Every blogger is faced with situations that don’t allow them to publish as frequently as normal. Could be a slump. Maybe they’re too busy. Or…wait for it…they could be taking a vacation! When there’s some planned time away from the computer lots of bloggers will set the publish date on stories in advance, so the […]

The best blog posts contain only one idea. It doesn’t matter whether the posts are short or long, five words or five thousand words, people appreciate the singularity and focus of blog posts that are only about one thing. Just one. Not two. One. This is one of our biggest challenges. Many bloggers are ramblers, […]

Picking the best WordPress theme for your blog or website is hard. There are hundreds of themes available and more popping up every single day. Not all WordPress themes are created equal. And while most are decent and manageable, there are some things you should watch out for and be wary of before selecting a […]

WordPress makes it very easy to change themes and completely change the design of your blog. That’s a great feature, and it allows non-designers and people with limited CSS/HTML/etc. experience to do some amazing stuff. But, there’s a number of critical steps you need to go through after changing your blog’s design, in order to […]

Your blog doesn’t get a ton of traffic. Your blog doesn’t display great contextual ads. Or maybe you don’t want to use contextual ads because you feel it devalues the overall quality of your blog. Now what?

Blogrolls are everywhere. Almost every blog has one…that endless list of links along the sidebar on the left or right of the content. Sometimes they’re categorized, sometimes they’re displayed alphabetically. Sometimes they’re tossed in there seemingly at random. Who can tell anymore? Blogrolls are useful. But, they’ve gotten a bit out of hand. When I […]

Who are you? What do you do for a living? Why should I care what you write? I want to get to know YOU, not just your writing. That’s why you need an ABOUT page. And a well-written one…with some details and thought. Too many people ignore their ABOUT page. Awhile ago (can’t remember where […]

Very few of us will ever earn enough off our blogs to quit our day jobs. OK, but if we could earn a few extra bucks per month … why not, right? A little extra disposable income never hurt anyone. Advertising on Instigator Blog I’ve used a few services for advertising on Instigator Blog, including: […]

No blog is perfect. There’s always room for improvement, and you can continually improve your blog through research, testing and validation. Research doesn’t involve years of study with control groups, lab animals and six thousand page thesis papers. It can be anecdotal and trend-watching. Recently, I’ve made some changes to Instigator Blog. Most are quite […]