Take a day off blogging. You’ve earned it! Set aside some time to reflect on the thirty things you’ve done this month to improve your blog. You really should be proud of yourself…

Darren Rowse has a great article at Problogger about this, where he shares two good reasons for setting up your own blog contest or competition…

There are several ways that you can contact another blogger, by sending an email or leaving a blog comment for example, but my advice is that you consider starting a Cross Blog Conversation instead…

Process your email inbox to empty. You’ll need to answer all of your emails eventually, so why not do it today? An empty inbox is a welcome sight for any blogger…

I actually started my first blog almost 4 years ago on Blogger.com, but made the switch to WordPress in March of 2006. That was a major turning point, and one of the best blogging decisions I’ve made…

One really great article or blog post can generate awesome long-term results. My BANS Review for example, a 3-part review I spent several hours on, ranks #2 & 3 on Google which brings in a consistent stream of targeted traffic and additional sales. A great blog post is going to get blogged about, linked to and ranked well - which is one very good reason to invest the time on them…

People who frequent discussion forums are community-minded people, so they make ideal blog visitors. They are the kind of site visitor that enjoys interaction, and likes to comment on content…

While a custom theme is ideal, Skellie is right - you do at least need to customize your blog theme to include your blog name and tagline, and tweak it a bit to make it stand out from other blogs using the same theme…