¿Qué es un blog? Blog, weblog, bitá… sin duda una palabra de moda, uno de esos términos que de la noche a la mañana hemos comenzado a ver repetido en todas partes. Aunque aparecieron a finales de los años 90 y podemos considerar el 2004 como su año de explosión en la internet anglosajona, no ha sido hasta los últimos meses del 2005 cuando el fenómeno ha eclosionado definitivamente en el mundo hispanohablante. Definición Pero ¿qué es exactamente un blog? ¿Qué lo distingue de cualquier otro tipo de sitio web? Sin ánimo de erigirnos en repartidores de “carnets de blogger” podemos resumir que un weblog es una publicación online con historias publicadas con una periodicidad muy alta que son presentadas en orden cronológico inverso, es decir, lo último que se ha publicado es lo primero que aparece en la pantalla. ¿Y eso es todo? Comunidad Alrededor de un blog se forma una comunidad de lectores. Sencillez Crear y editar un blog básico es tan sencillo como acceder al correo electrónico. Cuestión de confianza
Leader in Sales Training and Sales Management Training - Action Selling Learn WordPress.com Ari Paparo Dot Com: Big List of Blog Search Engines My new theory on blogging is that whenever I can't find a particular piece of information on Google I should just create it myself. What's the point of all this easy-to-use publishing technology if you don't publish stuff, right? Well, I recently created a new blog, MyLabIsOnFire.com and wanted to find a quick checklist of all the blog and rss search engines so I could submit the site and reap the tons of free traffic which would inevitably result. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a really comprehensive source. Thus, the Big List of Blog Search Engines. Following are all the blog search engines, directories, and web-based RSS aggregators I could find, along with brief instructions on getting your site listed. New: Big List of International Blog Search Engines In alphabetic order: Name: 2RSSURL: Feed DirectoryAdd your blog here: On front pageNote: Requires RSS Feed UPDATED! NEW! Note: Programmatic interface available as well. NEW! NEW! Updates: Hi. Dave Aaargh.
Blogs: Un vistazo al fenómeno de moda (11:17 min / 2,58 Mb) En una sociedad cada vez más conectada empiezan a surgir personas que quieren expresar sus pensamientos en diversas materias en la red para que puedan ser conocidos por otr@s y posteriormente debatidos, rebatidos, defendidos o estudiados, ofreciendo de este modo un valor añadido tremendamente superior al pensamiento inicial, puesto que ha sido enriquecido por miles de voces de cualquier lugar del planeta y de distinta condición. Estas personas utilizan una nueva concepción en la manera de comunicarse en la red: el weblog o blog. Vivimos en una época en la que la importancia de obtener la información que se necesita rápidamente es cada vez más relevante, tanto en el aspecto profesional como personal. El acceso a Internet, la red de redes, ofrece una nueva vía de comunicación y permite estar informados en todo momento y prácticamente en tiempo real. ¿Qué es un blog? Las características más representativas que debe cumplir un blog son las siguientes: Figura 1. Figura 2.
