31 Days to Building a Better Blog Headquarters

31 Days to Building a Better Blog Headquarters

UPDATE: This page is for the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog project that I ran in 2005. You can get a much more updated version of this challenge which I ran in 2009 here.

In an attempt to keep all of the posts in the 31 Days to a Building a Better Blog Project together in a succinct and easy to use place I’ve decided to start this page that lists all of the blog tips. I’ve divided them into two sections – firstly those I’ve written and secondly those submitted by readers.

ProBlogger Posts

Miscellaneous Posts

Introduction to the 31 Days to Building a Better Blog Project
Blog Case Study – Is it Time to Quit?
SEO Tip 1 – Put Keywords in Titles
Domain Name Suggestion Tool – DomainBot
On Posting Schedules
Social Bookmarking – Getting your Blog Noticed
Converting One off Visitors to Your Blog into Regular Readers
Writing Blog Content – Make it Scannable
When is it Time to Go Pro as a Blogger?
Overnight Blogging Success
Adsense Optimization Case Study – BuzzMachine
The Secret to Interactive Blogging – Expertise blended with Invitation
Getting Inside Your Blog Readers Mind
There’s a Hole in my Blog – Holistic Blogging

Strategic Blogging Series

Introduction
Mission
Values
Vision and Goals
Issues, Present Reality and Future Direction
Strategy
Action Plan
Complete Series in one Post

Declaring War on Blogger Apathy Series

Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V
Part VI
Complete Article

Search Engine Optimization Tips for Blogs Series

Introduction
Off Site Techniques
Keywords
Internal Links and Frequent Posting
Site Themes and Design
Outbound Links and Choosing a Domain
Lengthy Domain Registration, One Topic Posts, Optimal Length Posts
Duplicate Content, Pinging and MyYahoo
Quantities of Content and Submit to Search Engines
SEO Articles and Resources
The Complete SEO for bloggers Series

How Email Newsletters can Improve your Blog

Part I – Benefits of Email Newsletters
Email Newsletter Tips for Bloggers

Affiliate Programs for Blogs

Affiliate Programs for Blogs – Introduction
Amazon Associates Program
Clickbank
Commission Junction
LinkShare
10 Tips for Using Affiliate Programs on your Blog



Reader Submitted Links

Day 1′s Submitted Links

5 Blog Traffic Tips
Only 2 Good Reasons to Blog for Profit
Dominic Foster documents his 31 Days

Day 2′s Submitted Links

Blog Tips for August
The Top 10 Things You Should Know Before You Blog
Blog to Learn
Keyword Reseach

Day 3′s Submitted Links

Developing Community
Secrets of Google Sitemap
Top 10 Blog tips
Full Feeds or Extracts in feeds
Keeping organized when you post on more than one topic

Day 4′s Submitted Links

Business Blogging – What do I say?
The Writers Buzz
Blog Tips for Writers – Part 1
Productivity Tips for Avid Blog Readers

Day 5′s Submitted Links

Blog Tips for Writers 2
Script for Firefox which prevents publishers clicking on their own Adsense ads

Day 6′s Submitted Links

Blogversation – How to Build blogosphere easily
How NOT to Build a Successful Online Business

Day 7′s Submitted Links

Tips for a Successful Blog
Make sure you have enough to say
Exit Adsense
are there three blogospheres

Day 8′s Submitted Links

Writing for the Web
How should a blogger respond when they get a comment?
Better Blogging

Day 9′s Submitted Links

Building a Better Blog – Six Do NOTs
Search Engine Optimization Tips for Beginners
Blog Search Engine Optimization
Publish at the right time
Anything That Can be Measured, Can be Improved
Design Theory for New Bloggers
You’re going to spend a lot of time talking to yourself in the beginning
Short conversations, long conversations

Day 10′s Submitted Links

Anyone for Comments?
Not everyone knows what a blog is

Day 11′s Submitted Links

Interlinking and Date Stamps
Give Your Blog Site A Health Check
Technorati Tags: What? Why? How?

