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How to Start a Blog - A Guide To Blogging [Intro]
Posted on December 4, 2008, under Blogging.
It was back in March when I first started blogging. Running a blog for the first time can be very intimidating for a number of reasons, like that you don’t know what to write about or if your writings will be ever read by someone. You’re facing a new, unknown world - and it’s a scary one!
I made a lot of mistakes back then. I was new and had little knowledge about how to start a blog and what I had to do next. I learned a lot of things the hard way - things that are now part of my experiences which I intend to share with you all today.
I’ll be publishing a series of articles on how to start a blog in the upcoming days. This series will be entirely based on what I’ve learn while building my blog. These are the main topics being covered in it:
- Picking the best topic (a.k.a. niche) to blog about.
- Step by step guide to set up your blog.
- Customization - Change your blog’s look and feel!
- Things you should know before writing your first post.
- First post is live! What’s next?
So stay tuned and join me in this series!
P.S.: Is there any other topic you would like me to include in my series? If so, let me know!
Wordpress 2.7 Release Candidate 1 is Out! (And 100 Blog Posts Milestone!)
Posted on December 2, 2008, under Technology, Web Development.
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Yesterday, the Wordpress team announced the release of Wordpress 2.7 RC1! Among other things, many bug has been fixed and its visual interface has been slightly improved (see screenshot below).
Honestly, I wasn’t expecting to see a RC version so soon so this makes me feel very excited! We might be getting Wordpress 2.7 official release before Christmas 
By the way, this is Rauru’s 100th blog post! What a nice way to start a day! Let’s celebrate, people! 
November’s Top Commentator!
Hi guys,
It’s time to announce the winner of a free ad spot for one month at Rauru.com. Last month, Farrhad did all he could to keep the lead of the competition so he has won it!
Congratulations, Farrhad! Will contact you via email to arrange the details.
Cheers!
Duplicate Content Penalty?
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There’s a lot -a hell lot- of misleading SEO information out there. Really. There’s a huge misconception on what SEO principles are. Today I just realized that, as many bloggers out there, I happen to be one of the many victims of all this.
Google’s Duplicate Content Penalty is probably one of the most debated SEO topics in the last few years. One one hand, there are some affirming that republishing the same contents on many different sites leads to penalization. On the other hand, others say that there’s no such thing as duplicate content penalty. Who is right? (more…)
A Quick Guide To Search Engine Optimization In Three Steps
“If you want to rank in search engines, then you need to focus on SEO”. That is a phrase that can be seen almost everywhere in the blogosphere. And it’s true. Optimizing your sites for search engines is vital for success nowadays. However, how does all this SEO optimization thing goes?
This humble post of mine pretends to be a quick, practical guide on How to SEO Optimize your sites. Don’t expect any advanced stuff, though, since I’m only covering some practical examples on SEO optimization - sometimes it’s best to stick to the basics.
SEO Optimization Guide
- SEO and Site Validation:
Validating your sites is not entirely essential to SEO. However, a lousy code structure might be keeping web spiders from parsing your code correctly. I won’t extend myself on this point since I’ve already posted an entry on Site Validation some time ago. Here’s also a great article on this topic at SearchEngineGuide.com: An Argument for Website Validaton. - SEO Troubleshooting:
Assuming that you don’t have any validation issues -or that you have already corrected them-, it’s time to run a small diagnosis on your site to check for SEO issues on your site. You can either do this by yourself, or as I suggest, use any of the free SEO Tools out there. I recommend WebSiteGrader.com for the job. You also need to check that your site does not violate any of Google’s Webmaster Guidelines, not because Google rules the Internet or something -not yet at least- but because these rules applies for all search engines in general. - Fixing issues:
Once you have identified all potential issues in your site, you should spend some time fixing them (eg. adding alt tags to images when required, using headings properly, etc.). Again, WebSiteGrader is a great tool for identifying these issues (no, this is not a paid review. This tool really deserves your attention!)
Happy SEOing!
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