tags: Post Tagging Benefits
- 07/31/06 10:43 AM
Just a little more info about tagging and why it can help you. It's my last post on tags. I promise... At least for today. When tagging content in your blog, you can automatically generate highly relevant, inbound links to your site. (Is that good enough a reason to tag?) This happens because of two things. Unique tag pages on your website Third-party tag pages that point to your posts Unique tag pages I'm not referring to tag or topic clouds here. Tag pages are dynamically generated pages that consist of only one tag. They list all posts in your blog that … (3 comments)
tags: Blog It, Tag It, Ping It.
- 07/31/06 09:09 AM
With all of the different blog-related services out there, the noise of options can become overwhelming. A good, and simple, next step (after tagging your posts) should be pinging good blog tracking services. I suggest using a pinging service such as Pingoat. This will provide even greater exposure of your blog on the Internet. Here's the step-by-step. Anytime that you create a new blog post: Go to Pingoat.com Enter your blog name Enter your blog url (i.e., http://activerain.com/blogs/ungos/) Click the "General" header (This selects all services in the General category) Click submit ("Go Pingoat!") That's it! … (6 comments)
tags: Tagging Services Summarized
- 07/31/06 08:30 AM
A recent comment on Technorati blog claiming got me thinking... There's a whole bunch of tagging services. So what's the diff? Following is a brief overview of different tagging services that you may have heard about. They all have value, but they serve different purposes. Tagging Service Classification Tag services, or services that rely on folksonomies, are lumped into two very general camps (my own classifications). Media Tagging (Photos, Music, etc) Content Tagging (Web pages or sites) Media tagging services include those like Flickr and Last.FM. For photo sites like Flickr, you need to upload a photo to their website, then … (0 comments)
tags: Claiming your ActiveRain blog with Technorati
- 07/24/06 07:01 AM
I recently posted about blog tagging . I mentioned how Technorati is a key way to maximize your tag exposure. But to make this work, you must embed special javascript code so that Technorati can confirm that you own your blog. If you've tried to claim your ActiveRain blog and it's still in "processing" status, you've found a limitation with the current system. So here's my hack... ahem... solution. Disable javascript. Yep, that's it. Just disable javascript in your browser. Why it works The post editor uses javascript to provide WYSIWYG functionality to normal text boxes. By disabling javascript … (23 comments)
tags: Effective Blog Tagging
- 07/12/06 06:38 AM
Update: Be sure to check out the follow up post on claiming your blogs on Technorati. In my previous post I mentioned that tagging needs to be relevant. That’s one part of tagging effectiveness. But brevity is important too. Think of it like keywords or key phrases. Following are a few tips on getting the most out of your blog posts via tagging and a little explanation of why tags are good. Appropriate TaggingLet’s say, for example, your post is about Lewiston Idaho real estate. Appropriate tags could be: lewiston idaho lewiston idaho lewiston id real estate lewiston idaho real estate … (140 comments)
tags: Blogging and Tagging Effectively
- 07/10/06 06:43 PM
Reading through the initial posts here on ActiveRain, I learned that: Blogging is newTagging is newOkay, okay. It's not that the technologies are really new, but I think it's probably new to many of the bloggers here. And just to be certain that I don't get any rotten tomatoes thrown at me for my first post... I'm not trying to put down anyone, nor am I trying to boast of my "experience." After all, this is my first ActiveRain post! Here's the deal.You should have a small clue of the purpose of blogs and tags in order to use them effectively. So here's … (19 comments)
Just a little more info about tagging and why it can help you. It's my last post on tags. I promise... At least for today.;)
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