Find a Place to Get a Great Free

It is easy to find a place to get a free blog, but where is the best place? This really comes down to what you are going to be using the blog for and what type of functionality is important to you. Some bloggers are looking for a web site that has a big community and social features while other bloggers are looking for a simple to use blogging platform that will allow them to get a free blog online in minutes.

Online marketers may be looking for blogs that let them put advertising on the blog, so you can see that there are many different types of free blogging sites and blogger needs. Choosing the best place to for free blogging should be easy when you take a look at the list we have provided below.

How To Choose The Best Place To Get A Free Blog :

Blog Front End Look And Feel

This is possibly one of the most important factors to consider when you are trying to find a great free blog network. Some blog sites offer a huge template selection and others like Blogger may only offer a few different layouts to choose from and then allow customization to give you a quasi unique look.

Unique Blog Address

Depending on where you choose to blog, the option to get a custom domain name will vary considerably. Choosing a free blog that will allow you to put your name or keywords in the address of your blog is always preferred.

Admin Section

Here is another area where site to side you will see a huge variety of tools and features. Most blogging sites have a rather standard list of what you can do, but some free blogging sites offer a lot of additional features on the admin section that allow you to really spice up your site.

Social Integration

Today, social is almost more important than seo, so make sure you choose to blog on a site that offers a good social integration feature and your content will get seen by more people.

Extended Feature Options

Not everybody will want to get more features for a fee, but finding a blogging site that offers a free blog to start with and some killer upgrade features will give you a lot of flexibility as you move forward and it never hurts to have more options at your disposal if you ever need them.

Using these points of interest you will be able to locate a quality place to get your content online fast and don't worry, you can have as many free sites as you like, so check out a few of the best online blog networks to see where you want to call home.

Don't waste your time searching around for the best place to get free blog at, the BlogPower team has put together a sweet blogging platform that gives users complete control over the look and feel of their blogs and you can get started for free. If you really want to supercharge you blog, you can add shopping carts, membership plugins and much more.

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What Really Constitutes to Worth Revisiting ?

The Internet is flooded with blogs. While some become popular, others struggle to capture any attention. So what is it that determines whether a blog will gain a following or not? Some will argue that it all relies on written content, while others will say it's all about good visuals. This article, however, will discuss how it's a bit of both and oh so much more.

Written Content

First and foremost, you need to make sure your content appeals to a greater audience, not just you, your family and a couple of mates. Before launching your blog, you should clearly define your target audience, and be aware of their interests and trends. Engage them by using the right tone of language, but be careful not to make it sound forced. Most bloggers write about subjects that interest them so the writing doesn't entail stepping out of personal comfort zones. Avoid coming across as patronising and don't offend anyone, whether or not they're a part of your intended target audience.

Written content needs to be fresh and relevant. Don't delay in writing opinion pieces on news events, for example. And don't write reviews for sun tan lotion in the middle of a dark and gloomy winter. Always put yourself in your readers' shoes before publishing an article.

Attention spans online are known to be even shorter than those offline. Reel in your readers with a punchy headline and intriguing first two sentences. Avoid being too general and using generic headlines like "Today at school", and be specific using key phrases popular among your target audience.

Visuals

Your articles are best accompanied by original photos or videos that really capture the essence of your blog post. A photo with a good caption can sometimes even be enough to serve as a daily update. Make sure you diversify pictures so they don't always feature you and a few friends having fun, or your cat curled up sleeping in your bath, under your bed, on the windowsill etc. If a friend's captured better photos of a recent trip you took, ask to use those instead of your own poor results.

Design and Usability

Whether designing your own website or using a free blogging platform like Blogger or Wordpress, choose a simple layout that's not overly fussy and crowded. Choose a striking logo or photo as a header that illustrates the blog's ethos. Use fonts that are clear to read, and don't experiment with different colours. Keep your blog easy to browse with a maximum of 2-3 pages. Don't overdo it on categorising posts as you want people (and search engines) to instantly find what they're looking for.

