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BLOGTASTIC!: What you don’t know might hurt you
If you are in the blogosphere, then you have to know what is happening. It can be as simple as knowing and using all the technologies needed to take your blog to the next level.
In most cases, the information will be considered common knowledge in the blogopshere. Nobody will tell you about all these things.
Here are some questions to ponder:
• Do you know if your blog is optimized for search engines?
• Have you provided the right options (such as e-mail and RSS) for your users to subscribe to your blog?
• Have you ensured that your blog is accessible via mobile devices?
• Have you incorporated features to prevent spam in your comments?
The good part is that there are no secrets in this business. You can easily seek out the knowledge you need. Just because you do not know something does not mean it’s invaluable. Here’s a short list of things that may be interesting to you.
Squidoo: Blogging Starter Checklist
The above list is short and incomplete. Dig into the blogosphere, and never let a lack of basic knowledge hurt you.
Blogging Tip: Invest time on being up to date on the blogosphere
The blogosphere changes at a rapid rate. As a blogger, you could focus so much on your blog that you actually ignore what is happening in the blogosphere. Just like you will need to stay current with latest hardware and software, you need to stay in tune with what blogging trends.
Rajesh Setty is an entrepreneur, author and speaker based in Silicon Valley. He maintains another blog called Life Beyond Code and tweets as @UpbeatNow
