Sunday, September 03, 2006

Work - The Curse of the Blogging Man

Almost 2 weeks since my last post. I can't believe it! I started blogging in the belief that at last I would have time to make daily posts in my post heart attack world. Truth is I'm busier than ever. Mind you I am getting a lot done and it is our year end which produces a paperwork fest to delight any civil servant. I never realised how much paper has in common with water. No matter how much you try to control it still it comes flowing through.

Anyway, still 3 months' VAT to catch up on and the annual accounts to finalise. Then it will be Christmas, no doubt. No promises but I'll do my best.

Just a couple of things to mention before they get lost in time. First is to crowbarred who seems to be confused about the difference between a link (which is an address, usually starting with http://) and a tag (which is a subject word or phrase used for searching). See his comment on my piece Music Music Music. I did write a long and detailed (and probably boring) explanation about these 2 a week ago and then ran into a beta type issue with the blogger. Next thing I knew - there it was - gone. There is nothing more deflating than to lose a piece of work forever like that. Golden rule, of course, is always to save it in draft but, well I didn't. Bah.

Following on from that I cannot stress too much how important it is to register with Technorati, claim your blogs, ping after every post and link to other sites (and of course get them to link to you.) There are millions of bloggers out there and if you want to get noticed you have to do things!!!

On a lighter note, I came across this rather relaxing post. Enjoy.

Pierre

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Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Stats Are In

A little late but Technorati has, at last, updated the test stats I put in over the weekend. Both sites now show links. In the case of the Windows Live site it is showing 1 link from 1 blog. This site is showing 2 links from 1 blog. There is a bit of an issue with the number of links but it may not make any difference to the outcome if the point is that for ranking purposes the number of blogs which link is what counts. Both sites are now showing identical rankings at 1,016,551. There is no doubt that the proper working site is this one so I am very confident that it is not traffic but blogs linking which affects the ranking. So, if you want to rise up the ranks get your friends to link to you. And that is my next step. I have an almost unused site which I set up for a friend and which I have virtually free access to so I am going to use that to make a link to see what happens when a second site links to you.

I will post the results.

Pierre

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It's Official: Shipping Forecast Is In

Yes, in fact there were many, many nominations. See the entry and write up on this page. Also there is a comment from yours truly. I must say, the main entry does it proud and is better by far than my modest effort. But then, I'm probably better at explaining ethnomethodology, so each to his own.

The original post in this blog is here.

Pierre

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Monday, August 21, 2006

Music Music Music

I have come across a very industrious gentleman from New Zealand. Probably, in truth, he has come across me for I have found traces of him all over the place. He appears to have done a great deal in a short time. The main emphasis is on music videos and if you like music I feel sure you will love this site.

The reason I mention him is because he does not simply browse other people's blogs. He takes the trouble to leave a comment. I am sure many, new to blogging, will appreciate greatly his interest. We should all take a moment to leave a word of encouragement as we pass by. That's what makes this a social network and not just a narcissistic journey into our selves.
Also, there are 3 main ways in which a blog becomes noticed. You must post, tag and link. For that reason I am doing my bit for Crowbarred by linking to one of his 3 sites. I hope you enjoy.

Pierre

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