I'm on a mission to increase my Technorati rank. For a while my "authority" has hovered around the 900 mark, I think I can do better. My solution will also benefit you so read on :) What I propose to do is offer you, my lovely readers, a free guest post. To get a guest post you need to let me know that you want one and to be eligible you only need to meet one requirement and that is your blog must be confirmed to be indexed by Technorati. You can link to me with a post or if you are sure any … [Read more...]

Chrisg.com has a new theme today, check it out! :) It was actually completed a week ago but my moving house and broadband woes meant I couldn't try it out until today. The theme was created by Adii, a designer from South Africa. While the look has been transformed quite a bit, the idea was to keep the elements I liked from the old cobbled together theme while making the whole thing work and not appear so clumsy. While there are still one or two small tweaks I think he succeeded, don't … [Read more...]

I'm still lacking internet access so please forgive me for offloading blogging duties to some links today :) Thankfully there is much goodness around for you to see!seodigger - Find out if your site ranks for searched-for keywords. Nice tool that helps you discover where and what keywords your site shows up for.22 Places to find blogging jobs - If you are looking for paid blog writing gigs then this is the list for you!101 Keyboard Shortcut Hacks - A great list of shortcuts and hacks for PC … [Read more...]

I'm thinking now I have a few of these I need to do some sort of a page for linking to interviews. How would you do it? This sort of thing is still new to me so I am not sure what the "done thing" is :)Anyway, Bloginite has just posted up a quicky email interview with me and is asking for ideas for questions to ask me in a  1:1Of course if you have lots of questions you might want to consider interviewing me yourself ;) I am always open to email or IM interviews. Audio interviews take a … [Read more...]

When I wrote a post explaining how to get more Digg users to subscribe to your blog there were quite a few people who doubted me. "Impossible", "waste of time", "Diggers don't subscribe", "etc", people said.Well, I feel a little vindicated today.Yesterday Codswallop was featured on the Digg homepage, today I see we have 200 more subscribers.Not bad for a days work, eh? :)Perhaps those who doubted might like to see how to get more Digg users to subscribe to your blog one more time ... … [Read more...]

I'm calling out for your content link submissions again, folks. Yup it is time for another roundup. Next Thursday I would like to gather together all your articles on the theme of "web community". That could be how to run forums, be a better member of a forum, tips for getting more blog comments, advice for networking with the web, or stuff I can't imagine :) Please use the form below to send me your articles, submissions end Wednesday night. (Submissions now closed) Only submissions … [Read more...]

I don't often cross-post but I think this is an article that you would be interested in reading as it involves Mind Mapping and how I use it to make me more productive when writing, speaking and planning. What is Mind Mapping? How is it useful? Check out my post! Using Mind Maps for Creativity, Note-Taking and Productivity If you have your own Mind Mapping links, do share in the comments over at that post and I will follow up with a roundup. … [Read more...]

It is time to do another roundup :) The theme this time is "Social Media Marketing" - using Social Media ethically to gain more exposure. If you have articles and blog posts on Social Media then I want to share them with chrisg.com readers! How to take part Simply fill out the form below before the end of Wednesday 29th, making sure you follow the rules and complete all required fields. The form will only work from the blog, so don't try filling it in within your email or RSS … [Read more...]

If you recall I waffled on for too long so the original interview was split into two parts. I just heard that you can now go and listen to Part 2 :) Again I am telling you about it before I listen myself so I just hope I don't come over too badly! … [Read more...]

You may have noticed a small addition to my footer (if I manage to work out the CSS bug that keeps hiding it!). It's a Creative Commons button. What is that all about, you ask? Read on in my post "Creative Commons For Bloggers" ... … [Read more...]