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The Sad State of the Blogosphere

August 22, 2010

We have a problem. That problem is the current state of our blogosphere. It’s in complete shambles. Unfortunately, I’m well aware of what causes this problem and it’s not easily fixable. The cause of the problem is the need for visitors and pageviews, which both translate into money. Don’t get me wrong – making money [...]

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gpEasy: A Dead-Simple CMS Solution

June 2, 2010

With the wide use of social-networking services like Facebook and “micro-blogging” solutions such as Twitter, I have never had the need to create my own blog or personal homepage. In fact, the only web-design related work I’ve ever really needed to perform has been for my current employer in maintaining the company’s static, information-only website. [...]

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How To: Develop Content That Increases Website Traffic

October 14, 2009

In my previous article I discussed the building blocks to building a successful website. What I would like to discuss now is how to produce the best content that will increase your websites traffic, which, in return, will help build your community. The first thing I always think about when making a video, writing a [...]

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FTC Updates Guidelines. Begins Cracking Down On Bloggers.

October 5, 2009

Today, the FTC in a somewhat expected announcement updated their “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”. The changes reflect the agency’s attempt to become more current. The updates allow the FTC to crack down on independent bloggers (and celebrities) who do not disclose any freebies. In other words, if a company [...]

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TechCrunch’s Super Secret Spy Subdomain

August 8, 2009

Earlier today, TechCrunch Co-editor, Erick Schonfeld made a blog post about his issues with Firefox 3.5. However, in that blog post, he posted a screenshot (see below) which included a tab labeled “TechCrunch Spy”. Purposely or not, it stirred some discussion in the comments. Thinking it would be too obvious (I tried it anyway), and [...]

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TechCrunch: I’m Calling You Out – The Race To 1 Million Posts

May 14, 2009

This is it! It’s the 300th post on BestTechie.net! I’m now approximately 12,060 posts behind TechCrunch which according to my math has 12,360 (give or take). Currently, TechCrunch is sporting 618 pages of posts with 20 posts per page – if I did my math correctly (and I hope I did since I even double [...]

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Call For Help – How To Make A Successful Blog

February 6, 2009

Listen Here! Today Joe and I discussed how to make a successful blog. There is no one secret recipe, however, we do provide a number of tips and tricks to help get you on your way. 1. Write about topics you like 2. Write about topics you know 3. You need to follow up with [...]

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