Weekly Roundup - Week Ending August 10, 2007
This week saw the official week-after-official-launch-week of my new “Blawg In A Box” business, an hour-long conference call in which I tried to impart my hard-won (through trial and a whole lot of error) “blawgging wisdom” to other lawyers, and a freakin’ steamy week here on the coast. Any day where it’s hotter than Phoenix? Is HOT.
But the A/C’s on, and I’m digging my cushy indoor job right about now. Let’s round us up some bloggy goodness, whaddya say? (Oh - and I’m trying a new linking format with this post. Instead of using the descriptors as my anchor text, I’m anchoring to the blog name itself, but to the post - not the main page of the blog. There is one exception with the Blogger & Podcaster entry. Let me know what you think.)
9:01 AM: Want to get to Gen Y purchasers? Use blogs and online groups . . . About Web Logs: Deb’s gonna let you in on some secret blog-ninja stuff! “What the Probloggers Don’t Tell You” - shhhhh . . . Better Blogging With Michael Martine: Michael gave us a three part (so far) series on “How To Start a Business Blog” - check his home page for the other entries . . . The Blog Herald: Does anyone else find this deja-vu-ish? “UK armed forces banned from blogging” . . . Blogger & Podcaster: Shelly asked some pointed questions about a dust-up in the podcasting community over standards and representation in trade associations, and got a little flak in the comments for it, too (not to mention a call for disclosure, which was given in a later post) . . . Blogging Basics 101: “How do I add YouTube video to my blog?” BB101’s got the goods . . . Blogging For Dollars: Angela takes on the scrapers, who are at it again (or still) . . . Chris Garrett on New Media: “The Secret to Freelance Blogging” talks about blogging for pay for companies, and some questions each party should ask when negotiating this kind of arrangement . . . Copyblogger: A guest post by Ryan Imel talks about “writing everything down” (and has one of the most … interesting pics I’ve seen to date on this or any other blog) . . . DoshDosh: One of my secret obsessions is productivity pr0n, and this post comes close, talking as it does about “opportunity costs” and my favorite/most hated distraction, the boob tube (c’mon, though, TNT’s running two whole hours of Angel every morning - how am I supposed to pass that up?!) . . . Deep Jive Interests: Tony writes about VideoCafe and “pimp[ing] your blog” . . . I’d Rather Be Writing: Tom rethinks “the Importance of Screenshots, Diagrams, and Other Visuals” . . . Lorelle on WordPress: “Are You Risking Your Blog With an Unofficial Or Vulnerable WordPress Theme?” - discusses the “sponsored theme” debate . . . Performancing: Speaking of, Performancing announces that the September 2007 theme sponsorship is open for bids . . . Problogger: WHOA, Kitty! Darren’s got himself a blog makeover! I like it a lot. And here he writes about exploring your blog’s stats (part of his 31-day Project series) . . . Instigator Blog: Ben suggests linking to new blogs to get more readers . . . SEO Round Table: OK, I laughed like crazy at this title, sorry - “Google Deletes Own Blog After Mistaking It For Spam.” Hee. HEE!
OK, I’m done now. Time for a nice, relaxing ice bath and a nap in the deep freeze walk-in. Til next week - stay cool, bloggers!
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August 10th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
I prefer links to use descriptive text as link text, that’s better backlink juice. I always do it for other bloggers I link to.