Day 12′s Submitted Links

6 Ways To Get Out Of The Deserted Blog Island
10 Useful SEO tips
4 Steps To Get Your Website In Googles ‘Back Door’
Keep Searching Blogs

Day 13′s Submitted Links

Building Traffic for Bloggers
Site search, calendars and search term hilite
Blog Better By Learning from the Rapper
Blogging for its own sake
Help for the Business end of a Business Blog

Day 14′s Submitted Links

The Seven Deadly Sins of Blogging

Day 15′s Submitted Links

7 Mistakes for your First Week Blogging
How to start a new Blog
Setting up a Blog
Make Feedburner Work for You
Vary your content!
Thick and Thin Clients
Which one pay more
Copy Paste: Why and Why Not?
Non-SEO Marketing for Instant Massive Traffic

Day 16′s Submitted Links

Improve Your Blog’s Content in 5 Steps
Build a Better Blog: Build a Blogging Team
CMS and the Web
WordPress as a CMS
Donate Buttons
Giving Your Business a Personality
Content is King
Blogosphere Networking
Blogstars :: The Price of Success
A Word to All Bloggers
Reasons to Read my Blog
Tips on Starting a New Blog – Part 1
Turn a negative situation into a positive one

Day 17′s Submitted Links

Tuning Your Entry Titles
Improving Blog Headlines: Lessons Learned offline
Fighting Link Rot
What do I care what Strangers Blog?
Develop a “Constant Reader”

Day 18′s Submitted Links

Emails, Newsletters and the Law
Stay out of the Copyright Jail

Day 19′s Submitted Links

The Power of the Mission Statement
Observational Blogging
Technorati, tagging and all that
Starting a Blog Using WordPress and Dreamhost
Using blogs as a learning Tool
Guest Blogging and Other ways to create content
Adwords First Experience
Track your Visitor
Introversion and How to Win Friends
Winamp playlist
Cross Browser Compatibility

Day 20′s Submitted Links

Blogging Blues
Pro-blogger barter
Journey to Become Pro Blogger
Why Keeping Several Blogs Can be a Good Idea
The Tools of the Trade
Let online tools help you begin
To All WordPress Users: Back up Matters
Responding to Blog Criticism
Building Traffic on this Blog
What to Write About in Blogs
Turn Your Life Experiences into Blogs
Blogging the Write Way
Mice Life

Day 21′s Submitted Links

Should My Home Business Have a Blog?
Is your Blog Placement hurting Conversion
How to Benefit from Google Sitemaps

Day 22′s Submitted Links

Content Mangement System Review
Keep your Blogging Software Up to Date
Remove your own Duplicate Content
Find Their Need and Fill It
Google Adsense for Search
Is your Site Pleasing to the Eye
How to Prevent Blog Bloat
Blogging Tip: Permalink
Free Essential Tools for Blogger
Web Site Promotion and Popularity
Amazon Associates Program
Track Visitors Using Google Maps
PHP Bloggers Magazine
Proper Use of Your Blog Links
Why would you want to Blog Professionally
Best Practices for Driving Traffic with Blog Carnivals

Day 23′s Submitted Links

Target Your Audience
Blog Rating – Increase your Blogging Confidence
Blogging while on the clock
Display relevant Ads in Blogs: Just suggest Google

Day 24′s Submitted Links

Bill Gates for President?

Day 25′s Submitted Links

Is there value in SEO Firms?
How to find inspiration for your blog posts
Advertising Strategies for Bloggers
Driving Traffic through PSAs
Adwords your way to Traffic
Server Logs
Google Sitemaps

Day 26′s Submitted Links

Trackbacks Unveiled
Content Management Systems – not for me
The Medium vs. the Message

Day 27′s Submitted Links

Networking and Blogging – Blogging and Networking
Helping Bloggers get to the top
Copywriting Tips from the Donald
How to become the ‘Go To’ in your niche
Online libel: How to avoid
Do you see Ads on this Page?

Day 28′s Submissions

Technorati Tag Generator
How to Restore Lost Blogger Template Code
How to convert visitors into regular readers – part 1

Day 29′s Submissions

Boost Earnings from Adsense for Search
Why the Elite Blogs are the Elites?
More links, more traffic, more…
Website Infrastructure – Building your web site
Could you be sued because of others’ comments? Create a comment policy now!
Backup Your Blog
The Sin of Noodle Posting
Just Two Posts a Day
Ping your Blog
Read your Readers’ Minds
Syndicate Headlines Using BuzzBoost

Day 30′s Submissions

Overcoming Blogger’s Block
Use your blog as a personal wayback machine
Improving Your Writing Skills: Lessons Learned Online
Blogging Personality
Increase your PR with Yahoo
RSS for Dummies
Helping Bloggers get to the top
Expand the Blogstream
Those Special Dad Moments
Will Windows Vista be good for Probloggers?

Day 31′s Submissions

How many Visitors: Quality over Quantity
Blogging Security
A workable Blogging Schedule
Context is Everything
Blogging on a Mac
Thoughts on Articles Websites
How to Convert Visitors into regular readers – Part 2
Bloggers Write Articles for traffic
Moving Beyond the Blogroll: Looking for New Ways to Link-Share
Blogging and procrastinating
Theming: How it Isn’t Just About the Looks
Get Your Visitors to Subscribe to your RSS Feed via Email