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If I host my blog will it still have the same PR?

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Todays question:

If I host a blogger blog or a wordpress blog on my own hosting account will I still have the same Page Rank as if it were hosted by blogger and wordpress?

Well this is a bit of a tough question because only Google knows what goes into your page rank. We get hints from [...]

How do you submit a blog to the search engines

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Today’s question:

How do you get a blog submitted to different search engines

The best way is to let the search engines find you. Submitting your blog to the search engines is a waste of time in my opinion.
Create a back link from another site. If you don’t have another site you can use any of the [...]

What should you blog about?

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Today’s question:

What should the content of a blog be?

Sometimes questions don’t have a correct answer. This is one of them.
The content will depend on the purpose of your blog. The nice thing is that a blog can be about anything you want it to be.
When I ran a blog exchange I saw blogs on all [...]

Profitable Blogging - It takes 5 steps to succeed

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

There are 5 major items to creating a profitable blog. Miss any of these and you will struggle to get going.
This is why there are 5 sections to WordPress Lessons. the first section will be open to everyone for free. See I feel it is important for you to know that my teaching method will [...]

WordPress Lessons Contest Update

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Not sure that the contest was clear as I have seen quite a few people join the mailing list, a few add comments and only one link back from their blog.
It is a 3 step process to be considered for the free admission to WordPress Lessons.

Leave a comment on the contest post and answer the [...]

When should I change the look of my blog?

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Today’s question:

When is it advisable to change the LOOK of the blog?

This is a good question but one with no right answer.
I don’t tend to change the look of my blog very often. There has to be a reason for me to change.
The look of your blog is part of your branding so I would [...]

WordPress Lesson Contest

Monday, September 15th, 2008

I just opened up WordPress Lessons and feel that coaching can make a huge difference for those that apply it.
One of the things I have decided to do is give away one spot to someone on my blog subscription list.
If you are not sure what WordPress Lessons is go check it out at
WordPress [...]

Best length for a blog post?

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

Today’s question:

What is the best LENGTH for a blog post, and how often is it most advantageous to post?

The first part of this question is impossible to answer definitively. For a simple guideline most blog posts should be at least 150 words. They can be a 1000 words too though.
It really depends on what it [...]

WordPress Lessons reopened

Friday, September 12th, 2008

WordPress Lessons just re-opened yesterday. Classes will begin in October and the structure will be the same as last time.
If you are on the waiting list you should have received an email yesterday but email being what it is and Aweber having the troubles they have over the last few days I decided to post [...]

Call replay now available

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

The replay of the Q and A call is now available and you can listen to the replay for the next two weeks and then it will be coming down.
WordPress Q and A Replay
There were a lot of good questions.
Hope you enjoy.
As always your questions and comments are welcomed.
Mike Paetzold
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