This was a hard week to fully narrow down. I was staring at 7 posts for about an hour trying to decide which to cut off. I have a practical joke on here that wasn’t as useful but I felt needed to be included as well as a small review of a WP widget that could have been removed but it will enable me to be so lazy I just couldn’t make myself take it off the list!
This Week’s Top 5 Blog Posts
1. Twitter Unveils New Premium Accounts by: Brian Briggs on BBspot
Let’s start this week off with a laugh shall we? I can’t even begin to explain how entertaining to see how quickly this article got spread over Twitter! The premium account rumor spread throughout Twitter like a flash fire. Everyone was talking about it and no one was verifying the source of the information and that it was just a joke. The internet rumor mill is truly one of the best things to ever exist.
2. Advice For Part Time Bloggers Juggling Blogging with Work, Family, and Other Commitments by: Darren Rowse on ProBlogger
As someone who writes on multiple blogs, does freelance work online, has a full time job, AND tries to fit in a social life this is an article hand tailored for me. I know a lot of bloggers who fit into the same mold (though some replacing work with school.) It’s a great source of ideas on keeping things organized in your daily lives. If your trying to find ways to balance your life articles like this one can be invaluable on helping you do so.
3. The Value of A Comment by: Kathryn Jennex on Successful Blog
A great view on the social aspect of comments on blogs. On why some people comment, some don’t, why an increasing larger amount of the non “A-List” blogs have a decline in comments, etc. It’s a good read for anyone who tries to be active in the blogging community. On a side note- I am guilty for not commenting on her post and just linking to it as what seems to be one of the trends she mentions!
4. WP Plugin: Query Posts WordPress WidgetWP Plugin: Query Posts WordPress Widget by: Alex Cristache on Blogsessive
This one will be short and sweet. It is a plugin that encourages laziness for anyone who hates working with PHP (or just wants to speed things up.) All it does is allow for an easier use of the query_posts for WordPress. For those who aren’t sure what those are it’s when you have a set number of posts by “type” of post (using tags, categories, date, etc.) This plugin allows you to make any number of widgets and hand pick which types of posts you want displayed. Check the full writeup for laziness and possibly a few ideas on ways to use it!
5. Product Brainstorming For Your Blog by: David Risley on David Risley
While this isn’t true of all bloggers, many want to find ways to make money off of their blogs. I do that as well, just not on this one. In this article David explains the three type of bloggers and ideas for the ones who truly want to find new ways to make money past basic affiliate and banner advertisements. Selling a product or service. He also includes some great ideas on what to think about for the type of product or service you want to work with.