jot down my thoughts. This soon turned into the following full post which I figured I’d share with you all.
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There. I said it. Blogging is difficult. Even more so for someone new to online publishing — the “blog rookie” if you will. Sure, there are tons of success stories, and great resources with tons of information. That’s enough, right? Perhaps. But don’t be fooled into thinking it’s easy to sit down and write a successful blog! The process of simply setting up a blog can be intimidating and time consuming, especially if you’re trying to setup a unique domain name and host the blog on a server as opposed to going through a ready made blog site such as WordPress.com or Blogger. We haven’t even begun to write yet, a task which for many, is harder then they anticipated. After an initial burst of energy and great ideas, finding topics, images and motivation can become difficult. And we’re not even to the part of this venture where you have to actually market your blog. That’s right. Sites don’t just take off and become profitable on their own. Along the way, mistakes are made. Lots of them. Yes. Everyone makes mistakes when blogging and anyone who claims they haven’t is lying to you.
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