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When I first started writing this article, it started off as ways to improve your site’s success.  Then when I was witting the conclusion of the article, I noticed that it was more about controlling the image of your site.  Here are seven tips which can control the way your blog’s image is protruded to it’s visitors.

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WebProNews recently had a very short but informative video about ads.  In the video, there was talk about how many ads should you place on your page, and how well you should blend the ads into your sites design.   As expected, the video stated that you should balance the ad to content ratio, and don’t have 20 ads for a two paragraph article.  As people try to make money off of sites, this may seem like a strange practice, where newspapers and magazines have a lot of ads per content.  There are some things that are bad about having to many ads on your site.  Read more »

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One of the popular trends on the web right now is social media and/or social networking, and it looks like there is no stopping it in the near future. Sites like Facebook, Twitter, Digg, Reddit are among the many sites which are leading the way with social media, but is there a way for you to use social media to your advantage?

There are a few ways you can take advantage of social media for your blog. Sites such as cracked.com seem to be on Digg’s front page daily, and this success shows. Blogstorm.co.uk recently released a list of 100 sites based on how often they reach Digg’s front page. Cracked.com was ranked 26 on this list, and looking at Alexa’s stats is seems that it maybe a lot of where their visitors are coming from.

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Here are this Thursday’s picks for blogging related topics:

The Future of Content in the Age of Information Overload

Getting More Blog Readers and Twitter Followers

How to Host Effective Blog Giveaways

When Do You Stop Commenting on Other Blogs?

The Outing of a Blogger: The Fear of Being Found Out

Happy Blogging! :)

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