Write More Than You Can Publish

I’m kind of contradicting myself as I write this article. Simple explanation, this is going against an earlier article I wrote called; Delete Blog Drafts Older Than a Month. I wrote it because I had a number of posts in queue. They were structured points of the article I wanted to complete. So, I guess it’s not counted.

Back to the topic, writing (complete articles) more than you can publish on you blog is part of a blogging strategy. Obviously this lessens the element of surprise but having a queue of articles at your fingers is a large advantage. Think about it this way, before writers block kicks in…kick it first.

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Do Malaysia Bloggers Take Day Offs?

I’ve been experiencing nostalgic blogging moments the past couple of days. Plus, I’m half awake from a nap I took earlier. Due to the feeling of tiredness after waking up, the question popped into my head; do Malaysia bloggers take day offs or leaves?

Blogger burnout is easily experienced by any bloggers. Though it can drive you into an obsessive compulsive state (scary right?), I’ve mentioned before blogger burnout can be a good thing. And don’t worry about not blogging for 1-3 ‘working’ days.

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Does The Time You Publish Your Blog Matter?

I started pondering over the question this morning. And I have to admit, with a refreshed state of mind I tend to think better. It occurred to me one of the things I consider whenever publishing to my blog is; the time. We are all ‘kiasu’ at some point by nature. So I keep thinking by publishing at the right time, I’ll generate the best of my traffic.

Therefore, I’m going to start tracking if the time really does matter when you publish. Then I’ll be able to say; the myth of time does matter when you publish is false! Not to mention, it’ll make me feel good and less troubled having to publish on the exact time continuously. We are humans for crying out loud.

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Nuffnang Glitterati Exclusive or Not Program

In the beginning of this month, Malaysia’s Advertlets online advertising company got themselves in a small mess. Their domain name (Advertlets.com) expired and wasn’t renewed causing massive chaos and retribution in the Malaysia blogosphere. As they struggled to recover, Nuffnang Malaysia rolled out an exclusive advertising program; Nuffnang Glitterati.

In short, Nuffnang publishers are given the opportunity to earn more and reap better benefits by joining this program. However, you may only qualify for the program if you publish only Nuffnang advertisements on your blog. When I read this, I pondered if this program really was about exclusivity or monopoly…or something else.

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Professional WordPress Themes Are Never Free

Updated: February 4, 2008

It seems not all buyers are too happy with the development of this wordpress theme package.

And I have Brian Gardner to prove for it. When I first installed WordPress, the Kubrick theme didn’t cut it for me so I ended up using the Simpla WordPress theme first. Then after that, I noticed it wasn’t enough. Hence, I landed up with the Dropshadow WordPress theme when I first stumbled onto Brian Gardner.

However, even with Dropshadow I still wasn’t satisfied. Then I found something which reminded me of Khoi Vinh’s Subtraction. Brian Gardner created a WordPress theme called Whitespace. This theme reminded me of Subtraction due to its base colors of black and white, not so much the layout. Being a fan of Subtraction, I knew Whitespace was the one I was looking for. But right now, I’m thinking otherwise since my commenters have pointed out its critical weaknesses.

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