Tag Archives: javascript

PicApp Isn’t Free For Bloggers To Use

I spotted this article on Techmeme from Om Malik suggesting that PicApp could provide free stock photos from the likes of Getty. Possibly useful for some niche blogs if you want to avoid legal problems.

Unlike most people I read terms and conditions which seems to be almost an exact copy of their policy. They may be identical in content

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Blogcatalog – Does Onclick Pass PageRank?

When Blogcatalog was relaunched, the links from the directory were nofollow.

In my initial review I suggested that it would be a popular decision to remove the nofollow from the links, and also use a different method of tracking clicks – Blogcatalog have to track clicks because it is part of their blog rating system, and might also help with advertising sales for premium positioning.

Most blog directories do not provide direct linking.

For better or for worse, Blogcatalog decided to use javascript and "onclick" for their tracking. There is a lot of confusion in the SEO community as to whether "onclick" passes

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Converting Visitors Into Subscribers

Are you blogging purely to make a quick buck, or do you have long-term goals? If you have long-term goals then one of the most important aspects of your blog design isn’t advertising placement, but how you encourage people to subscribe to your blog, or sign up to your mailing list.

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CoComment added in under 5 minutes

Some things are very easy to install on a blog.

coComment is certainly one of them

They provide some javascript to add to your blog template, or there is a very easy to install coComment plugin for WordPress.

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