Keith Houchen Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 That's why I use Wordpress. It's a piece of piss to add a widget, now Mrs H has shown me how.Also, first post updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted October 23, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 23, 2012 I was going to have wordpress but I didn't know how to install it. I'm sub-Richie when it comes to doing things on the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Up Chuck Posted October 23, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted October 23, 2012 How do you add a Google+ button?EDIT: On Wordpress. Butch, I just use the in-browser version of Wordpress. It looks daunting the first time you log in, but it's pretty straightforward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted October 23, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 23, 2012 What's the best way to generate traffic for a blog, to our more experienced bloggersBe good, and be consistent. If people know they'll have new stuff to look at the next time they go back (or an archive of great old stuff), then they probably will. If you've got one post every six months about how "Right. Time to blog regularly, starting... NOW." then they won't. Ronnie's spot on with the coverage thing. If you go more general with your content, hypothetically, it could appeal to everyone, but then you're shouting over a billion other general topic websites to get anyone to look, but if you go with something specific, you've got a smaller target audience (probably still massive unless you go super-niche), and they're more likely to find you. To throw specific numbers around for an idea, my blog's been up since 2009, and pretty consistently updated throughout -- 216 posts in total at this point -- but it didn't really catch on until this year. Last year I had 14,000 hits for the entire year, while so far in 2012, I've had over 105,000. I didn't really change what I was doing, but one thing (cunty phrase, but) went mildly viral, which seemed to really bump me up Google's rankings and bring in a ton of new readers, causing other stuff to go viral too, and new posts to get read a ton more reads and so on. It's all down to people sharing. If you're writing the kind of thing that people will post on forums to amuse their mates, or on Twitter or Facebook, you'll probably do okay, because that kind of linking quickly becomes a self-perpetuating cycle. With that in mind, share buttons are a must, for Twitter and Facebook at least. Google+ is a wasteland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted October 23, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 23, 2012 No link to tellyrASH yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ShortOrderCook Posted October 23, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted October 23, 2012 I was going to have wordpress but I didn't know how to install it. I'm sub-Richie when it comes to doing things on the computer. Â This is me too. I've been contemplating a blog for a while myself, as I'm clueless on setting up and maintaining a website on my own. I was originally just going to be using tumblr as I'd be looking to post a lot of videos and photos too and it seems a piece of piss soaked cake to manage. Am I living in the stone ages using tumblr though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted October 23, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 23, 2012 I use blogspot which is piss easy, but looks a bit basic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I was going to have wordpress but I didn't know how to install it. I'm sub-Richie when it comes to doing things on the computer. Â This is me too. I've been contemplating a blog for a while myself, as I'm clueless on setting up and maintaining a website on my own. I was originally just going to be using tumblr as I'd be looking to post a lot of videos and photos too and it seems a piece of piss soaked cake to manage. Am I living in the stone ages using tumblr though? Â I'd say Tumblr is a lot more "current" than a blog, but seems geared more towards posting gifs and such rather than walls of text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted October 23, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted October 23, 2012 I've always fancied doing a blog, but never been arsed to promote it. I have this fear that I'll write 10,000 words and about 4 people read it. I have some good ideas for a blog as well. Mostly involving Boss Man and Typhoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ShortOrderCook Posted October 24, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted October 24, 2012 I was going to have wordpress but I didn't know how to install it. I'm sub-Richie when it comes to doing things on the computer. Â This is me too. I've been contemplating a blog for a while myself, as I'm clueless on setting up and maintaining a website on my own. I was originally just going to be using tumblr as I'd be looking to post a lot of videos and photos too and it seems a piece of piss soaked cake to manage. Am I living in the stone ages using tumblr though? Â I'd say Tumblr is a lot more "current" than a blog, but seems geared more towards posting gifs and such rather than walls of text. Â Yeah that was something I meant to address actually and what puts me off it. I don't want to post just pics but written posts, pictures, videos. Which it's all set up to do and really easy but people only seem to use for it the reasons you mention which makes me think I'm better off with something else. Thought it was a lot less popular and used with the growth of twitter though. Â Ian, you should definitely do one. Some of your ideas and topics you use here are ideal for it and I'm sure wouldn't struggle to gain followers eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 You could just copy and paste your wrestler threads from here to start with, Ian. Call the blog "Shit on the market." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members WWFChilli Posted October 24, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted October 24, 2012 NEW CONTENT! Â Lee Ryan's hysterical twitter meltdown. Â Was Dexter 'Anonymous' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nexus Posted October 24, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted October 24, 2012 I review books (Alongside my lady) Â It hasn't been updated in forever, although I'm considering changing that to actually getting more updates done. I hadn't been ready much fiction up until recently again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted October 24, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted October 24, 2012 You could just copy and paste your wrestler threads from here to start with, Ian. Call the blog "Shit on the market." Â This is a tremendous idea for a blog, actually, Ian. You should definitely do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kookoocachu Posted October 24, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted October 24, 2012 Kook Blogs. Â All sorts of crap up in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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