Blogging Tips, Help, Guides, Tricks and more...noreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:27:02 -0700Blogger http://www.blogger.com44125http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/en-usnoBlogging Tips, Help, Guides, Tricks and more...noreply@blogger.comhttp://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-to-get-related-posts-widget-below.htmlblog resourcesblog toolsnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:08:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-5036767213255305268  The power of suggestion may be the strongest way to make someone do something. It's like your friend asking you to visit a website or watch a video : you will do it 90 % of the time, right? Using that technique, we can encourage visitors on our blog to read even more posts! How? Using a simple recommendation widget of course! Putting it strategically below each post (where readers usually 3http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-to-write-good-content.htmlBlog Tipsnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Wed, 8 Jun 2011 05:49:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-2985026268520111247  You can go Google any blog tip on how to get high traffic count, how to get many subscribers, how to get a money-generating blog or any other way to improve your blog's popularity, and there is always the part that says : write good content.   Yeah, thanks a lot bloggers who wrote that without further explanation. We all know that, but what is good content? It's kind of abstract 1http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2011/06/get-free-and-beautiful-blogger.htmlblog resourcesBlog Tipsbloggertemplatesnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Mon, 6 Jun 2011 06:44:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-8367916908992641754 Many people may complain that their blog designs are not satisfying enough to them. The option given to them is that they can go buy a domain, have full control over their blog design and do it themselves. However, most people won't want to fork out the money to buy and host a domain. So what is the other best alternative for bloggers (especially those who use Blogger, because their designs 1http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-to-add-facebook-like-button-before.htmlBlog Tutorialsbuttonsfacebooknoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Fri, 3 Jun 2011 04:42:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-6510349691022693424  Let's keep this short and simple. Facebook is AWESOME, everyone is using it, you want it to be connected to your blog. Alright! Let's get started! (A sample of it is like the one above this post) Step 1 Locate this code in your HTML code (For blogger users, go to Design > Edit HTML. Then, tick expand widget templates) : <div class='post-header-line-1'/> Step 2 Copy 2http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2011/05/alternatives-to-google-adsense.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Mon, 9 May 2011 01:24:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-3201711342506967018  Due to AdSense's strict rules for bloggers now, many bloggers who want to advertise with them are rejected. However, not to fret bloggers! There are other alternatives to Google AdSense. Using the same concept, which is contextual advertising, many advertising websites have started that are not as strict as Google AdSense. To help you get optimized and suitable advertisements, here are my1http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2011/04/check-your-blog-load-time.htmlBlog HelpBlog TipsCreating User Friendly Blogsnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Sat, 2 Apr 2011 02:27:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-8559088050504740159  Waiting for blogs to load can be one of the most frustrating experiences of your life - especially when it takes SUPER LONG! This is actually the main reason why most readers close your blog before actually reading your content. So if this happens, there's no point having great content when no one gets to read it. To check your blog load time, you can use Website Speed Test.  5http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2011/03/3-things-to-know-before-you-start.htmlBlog HelpBlog Tipsnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:31:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-155825949728560992   Yes, it's the typical day that you heard the wonders that blogging can do to your life and you want to give it a try. But before you start plunging into the blogosphere, let me give you some so-called 'guidelines' to tell you the do's and don'ts of blogging. 1) Blogging is not a GET-RICH-QUICK method.     Remember, blogging is like any other career: it takes time to 7http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-remove-blogger-navbar.htmlBlog Tutorialsnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:07:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-7300294485747298020 Don't know what a navbar is? It's the small bar that appears above every Blogger's blog.  It is also noticeable in the page elements. However, you cannot move or remove the navbar using the normal way. You have to use CSS to edit it to make it become hidden. Why you should remove the navbar When a visitor sees a navbar, he/she will think that the blog is not professional.7http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-reasons-why-you-should-use-sharethis.htmlBlog HelpBlog Tipsnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:39:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-8718214876146856961   First, do you even know what ShareThis is? It is a website than can help you create a share widget for visitors to share your blog/website to their friends. An example of this can be found at the top of my blog's left sidebar. Now you understand what it is, let me tell you why you SHOULD get it in this simple blog tip: 1) It can help drive traffic to your website   0http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2011/03/creating-read-more-button-creating-post.htmlBlog HelpBlog TipsBlog Tutorialsnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:24:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-1816272531599730614  To squeeze more posts into a page, yet using minimal space to make sure your visitors can see most of your posts in a glance, is very easy to do with the "jump break" function. In this blog tutorial, I will be showing you how to customize the "read more" button to make it more eye-catching, rather than the boring old text.  Let's move on to the steps :  1) Enable the Jump7http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2011/03/buying-domain-vs-using-free-domain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Wed, 16 Mar 2011 03:41:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-8619193230717684900   The common question that arises into a blogger's head is whether forking out some money to buy a domain is the right thing, or using the so-called "free" domains (Wordpress, Blogger etc.). There are a few pros and cons of buying a domain and not buying one, and also different factors that affect your choice. So, it is very important that you know your needs and how buying a domain 6http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2011/03/finding-right-niche-for-your-blog.htmlBlog HelpBlog Tipsnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:30:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-7624640488488936511  In respond to my post about niche blogging (check it out here), I'll share a bit on how I found my way into the topic I'm writing about now. Although it took me quite a while (over 4 months to be exact), I finally decided on what I should be writing about in my blog (*Phew*). So now, I'm going to help all of you so that you can decide much faster and easier!    