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Blogging Guide Series

by Michael Aulia on 6 July, 2008

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blogging guideDear bloggers,

Here is a compilation of my all blogging tips/guides series to help you out in your blogging “career”. Every blogger starts from zero. It all depends on what you do next to yourself and to your blog to make it happen.

I wrote these series based on my own experience as a blogger from zero to “not yet” a hero. I hope that you can get some insights and especially encouragement to stand the hardships during your blogging “career”.

Oh, and don’t forget to check my Blogging Tips category section as well for some individual blogging tips’ posts. As always, if my posts benefit you, I’d appreciate if you share it to other fellow bloggers.


Introduction to Blogging series

  1. Introduction to Blogging (before you even have a blog yet)
  2. Setting up your first blog
  3. Know and eliminate your blogging barriers

Want to be a great blogger series (be an animal series)

  1. Be a turtle!
  2. Be an ant!

How to reduce WordPress CPU Usage / improve WordPress’ performance

  1. General Tips
  2. Uninstall WordPress plug-ins completely
  3. Reduce WordPress database queries
  4. Install a caching plug-in for WordPress blogs (Why caching?) - W3 Total Cache plug-in is my recommendation
  5. Use CloudFlare’s free service to distribute the load | How to install CloudFlare?
  6. Compress your images without sacrificing quality
  7. When all else fails (happened to me), change your web host first before you decide to move to a dedicated hosting! Find out what happened to this blog after exchanging 60 tickets to my old web hosting support team.
  8. Reduce WordPress Post Tags

Becoming a product reviewer

  1. Why becoming a product reviewer is not as easy as you thought – Part 1
    This is before you even start asking for sponsors or writing reviews.
  2. Why becoming a product reviewer is not as easy as you thought – Part 2
    Internal problems and what you need to have to be a reviewer
  3. Why becoming a product reviewer is not as easy as you thought – Part 3
    What you need to prepare before you write an email to ask for products to be reviewed
  4. Why becoming a product reviewer is not as easy as you thought – Part 4
    How to write that email where you ask for products to be reviewed

Entrecard Guide

These are some guides to Entrecard, a much more than a blogging community. At the moment, I’ve just put up the most basic guide here. More will be added in the future.

  1. Entrecard Basics #1 : Introduction
    A must read if you want to know what Entrecard is all about or if you are not familiar with the Entrecard system.
  2. Entrecard Basics #2 : Be noticeable (How to be popular on Entrecard)
    So you’ve just joined Entrecard. What’s next? Learn about dropping and how to get known on Entrecard!
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  • http://www.webloglearner.com WLL

    Very useful ideas! I am into blogging already and I learn as i go around…

  • http://moderatofm.com Aryadewangga

    I see that you are using Lighbreaker Theme, Right?

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  • http://None mac

    Michael

    I tried sending you a contact form, but it did not work as it’s asking for some validation code. I guess it may be something to do with CAPTURE, but I am not familiar with it?

    • http://www.cravingtech.com/blog Michael Aulia

      Sorry, there was a mistake because of a plug-in update. I’ve fixed it and contacted you personally. Thanks for letting me know

  • http://www.oceanofweb.com Atul

    very useful tahnks

  • http://developerholic.com Developerholic

    Great compilation. This made it easier for me to navigate through your site for the first time

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  • http://blog.onesuite.com MichaelR

    Hi Michael…I’m a part time blogger and your blogging tips compilation will be very useful to me. Thanks for sharing and more power to your blog.

    Michael

  • http://inttended.blogspot.com jeist

    Hi! Michael, thanks for this post.. I have been blogging before but it is only two weeks ago that I started monetizing it.. Oh, good luck to me..

    Cheers!

    • http://www.michaelaulia.com Michael Aulia

      All the best indeed! I haven’t found the best way to monetize this blog yet so hopefully yours can do better!

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  • http://jonhappiness.blogspot.com Jonha @ Happiness

    You know what I like about going back to blogs that I usually hop to? When they have such a neat list of helpful tips like this! I love the comparison to animals, I am a fan of comparison at times. I think it was clever!

    • http://www.michaelaulia.com Michael Aulia

      Thanks Jonha, I should do these posts more often :) Lots of people loved the Turtle one

  • Cecilia

    Which web host (to purchase a domain before dl wordpress.org’s software) would you recommend?

    • http://www.michaelaulia.com Michael Aulia

      Hi Cecilia, I’d recommend highly Hostgator, the web host that I’m using now. Are you just getting a domain name or do you want to get the web hosting account as well?

      If you just want to buy a domain name, might want to browse elsewhere cheaper but Hostgator web hosting package is of high quality support and speed (compared to my previous one)

    • Cecilia

      Hi Michael,
      I was thinking of getting a domain to fulfill the first step of wordpress.org
      What do you mean by web hosting account?

      Thanks for the reply.

    • http://www.michaelaulia.com Michael Aulia

      Oh, basically if you buy a domain name, you need to point it to somewhere. You need an online storage to store your files, your website, your blog, emails, etc.