Marketing and Advertising

Start with the usual approach of popularising posts via Twitter, Facebook and Digg. For visual posts be sure to use Pinterest. Comment on other bloggers' posts if you think you have something in common and might be attracting similar readers. Develop contacts for guest blogging opportunities too. If someone comments on a blog post of yours, thank them and try to continue the discussion.

Don't forget the all important aspect of search engine optimisation. Use keywords in your headlines and 2-4 times throughout your blog post. If your blogging platform allows you to, personalise meta descriptions and title tags with clear calls to action.

It's not easy to achieve a high readership and it won't happen overnight so be patient. Your best approach is to find a niche that few have explored and blogged about. Combined with excellent content, visuals, design, usability, search engine marketing and advertising, you could be the new rising star of the web.

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Appearance and Maximize The Layout of Your Blog

There's a lot of advice out there about how to get traffic to come to your blog. Much of it, however, fails to cover one vital point. The appearance and layout of your blog can mean the difference between drawing visitors in and inviting them to read on, or having them disengage and click the back button. Think about it, what will be the first thing your visitors will notice on your blog? No matter how beautifully you've written your content, if the look and layout of your blog creates confusion or detachment, the chances of them sticking around to read it will be slim.

There are certainly no set rules as to what makes for a good looking blog. That said there are a number of points to keep in mind when considering your blog's look.

Never underestimate the power of simplicity. Flashy and extravagant themes can look quite impressive, but if they don't mesh perfectly with your targeted reader's mindset, they can cause distraction. A simple theme that's easy on the eyes is often a safer bet. Also, leaving ample white space in the margins or alongside photos will give breathing-room to your reader's eyes, and keep them from feeling overwhelmed.

Pay good mind to what draws in your attention when you open the page. I can't count how many blogs I've opened only to have eyes snap to some advertisement or several bolded texts competing for my attention. Very unappealing. Don't make the title stick out like a sore thumb, but make it tastefully noticeable, and let it lead naturally to the body of your post.

Choose a theme that gives you blog a clear structure. Make sure that the content is clearly defined and not easily confused with the links and ads on your blog. Add in photos at natural breaking points between ideas. Try not to ever leave your readers searching for where they need to go to continue reading.

Consider subtitle details that can enhance the readers' experience. For blogs that cover multiple points (5 Little Surprises That Your Girlfriend Will Adore You For, for example) you could find a different font for the topic lines, and make it more stylistic than the body text. Experiment with different colors to make your links more appealing. Anything that shows that you've spent the extra effort to make a good impression will ring out with quality and make a lasting impression.

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How Do You Ensure The Purpose When Writing A Blog Communicate

Every person engages in hundreds of different conversations. Whether it's talking to the person sitting next to you, making a phone call, writing a blog sending an email, a Tweet, or commenting on a photo on Facebook, every single act of communication is sent because we are hoping for some sort of reaction or response.

In the business world, the bottom line of every piece of communication is money. Let me clarify. All the tweets, blog posts, emails, sales calls, adverts, and any other form of communication is designed to catch the customer's attention in some form, so that brand awareness is raised and ultimately at some point the customer will spend money.

It's not always a direct process, and in fact, the vast majority of blogs that you read on this site or any other will not contain a direct sales pitch. The point is that all business communication serves a purpose, and the purpose of any business is to make money.

So, how do you ensure that when you are writing a blog, the content you are putting out is going to be eye-catching enough, or interesting enough to stand out from the crowd and draw in customers? There's no hard and fast rule, however there are steps that you can take to try and put yourself and your business in the best light.

Engage Your Audience

As I said earlier, when we start a conversation, in whatever format that might be, what we want is a response. So next time you are writing a blog post, instead of worrying about how you're going to earn your next dollar, think about how you can engage people so that they respond.

It's NOT All About You

The best way to get someone to respond is to get them talking about their favourite topic - a good starting point would be get them talking about themselves! When telling someone about your business, instead of wording it as what you do, explain it in terms of how they can benefit.

If you want someone to focus their attention on your words, then you must genuinely demonstrate your intention to meet their needs.