Juegos de Memoria y Salud Mental, Ejercicios para la memoria, Juegos para el cerebro - CogniFit Enabling Subscriptions on My Blog « Support — WordPress.com Each time you publish new content on your blog, your followers receive an update, either on their Read Blogs page or via email (or both, depending on their settings). There are several different ways that readers can start following your blog. Note: Followers do not need to be registered with WordPress.com. Anyone following your blog with an email address that’s not associated with a WordPress.com account will be sent details of how to confirm and manage the sites they’re following without needing to register at WordPress.com. Follower Stats Your site stats page displays how many followers you have, who your followers are, as well as how many people are subscribed to post comments on your site. To view your followers, go to WordPress.com while logged in, and click on Stats. Then, scroll down to the bottom of your stats page until you see the module titled “Totals, Followers, and Shares”: This will take you to a screen that lists each of your followers: ↑ Table of Contents ↑ Troubleshooting
10 Essential First Steps When Starting A Wordpress Blog Having created quite a few blogs, I’d like to think that I have a good system down for those essential first steps, and I hope it can be of use to you too. By following these you’ll get a good head start in the world of blogging and hopefully an influx of traffic to give you the motivation to carry on. If you’ve already started, think of this as a checklist as I’m sure there’s a few you haven’t done yet. 1. Good Quality Content Is Always The Best Tactic I can’t tell you how sick I am of hearing people announce their blog when it has less than 5 posts on it and/or consists of nothing more than YouTube videos and re-posted pictures with a one-sentence commentary. Make sure you have, at the very least, 10 quality posts, but aim for around 30 ideally. Keep your articles focused, grammatically correct and spell checked. 2. Spend a whole $10 on a unique, short as you can, relevant domain name – even if you’re hosting your blog on a free WordPress.com or Blogger account. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Graphic Design Basics - Elements and Principles of Graphic Design Basics Principles of Design: Balance, Proximity, Alignment, Repetition, Contrast, and White Space. Jacci Howard Bear Elements of Design: line, shape, mass, texture, color Get a better understanding of the basics of graphic design by studying the elements and principles of graphic design that govern effective design and page layout. Designers achieve their goals by utilizing the elements and principles of graphic design. By following each of two learning paths on these concepts of graphic design basics and their application in modern desktop publishing, those with no formal graphic design training can improve their page layout and text compositions. Although individual lessons within these two Graphic Design Basics classes can be taken out of order, I recommend following the lessons sequentially to get the full benefit. Elements of Graphic Design Basics Classes The building blocks of design are defined and illustrated in these lessons and exercises - including lines, shapes, and texture.
How to Install Google Analytics in WordPress Knowing how your audience interacts with your website is crucial for your success. The best way to know your audience is through your traffic stats and this is what Google Analytics provide for FREE. In this article, we will share why Google Analytics is important, and how you can install Google Analytics in your WordPress blog. Why is Google Analytics Important for Bloggers? Google analytics allow you to keep track of: Who visits your site This part of analytics answers what is the geographical location of your audience, which browser did the user use to visit your site and many other important information such as: screen resolution, JavaScript support, Flash support, language and more. This data is extremely useful, and it can help in numerous ways. What they do when they are on your website You can track where the user is going on your website, how long do they stay on your website, and what is the bounce rate (the percent of users exit your site on the first visit). Video Tutorial
How to Craft a Blog Post – 10 Crucial Points to Pause It hits you like a TON of BRICKS! It’s an idea for that KILLER blog post that is just bound to bring you all the traffic that you’ve ever dreamed of. With the idea fresh in your mind you sit down at your keyboard and BANG it out – desperate to hit publish as quickly as you can for fear that someone else will beat you to the PUNCH! Image by pallotron As SMOKE rises from your keyboard you complete your post, quickly add a title to it and proudly hit PUBLISH! Visions of an avalanche of visitors, incoming links and comments swirl before you. But then… Reality hits you like a SLAP in the face. Ever had that experience? I have – many many times over. Today I want to start a series of posts that will walk you through an alternative workflow for constructing a blog post – one that takes…. time. Image by Samyra.S If there’s one lesson that I’ve learnt about writing for the web it’s that a key element to writing successful blog posts is that in most cases they take time to CREATE.
How to Blog: Blogging Tips for Beginners Update: See our more recently published posts on the topic of starting a blog at How to Start a Blog in 5 Easy Steps and how to make money blogging. Welcome to my How to Blog – Blogging Tips for Beginners Guide. On the page below you’ll find links to a series of how to blog tips that I’ve written with blogging for beginners (and ‘Pre’ Bloggers) in mind. How to Blog – My Ultimate Guide to Blogging for Beginners Since developing this series I’ve produced a book specifically for beginner bloggers. Lastly- if you enjoy these posts and want to keep in touch with ProBlogger – subscribe via our RSS feed. Blogging Tips for Beginners Introductory Posts Blog Design Tips Tips for Writing Content for Blogs Tips on Making Money from Blogs Blog Networks Other Beginner Blogging Tips Want more Blogging Tips for Beginners? If you want more blogging tips I can recommend two things. 1.