Thanks to everyone who's already supported and spread the word about this Showcase. I hope you enjoy the entries below and that they are the start of many, many more.
Before I go on I'm going to slowly compile a list of Blogging Tips and add them to the sidebar. Any suggestions are greatly welcomed. For newcomers please look through these as they contain pearls of wisdom from people who have been there and done that.
There are two admin points that I'd like to bring up here (they will also be added to the Anything and Everything entry). As an aside I have a feeling that slowly but surely this will also expand into a hints and tips section for newer bloggers. If you are unsure of something send me an email I will endevour to answer your question. I will also be putting up some useful guides in the sidebar to help.
Blogroll
At Dean's suggestion I am going to ask that every blog that submits an entry adds Showcase to their Blogroll.
Also if you are an "Established" blogger I also humbly request you add Showcase to your Blogroll. The greater the linkage, the greater the exposure and the better the showcase will be.
Permalinks
Already some newer bloggers are unsure as to what "Permalinks" are. On almost every blogging platform each individual entry has a marker that is the single identifier of that entry. This is called the Permalink and that is what I need to link to your brilliant post. It is often at the bottom of the post, next to the comments part. It may say "Link", "Permalink", "#", or the time or date or something else completely. It is important to find these links as otherwise I have to search your blog to find your post and I don't have that much time...
If you are still unsure, at the very least give me the post title and the date of entry and I will track the permalink for you. But you need to work out Permalinks, for they are the lifeblood of linkage, which is the lifeblood of the Blogosphere.
Posted by Simon at June 24, 2004 02:21 AMI would suggest you put the hard code for the link back to this site somewhere at the top of your sidebar. That will make it much easier for newbies to grab, then paste into their templates.
Posted by: Madfish Willie at June 24, 2004 04:22 AMCommisar has some good advice as does Wizbang and maybe some of the MuNuby help thingys.
Posted by: Madfish Willie at June 24, 2004 04:23 AMGreat idea about the tips! Thanks a bizillion times!
Posted by: Michele at June 24, 2004 09:59 AMFor new blogger advice here are a couple from established bloggers:
Daniel Drezner
Venomous Kate
Sanity's Edge (humorous, four consecutive posts)
Snooze Button Dreams
All you really need is that last one.
Simon - Consider bolding or underlining hyperlinks. On my monitor I can barely see the difference between a hyperlink and regular text.
Posted by: Jim at June 24, 2004 02:56 PMGood idea on the bold: done.
Jim - your tips are already there, I just need to tidy up that sidebar. I'll be adding the others in the morn.
Posted by: Simon at June 24, 2004 03:30 PMOutstanding Simon. Now the rest of us have got to spread the word to lure that up and coming talent your way.
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