Use Open Questions

If you have ever worked in Sales, you'll know that the best way to get into a conversation with someone is to engage them in open questions. Open questions are those that are worded in such a way that the person has to respond with more than Yes or No. For example,

"How do you get such good traffic to your blog?" which would need an explanation as an answer, instead of "Do you get good traffic to your blog?" to which someone could just reply "yes" or "no".

When writing a blog post, articles, adverts, or Tweets you need to try and apply the same "Open Question" concept to ensure that you engage the reader.

Comments Equal Prizes

If you spend any time reading other blogs, or on social bookmarking sites such as Digg or StumbleUpon, you're probably drawn to the articles that have the most comments. These articles may not be the most useful; however they have caught people's attention in the best way. It may be that they talk about a contentious issue, or that they ask some good questions that readers want to respond to.

Once some people have responded, it automatically looks more interesting to others, so more people read it. The end result? More traffic to that blog, greater awareness for that site meaning people may go back in the future, creating better awareness of what that business does, and hopefully, more sales and money.

Communicating with a purpose is all important, and with anyone now being able to publish anything they like on the internet, standing out from the crowd has been more important. Think carefully the next time you are writing a blog about how you want to be perceived and remember it's not all about you. It's all about engaging your customers, so talk to them and find out about what they want to hear about.

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Which One to Choose From? And, What Are DoFollow and NoFollow Blog?

You might have heard about increasing Google page rank with DoFollow Blogs. Before going into how such blogs and websites can help you in increasing your blog or website page rank, lets throw some light on the concept behind DoFollow and NoFollow.

NoFollow is the relationship attribute for hyperlinks in HTML (Hypertext Markup Language). HTML is responsible for rendering web pages in web browsers. These attributes tells search engine bots either to follow/crawl the associated Hyperlink or not.

Consider the following commonly used markup for a hyperlink:

<b><a target="_new" rel="nofollow" href="yoursite.com/your-post">Your Website</a></b>

Above markup corresponds to a DoFollow link, which means the resulting link will be followed by Search Engine Spiders.

Now, If we put a NoFollow relationship attribute in this markup, the resulting link will not be followed by Search Engine Spiders:

<b><a target="_new" rel="nofollow" href="yoursite.com/your-post">rel="nofollow"</em>><b>Your Website</b></a></b>

Note: DoFollow is neither a word nor an HTML attribute, it's just a name given to Blogs or Links, which don't implement NoFollow attributes.

Some people think, using:

<b><em><a rel="dofollow"></em></b> or <b><a rel="follow"></b> with a particular Hyperlink, makes the link followed by Search Engine Bots, but such attributes doesn't exists in reality. Using such wrong attributes may cause a link to appear as SPAM to Search Engine Bots. If you want to make a link followed/crawled (DoFollow), simply don't use any type of relationship attribute with it.

Also Inbound or Internal Links are the Hyperlinks present in a particular page of your Blog/Website, which points to other Posts/Pages present within your Blog/Website, whereas Outbound or External Links are the Hyperlinks present in a particular page of your Blog/Website, which points to Posts/Pages of some other Blog/Website.

Now, it is quite understandable that blogs and websites using no relation attributes in their links are DoFollows.

So, does a DoFollow Blog increases Google PageRank of your website?

People, especially Webmasters, usually search for DoFollow blogs with high PageRank (PR) to submit comments on articles there. It's a basic link-building strategy. Also, Webmasters makes their blog DoFollow in order to increase responses and traffic.

If you're commenting honestly after reading an article, that's fine, but what if you're the one whose own blog is DoFollow? It is a firm belief among Bloggers and Webmasters all over the globe, that DoFollow links may PASS the Google Juice of a blog/page (Decrease PageRank).

Bloggers and webmasters have complete control over allowing or restricting Hyperlink to be followed by Search Engine Bots, in there Posts and Pages. But when it comes to comments, it is the back end (template of the blog), which controls the link relationship behavior (which is nofollow by default). But, It can also be modified by means of some advanced editing or plugin usage.

