My Top Picks in the Tips & Tricks Group Writing Project
September 24, 2007 by Lillie
The list of entries – all 122 of them! – in the Tips & Tricks Group Writing Project is posted at Daily Blog Tips.
Now it’s time to post my list of favorite entries – and what a challenge that is! The contest drew so many excellent entries that I had to figure out a way to determine my favorites.
The criterion I chose was simply this: did I learn something that I will put into use? That means I chose posts that filled gap in my knowledge. You may have other favorites, depending on what you find most useful.
The posts are listed in the order in which they appear on the master list.
Tips on Gaining Page Views and Returning Visitors Using Post Series by Sarah caught my interest because I like to write series – I was delighted to learn about a plug-in to manage series posts.
3 Ways to Optimize Your Blog Homepage by Nathan made me aware of the importance of using the right header tags – I made a note to check mine.
10 Simple Ways to Show Reader Appreciation by Ronald introduced me to a plugin to let commenters edit their own comments.
A Microsoft Word Resume Tip That You’ve Never Heard by Jacob – Although I was aware of Document Properties and am always careful to put the client’s name rather than my own when I create resumes for clients, I needed to be reminded to check the properties when I edit a resume for a client.
5 Tips for Crafting Effective Criticism by Annie reassured me it’s okay to involve emotions when I write a book review.
If you haven’t checked out the entries, I recommend you do so. You don’t have to do like me and read (or at least skim) every entry (except a couple that weren’t available when I tried to access them). Read the posts submitted in the categories that interest you the most. I’ll be willing to bet you’ll learn something.
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Tips and Tricks: How to Write, Send, Reply, and Forward E-Mail
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Thanks for the vote!
Thanks for the vote, Lillie.
I just realized something. The link for you that Daniel has in the Final List is broken! It’s pointing at your post with a date of Sep. 15th in the url whereas the real post is Sep.14th. You’re missing out on link love…
I recommend you change it on your side since other blogs are already pointing at that url
Jacob
I’m glad you liked the article and thanks for the link love. Goodluck to you too, in both the group writing projects!
Annie,
You’re welcome.
Jacob,
If anyone has any suggestions on how I can fix this, please let me know. I realize I should have checked the link as soon as the list went up – this has taught me a valuable lesson!
Thanks for pointing out the bad link. I thought I’d check it when the list was first posted, but apparently not. I changed the link as you suggested, but I entered the same post in the Blue Jar how-to group writing project so now those links are wrong. The Permalink Redirect plugin usually takes you to the right post when the URL is changed (it worked great when I changed the structure of my permalinks), but maybe it doesn’t work if the change is in the date rather than the post title. I also tried to put a redirect on the URL in the control panel of my Web site, but that didn’t work either. So finally I just put the link to the post directly on my 404 error page.
GnomeyNewt,
Thanks for the good luck wishes.
That’s strange. A simple redirect at the webserver level – which is what your control panel redirect should mean – would do the trick. After all, by definition, that’s what a redirect is.
I’d double-check that you tried the control panel with the right syntax, and ask your ISP for more help. You need to be able to set up redirects.
Jacob
The thing thing is, Jacob, that I have several redirects on other pages, and they work fine. But those are all on static pages on my Web site – this is the first time I’ve tried it on my blog. Now that you’ve told me that should work, I’ll dig a little deeper. Thanks for your help.
Thanks for the read. I especially enjoyed the article by Ronald Huereca. I think the plugin for the personalized first time commenters is a great idea.
Barry,
Thanks for the visit. I haven’t had a chance to try the plugin yet – so little time!