      A web hosting package normally has this included with a domain name. So if you want to open a WordPress blog with your own domain name, you need the whole package, and not just a URL :)

      I hope this is clear. If you are new to setting up your own website or blog online, I’d suggest to google around to understand the terms better

  • http://netbusinessblog.net/ Leon

    Thank you for a great Blog and some superb posts. As a new Blogger, I know that I have a lot to learn, and who better to learn than from someone like yourself who has achieved so much? Your Blog is a true inspiration, and I have subscribed to your RSS in order to continue the learning from someone as passionate about Blogging as yourself. My wish for 2011 is to have a mentor of your caliber to guide me to achieve my dreams of being a better Blogger. Have a great day.

    • http://www.michaelaulia.com Michael Aulia

      Many thanks for your kind words and encouragement, Leon! There are many great bloggers out there (far better than me) but I’m certainly glad to hear that you’ve been blessed with my posts and guidance so far :)

      Looking forward to write more informative posts. All the best to you

  • http://www.ginom-home.ru Kander

    Is perfectly blog. I propose to make friends and share articles, if you’re interested

  • http://emakingmoneyblogging.com/ Amit Sharma

    These blogging tips are very useful. For example, I don’t know anything about Entrecard. It’ll be interesting to read about it.

    • http://www.dealextreme.com/ mapleleaves

      These blogging tips are very useful

  • http://www.lyricsmasala.com kavita@BOllywood Lyrics

    nice post and informative too.

  • http://www.khabrichacha.com Khabri [email protected]

    yes you can’t get the success over a night, so be patient and yes be a turtle :) hAPPy BloGGING :D

    • http://www.michaelaulia.com Michael Aulia

      Yes, success requires hard work and making money online does not happen overnight :) Happy blogging to you too!

  • http://mtcentral.blogspot.com/ jade sitjar

    I just started blogging a month ago and it’s really difficult to get traffic. I love simplicity. That’s what a blogger should always do first. thanks for the tips on how to blog.

    • http://www.cravingtech.com/about/about-me Michael Aulia

      Getting traffic will always be our main question (apart from how to make money I guess :) )
      People say build great quality contents and traffic will come, so there.. (though I still believe you need to do SEO and promotion to get the traffic, heh)

  • Emmitt Cayne

    Great post with useful tips. I am new to blogging and I’m still in the process of learning something which may help to me and this tips from you is kinda helpful to me. Thanks for the share!

    • http://www.cravingtech.com/about/about-me Michael Aulia

      You’re welcome, Emmitt. Happy blogging! And there’s always something new to learn from others :)

  • http://www.appsplit.com Dilawar

    hey, nice tips there, and I can understand the difficulties as a Reviewer as I also review Android/iPhone apps.
    But still getting these for free is pretty cool :D

    • http://www.cravingtech.com/about/about-me Michael Aulia

      Well, it’s sort of a compensation of the work you did for reviewing :) the time spent to use, observe, write, and market the post, etc

      It’s a win-win!

  • http://www.audiosystemreviews4you.com Kristen B.

    Blogging gives me enough chance to work and be flexible with my schedule most of the time. I think I am turtle when it comes to blogging since I always try to find a way to improve my skills. I have tried to be product reviewer before but I guess I am sticking to blogging. Thanks for the links, which I am going to check out later.

    • http://www.cravingtech.com/about/about-me Michael Aulia

      Well you can always do both. I never had a thought of being a reviewer before. You just had to grab that opportunity when it’s there :)

  • http://www.namase.com/ Rajesh Namase

    Very good tips, I hope you’ll add some articles here.

  • http://www.opportunitiesplanet.com/ Gray

    Do we really have to monetize our blogs? How often are we going to do that? I still don’t have any bog yet but I am still trying to learn and read a loot of articles that could teach me and make my business or blogs successful. But, really a very useful and great tips. I’ll be reading more from you Michael. Thanks. And before I forget, how do use WordPress to earn more? I have been trying it but can’t get all the things done.

    • http://www.cravingtech.com/about/about-me Michael Aulia

      Well you don’t have to but if you can’t earn money while blogging, why not? Just make sure you don’t put money on top of your readers, that’s all :)

  • http://www.central-e-commerce.com/7-surprising-facts-about-mobile-shoppers/ Michelle

    Hi Michael. Great post. I think these tips are so great because they can be used in both a personal and business capacity. I love the part about knowing and eliminating your barriers. I think this can affect the blog negatively if not identified early.

    • http://www.cravingtech.com/about/about-me Michael Aulia

      Thanks, Michelle. I haven’t written any blogging tips posts for a while; glad you like my tips!

  • https://grovetimes.com Shitij

    An excellent summarized collection !!

  • http://www.completedepartement.blogspot.com Rahmat Mulyadi

    just searching something on google and just re-direct to your blog. nice tips, and i just start my blog with the same topic i think with your blog, i I expect to be able to consent to submit my writing :)

  • http://golfswing.buzincome.com Tom

    Hi Michael. Great post. I know that these tips are great and they can help one to increase their knowledge in the blooging arena. I have much interest in the part about Uninstalling a WordPress plug-in completely. I have a wp plugin that came with a bckup blog name secure-wordpress, after having some problem, I disactivate and try to eliminate the plugin, It said that I have no privilidge so I have tried all that I know and googled it without any result, then I found your site. It will be nice if you can share some information with me, thanks again and nice information here.
    Tom

  • http://www.sshuebner.org Tushar

    Great piece of internal linking done to pass PR juice to all your blog pages. This is a perfect sitemap for blogging beginners.

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