Guest-Posting and Guest-Hosting: Best Practices
Guest posting. What is it, and why do it? What are the pros and cons? What qualities do great guests and hosts have? What are the rules? Who makes them…
Author: Greg Narayan
Enter Our Holiday Giveaway!
Dear Readers, Happy Holidays and welcome to our giveaway! You’ll be happier than a 4 year old in a jumpsuit… One more throwback picture below, courtesy of my Mum and…
Ante-Up Post #1: Share Your Story with Adsense
Dear Reader, Strategy updated: I’m now running two more ads (3 total) on the case study blog as per a reader’s comment. The holidays are an important time to set…
The Maddest Guy I’ve Met in Blogging Shares How to Grow Your Twitter to 4K
Quick note from Greg – Not too long ago, I met a talented blogger named Ashley, who’s guest posted for you below. Ashley’s going to reveal how to actually become…
So, You’re Back at it: How to Take Advantage of a Post-Holiday Blogging Buzz
Another vacation is in the books and that means you’re fired up! Guess what, your readers are too! Here are 10 best practices to write your usual amazing content AND…
Video CASE STUDY: 4 Bloggers Show Us if WordPress.com or WordPress.org is the Right Version for You
In the 1971 epic film “Diamonds are Forever” James Bond is faced with a slight dilemma – his villain comes in two versions. Bond must kill one of them to…
How I Created an Online Bookstore (that Actually Sells Books)
So, you want to sell eBooks too? In this post I tell the full, 4-month, caffeinated story behind our bookstore and drop of my best strategies to start your own.…
Five Flawless Ways to Start a Blog Post (with a Surprise!)
It’s a problem we all face. Unless you’re a super confident writer with an endless coffee pot full of creativity, you might face it quite often. Starting blog posts is…
A Checklist (and the Woman Behind it) that Toppled Dear Blogger
Quick note from Greg – When I launched Dear Blogger way back, I remember telling all the writers and advertisers “sorry, this blog is too fresh for guest-posters” (cocky, eh?)…
The Ultimate Guide to Making a Personal Email Address
What’s the first thing you should do after you setup a blog? Hint: Most people forget to do this and get less gigs, less sponsorships, and less feedback on their…
The Content Waterfall
Dear Readers, Do you experience a content waterfall on your blog? Picture this: A bit of water (ideas) backs up in a small pond (your blog). The water trickles down…
When PageRank Abandons a Blog: What To Do When You Lose Google PageRank
Dear Readers, For two years I built PageRank on my college community blog. When I awoke Monday to check the Gmail, my PageRank was a zero. In this post I’d…
Guest Blogging Guidelines: Dear Blogger Style
Dear Reader, No more excuses. No more polite rejection emails. It’s time to start publishing the work of a few Dear Blogger readers. That means you! And on a blog…
“Search Engines Follow People” and Other Reasons I’m So Happy With Year #1
Dear Reader, This blog turns 1 year old this weekend! (The weekend of September 29th, 2013, but don’t worry it’s not too late to congratulate us!) And while I have…
How Mega-Brands Choose Domain Names
Problem? Yes. Answer from Dear Blogger? Of course. Google's amazing. I often Google long tail gibberish only I could possibly understand like "2004 Digg feature Business Week quote about blogging…
Eliminating the “Nobody Cares” Effect on Your Blog
Dear Readers, If you’re in your middle ages of blogging, you might be in a lull. Happens to everyone. People…your readers…care. Really they do. But if you haven’t realized by…
How to Cure Twitter Loneliness
Dear Reader, Here’s the obvious: most of us sign up for Twitter with no idea what we’re doing. Now here’s something less obvious: 50-70% of Twitter handles at ANY given…
Road to Glory: What Blogging Milestones Have You Reached This Summer?
It’s the end of the summer now and I’m going to take the odd calm I’ve felt in the blogosphere as a sign folks are working away on their own…
The Longest Post Ever on WordPress
Dear Reader, No revolutionary blogging strategies here, but I do need your help. See, when I present the idea of WordPress to new bloggers, many cringe. “That’s the hard one!”…
Why I’ll Never Be a Social Media Guy
Dear Reader, A good pal of mine quoted here posed this question to me at the beach this past weekend. It’s one I’ve gotten from friends and family a lot…
Waste of Space: Are Ads Good for Your Blog?
Nothing to do with my love for social media, for about 6 months The Social Network (2010) was my favorite movie. The dialogue is amazing, and I still get goosebumps…
5 Reasons Matt Cutts and I Love Your Blog
Dear Readers, Updated due to angry emailers Predicting the weather is often necessary for a good day at the beach. Such is the case with SEO. If you know how…
Why a Simple List Post Ranks in Google’s Top 10
Dear Readers, Ranking in Google is impossible. Bloggers will never be able to compete with the Yahoos, Ask.coms, About.coms etc etc etc so don’t even bother! Yeah, right. If you…
Hello, India Today…
Dear Readers, Sometimes, us bloggers want to escape the limelight. Sit back, and remember what it was like on Day 1 of blogging: just me, the rumble of a train,…
Penguin + Panda Survival Guide: Everything You Should Know and Do
Dear Readers, I dropped by a G+ hangout last week to listen to some bloggers chat about how to blog now after Penguin and Panda. Boy were they mad. These…