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After realizing what exactly a blog can do for one, its obvious to get caught in an obsession of getting more and more visitors to your blog, Below are some tips to increase traffic to your blog. Use lists. Be topical... write posts that need to be read right now. Learn enough to become the expert in your field. Break news. Be timeless... write posts that will be readable in a year. Be among the first with a great blog on your topic, then encourage others to blog on the same topic. Share your expertise generously so people recognize it and depend on you. Announce news. Write short, pithy posts. Encourage your readers to help you manipulate the technorati top blog list. Don't write about your cat, your boyfriend or your kids. Write long, definitive posts. Be snarky. Write nearly libelous things about fellow bloggers, daring them to respond (with links back to you) on  their  blog. Be sycophantic. Share linklove and expect some b...

Beginner Tip #1 – Blog About Something Your Passionate About If you are not passionate about your topic, you are not going to stick to it. The best way to decide what to blog about is to ask yourself, “Would I do this for free?” If the answer is yes, then you have found your topic. People who blog only for money seldom succeed. Beginner Tip #2 – Get Your Own Domain Name While it certainly is possible to start a blog for nothing by using a free service like Blogger.com orWordPress.com, I recommend every blogger starting out to get their own domain name. The cost is next to nothing and you can still host it for free if you want (Blogger allows that). If you do not wish to use the Blogger platform, you’ll have to pony up for web hosting but that’s pretty damn cheap as well. BlueFur (they host this blog) has hosting solutions starting at $5 per month and they’ll give you 15% off if you enter JohnChowRocks in the coupon code. Having your own domain makes you look more pro...

Windows 7 may be Microsoft’s most anticipated product ever. It builds on Windows Vista’s positives, and eliminates many of that OS’s negatives. It adds new functionality, too—all in a package that is less resource-hungry than its predecessor. And whether or not you're upgrading from Vista or skipping it altogether and moving up from Windows XP, you'll need to know how to make the most of it in your environment. Here are 77 tips and tricks to get you there. 1. Pick Your Edition.  Most business users do not need the more expensive Ultimate Edition; stick with Professional unless you specifically need BitLocker. 2. Upgrading? Go 64-bit.  As the second major Windows release to fully support 64-bit, the x64 architecture has definitely arrived on the desktop. Don't buy new 32-bit hardware unless it's a netbook. 3. Use Windows XP Mode.  Yes, it's only an embedded Virtual PC with a full copy of WinXP—but it's an embedded Virtual PC with a full copy of Windows XP! This ...