Friday’s Finds — 07/06/2007

July 6th, 2007 - - Filled in: Friday's Finds

There is no particular rhyme or reason to this week’s edition of Friday’s Finds. A little blogging help mixed with a little fun. Was it just me or did every day this week feel like a Friday?

Mark Ghosh suggests a few things before you publish on his blog, Weblog Tools Collection. In the recent debate on using the â€œread moreâ€ feature just to increase pageviews, Mark doesn’t necessarily think its a good idea. I happen to use it on occasion when I’ve written an ultra-long post.

I just thought this was funny. In case you haven’t already seen it, visit JohnCow.com. No. It’s not a typo.

Problogger, Darren Rowse, posted about what I’ve been trying to accomplish since I learned about Google Trends…and that’s how to capture seasonal traffic for your blog. While my use for Google Trends is more specific to things I would normally write about on a daily basis, his scope is a little broader characterized by seasons. He gives good suggestions on how to keep track of old seasonal posts and suggests how to bring those back to life to increase your traffic.

If you enjoy reminiscing about the good ol’ days (in this case, the 80s), then visit Ms. Danielle. She’s got a great series called Flashback Friday that is usually amuzing and thought-provoking.

Jean Gray is one of the bloggers that have questioned the validity of ViralTags. On her blog, Letters From The Soul, she provides an alternative to ViralTags. Not quite as effective, but definitely a useful tool, Adam Kalsey’s Button Maker allows bloggers to create an 80 x 15 button for free. Here’s my button. Feel free to use it to link to Derrich.com.