Protect yourself and others from spam by adding a contact form to your blog to collect data. Don't rely on the comments area as a resource for readers communicating important information about your blog or business to you.

A little knowledge of the key elements of classifying blog posts helps bloggers bring in search engine visitors and keep them there to learn more. Invite web users to your blog using keywords and then give them the tour of your site to find relevant content using categories, tags and/or labels.

Building Twitter followers is not as easy as following a bunch of similar accounts on Twitter. Like getting traffic to your new blog, it doesn’t happen overnight either. Here are a few tips to jump start your Twitter account.

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Celebrate Earth Day and see key blogging techniques in action. A review of three blogs and what we can learn about blogging from them.

There are pros and cons of blogging for free. Find out what to look for in a free blog host before setting up an account.

There is more to learn about blogging than how to create and manage your own blog. A blogger has to consider the rules of the blogosphere, including the rules as they apply to blog commenting. Learn about blog commenting etiquette and gain respect among your blogging peers.

Make the most of your blog carnivals regardless of minor setbacks. Here are some ideas to cure any blog carnival ailment from low submissions, to how to reuse and repurpose blog carnival posts.

Blog Carnivals are another promotional tool in a bloggers tool kit. Submit your own blog posts to upcoming blog carnivals or host a blog carnival on your blog to connect with other bloggers and visitors. Learn how to get involved in future carnivals or to host your own.