Here0http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2011/02/websiteblog-header-designing-tips.htmlBlog HelpBlog Tipsnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Tue, 1 Feb 2011 18:28:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-4554814031409370710  When you want to present your website to visitors, the simplest way is to use your blog header. Thus, it is very important that your website header can get the message across to your visitors easily. Which is more attractive?    They say a picture is a thousand words. So what are you going to write on that picture? Here is what messages a good website's header should 7http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-to-increase-seo-search-engine.htmlBlog HelpBlog Tipsnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Sat, 15 Jan 2011 23:44:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-4703929548822463606  SEO is important when it comes to getting traffic for your blog. Basically, SEO is  like increasing your website's 'popularity' when people search a keyword related to your website. The higher your SEO is, the higher chances of people seeing your blog when they search a keyword in a search engine (Google, Digg, Bing, Yahoo Search etc.), thus grabs more attention from search 7http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2010/12/when-to-postpublicize-blog-posts.htmlBlog HelpBlog Tipsnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:16:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-8352753782308863069  The title may seem unimportant of insignificant to you, but I think it is quite important. When should you post/publicize your blog posts? I got curious and did a survey on this at YouthSays, and here is what I found :  3http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2010/12/why-you-shouldnt-get-auto-generated.htmlBlog HelpBlog Tipsnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Tue, 28 Dec 2010 07:41:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-4553380279474005848  Don't know what auto-generated traffic is? I'll tell you : it's like those websites where they use credits systems to encourage you to visit other people's blogs/websites that are linked to them so that you can earn more credits and use them to get other people to visit you back. There was once a Nuffnanger (if you don't know what a Nuffnanger is, just take it as a blogger.) posted 3http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2010/12/widgets-blog-should-have.htmlBlog HelpBlog Tipsnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Sun, 26 Dec 2010 23:41:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-1065981286132982900  Widgets have different functions for every blog. Some helps the blog writer, some interacts with the readers, some do NOTHING. Obviously, you would want widgets that help you, right? Here, I'm going to introduce a few widgets that I think are really useful to a blogger. 1) Sharebar       A sharebar is a widget that allows readers to share your blog to 4http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2010/12/how-to-make-readers-feel-comfortable.htmlBlog HelpBlog Tipsnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Sun, 26 Dec 2010 03:28:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-2800272474913809285  I've come across blogs that really make me feel uncomfortable when reading it, and decided to stop reading the post. The thing is, there were so many things that irritates a reader in that blog (which I will not mention which). I'm sure sometimes you feel the same way too when reading some blogs, right? In this post, I'll share with you how to make readers feel comfortable when 15http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-special-how-to-make-falling.htmlBlog DecorationsBlog HelpBlog TipsBlog Widgetsnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Fri, 24 Dec 2010 08:00:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-5473540681145739769  Read my last post on how to add snow scene to blogger yet? Then this post is a improved version! Not just dots now, but with newly improved SNOWFLAKE PICTURES!! Example:    Wouldn't you love that snowflake falling everywhere around your blog? Just go to your blogger's 'design' page, click on 'add a gadget', add a 'HTML/Javascript' gadget, then paste this code to the 4http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-special-falling-snow-effect.htmlBlog DecorationsBlog HelpBlog Tipsnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Thu, 23 Dec 2010 01:07:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-1161329512543445526  Christmas is coming in 2 days! Naturally, you would want to spice up your blog a little for this upcoming day right? Well, the falling snow effect would be just the right thing for YOU!  How it looks like: (I used gray snow for my template because white would be hard to see.)   I spent quite a while researching how to do it, and I finally got it! But first, this4http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2010/12/increasing-your-chances-of-getting.htmlBlog HelpBlog Tipsnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:45:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-4563588605726984388  Everyone says that social bookmarking can generate traffic to your blog. Though it it true, what are the chances of your blog post getting noticed rather than other people? To increase your chances, gaining popularity is the way to go. But how? That's what I'm here to tell you!  1) Comment on others       To get others attention, a kind comment on their 11http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2010/12/secret-ingredient-to-getting-quality.htmlBlog HelpBlog Tipsnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:00:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-2978387095862624233  How lucky I am today, because I found the TRUE way of getting QUALITY readers.      I know you guys are like anxious and all, but chill! Don't worry because I will reveal this secret to you at the end of this post!    Some of you do social bookmarking to increase traffic (Read about it here and here!). But how can you ensure that a lot of people 2http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2010/12/4-easy-tips-to-keep-blog-readers.htmlBlog HelpBlog Tipsnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Fri, 17 Dec 2010 23:47:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-50795268245903788981) Reduce your blog's loading time        Most people tend to get frustrated if your blog does not load in 10 seconds. So, getting your blog to load in around 3-5 seconds is a good tactic in maintaining visitor's moods. They will also be slightly more patient to view your longer blog posts. If you don't, people may navigate away from your blog before they even see 3http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2010/12/free-blogwebsite-advertising-entrecard.htmlBlog HelpBlog Tipsnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Sun, 5 Dec 2010 23:27:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-2588713078078794352  Don't you wish you could just advertise your blog without spending much or no money at all? There are websites such as Google AdWords that offer such choices, but they are quite pricey. But now, introducing the FREE way to advertise, Entrecard!!   The way it works is quite simple: Sign up, submit your blog, create your logo/business card, start advertising! To advertise, 3http://arts-inmylife.blogspot.com/2010/12/introducing-contextual-advertising.htmlBlog HelpBlog Tipsnoreply@blogger.com (Wong Zhiwei)Thu, 2 Dec 2010 05:26:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551466535050781195.post-1406084935874378061  First of all, what is contextual advertising? Basically, this is a kind of advertising where the main website you sign up to scans your blog with a bot for keywords. If preferred keywords are found, the main website then highlights those keywords and links them to the advertiser's main page. On the other hand, you can also advertise through their website and type in your preferred 2