Here are some Pros and Cons of having a DoFollow Blog:

Pros/Advantages of Having a DoFollow Blog:

• More comments.
• Increased traffic. Hence, increased number of Pageviews and Ad Revenue
• Number of RSS Feed Subscriber will increase dramatically, as they always want to follow your Blog Updates and Comment on them.
• The blog might get a place in DoFollow Blog Directories and Lists.

Cons/Disadvantages of Having a DoFollow Blog:

• Increased number of SPAM comments.
• Less honest responses.
• The link juice of a particular page will be distributed to outbound or external links (which are present in the comments), hence causing (severe) loss in PR.
• Opportunity for selling Text Link Advertisements will be greatly reduced, as the advertiser will be using the Comment Area of your Blog for getting Backlinks for FREE.

Tip: Do not use rel="nofollow" in your inbound links.

How to know if a blog is DoFollow or NoFollow?

Some people announce in their blog posts about the DoFollow nature of their blog, and sometimes they are even able to invite comments on a totally Useless Article.

In order to determine whether a blog is DoFollow or NoFollow in nature, pick up a name of someone who already commented there, view source of that web page and find that name, now see whether the hyperlink tag contains rel="nofollow" or not, if not it's a DoFollow Blog. You can also use Highlight NoFollow links Add-On for Mozilla Firefox to figure out NoFollow links on a blog without even viewing the source.

What should I choose: DoFollow or NoFollow?

A NoFollow Blog is acceptable when you give priority to honest reviews/comments and PR juice first. Those who want more comments as well as traffic (hence increased AdSense and other Ad Network revenue) may use DoFollow blogs on their own risk.

What I prefer: I don't think a DoFollow blog is going to bring you popularity. You can test yourself: Your most of the Top/Regular Commentator will be permanently GONE as soon as you switch your Blog Comment Area to NOFOLLOW.

So, if you're in the Blogosphere to make Good Audience/Loyal Visitors, I will highly recommend you to switch to a NOFOLLOW Blog. Hardly, anyone would like to lose his/her PR.

But then it's completely your own decision.

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Long - Tail Keyword

Before publishing, always check your Blog Post title against the written content. You must provide a compelling reason for the reader to click through, yet you don't want to mislead visitors, or they'll leave unhappy with unanswered questions and time wasted and less likely to revisit.

A common temptation in developing a blog post is to use a keyword in your title that has mass-appeal. It makes since-after all, you figure the broader your topic, the more volume you'll generate and the more likely to get hits. But don't be fooled. It is much more effective to employ a long-tail keyword strategy.

What is a "long-tail keyword"?  A long-tail keyword is a longer keyword phrase that is a descriptive version of your general root keyword.

Using the long-tail keyword technique might decrease the amount of traffic exposed to your site in their search field. But using the long-tail keyword generates readers with demands more relevant to your topic, which gives you a greater likelihood of proving your services useful for their purposes.

Using a long-tail keyword in your blog post may lower your search volume, but the traffic that does stop by will be more highly qualified than if you used a short keyword.

The key is making sure you are specific enough to capture the important minutia of your content. Pay attention to the detail. If you take a look and realize you tend to develop content that is more general in subject, you might consider narrowing your focus, in order to capture a niche. Better to capture a niche by using a more narrow technique, than capturing no one at all using broad content tactics.

Employing a long-tail keyword strategy increases the likelihood that your posts will appear more upfront in the search, because there's less volume to compete with for that specific subject matter.

In fact, if your post appears closer to the front page, your search volume may actually be higher than if you used the keyword with broader appeal. Why?  Because chances are your posting will be near the bottom of the barrel, unless you have a rock-solid search engine ranking. Think about how many pages you sift through when doing an online search-my guess is not too many.

How to Create a Blog Article Title in 10 Seconds is a helpful post that suggests 5 ways to compose a blog title. The 5 ideas are built around using a long-tail keyword. Using a long-tail keyword in your title should help you on your way to writing a winning blog post headline.

Of course there is a plethora of online tools at your fingertips that can help you generate keyword lists, organize keywords, and get you closer to optimizing your blog title for maximum performance.

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