Of Google+, Picasaweb, Smartphone and Missing Blogger Photos

So you are a Blogger user and new to Google+. First thing first, here’s what not to do: DO NOT DELETE ANY ALBUMS OR PHOTOS FROM GOOGLE+ OR YOUR ANDROID PHONE! Update: [Dec 2012] This tutorial also applies to Android smartphones (to some extent). The phone gallery is synced to Picasaweb by default. Deleting the Picasa photos from your smartphone will remove them from Picasaweb, permanently! Well

Prevent duplicate content by blocking archives from search engines

Why would you want to block archive pages anyway? The answer is to prevent Google from penalizing your blog due to duplicate content. You see archive pages do not have contents of their own. What you see on them are duplicates, taken from individual post pages. And if both pages (the individual post and archive pages having the same content) are indexed by Google, that constitutes duplicate

On Vacation? Tips for Blogging When You are Away

This is a guest post by Lauren Bailey. As anyone who is serious about blogging knows, running a blog is not a nine-to-five job. If you want to keep your blog ranked relatively high in different search rankings like PageRank and Alexa, then you'll have to put in the necessary time. And even though, just like all other people, you may need to take a break and just relax, unplugged, with only your

Four Ways to Resuscitate a Dying Blog

This is a guest post by Nadia Jones. It is not uncommon for a blog to run stagnant and die out. There are countless attempts at successful blogging that just fall short, lose momentum, and lose focus. All too often, however, talented and spirited bloggers give up on their projects, allowing their blogs to slowly fizzle out of existence. Staying focused and active within the blogosphere is a task

Adding official Twitter follow button to Blogger

Make it easier for your blog visitors to follow you on Twitter by adding Twitter Follow button to your blog. The Twitter Follow Button lets them follow you straight from your blog, without having to visit Twitter. All it takes is just one click (if they are logged in). The button comes with (optional) followers count. Visitors can also see your profile and latest tweets by clicking the button.

5 Tricks Master Bloggers Use to Make Every Post Popular

This is a guest post by Anne Lyken-Garner. Your new post can go bust no matter if you write an exquisite article with all the correct SEO terms and a thoughtful title. Viral posts are created by skilled writers, true. But many other ingredients have to be added for this to happen. Here are the top 5 tricks experienced and successful bloggers use to make every post popular. Use them to make all

Add Google +1 (plus one) button to Blogger posts

Google +1 (pronounced “plus one”) is a recommendation button somewhat similar to Facebook Like button. Both of them show friends that recommended your post. But while Facebook Like shows them under the button in your post, Google +1 shows them under your post in Google SERP (search engine results pages). This tutorial will show you how to add a Google +1 button to every blog post in a Blogger