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So far we’ve taken a look on how focusing on your niche helps to add value and uniqueness to your blog’s presence. While you are focusing on your niche you will certainly find similar blogs who have already touched upon the subject. It thus becomes important to cut out of the cliche. It’s time to focus on making meaning.
I have come to believe that these are the basic steps to make a difference whatever one can. And the same three tips work wonders in the blogging arena as well. Here they are.
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Prevent the end of something good
Those of you who frequent this blog regularly know that I work on Firefox extensions. Back then there used to be a Firefox extension called cutemenus – developed by a team of interested developers, the extension was stripped of all advanced functionality on the insistence of the lead developer. I then created a fork of the extension called CuteMenus2 and added back all the advanced features. Blogging is not unlike this. For eg. there are an increasing number of blogs coming up all the time. But the overall number of the blogs remains the same. A majority of the blogs close down in the first three months. I want you all to blog and pursue blogging. I want you to share the kinks to your blogs here. And I want you to encourage other deserving bloggers by subscribing to their blogs.
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Increase the quality of life
I created ColorfulTabs and "increased the quality of life" in my own little way. ColorfulTabs was of the top 50 extensions with the highest downloads on the day of Firefox 3 release. And in a similar way I bring to you my notion of blogging and tips to help you become more productive and successful.
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Right a wrong
There are a thousand other blogs that preach about making money. While making money is not a bad thing, the majority of blogs out there run solely for the purpose of making money. I’ve decided and chosen different. I wish to make a difference by enlightening my readers and subscribers about tips on blogging, writing and much more. The theory goes like “if you make meaning you’ll make money.” If you solely start out to make money- there are a hundred and one other blogs doing the same thing.
What else would you like to add to the list?
Photo by ~jjjohn~
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{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }
How can you talk about improving quality of life by adding browser functionality.
Quality of life is enhanced by financial and educational power.
Help another man, woman and child become financially free. An add on to their browser is the least of their concerns who are struggling in today's economy.
What will they do with it? Add another $500 to their income stream to pay off debts?
No offense. Just a conversation!
as I said "in my own little way". Adding colors to a browser may seem to be of no significance but I've received hundreds of mails from aged people who had to strain their eyes trying to locate a particular tab. Its value accounts for its popularity. It's an accessibility feature.
Of course financial and educational power are also factors influencing quality of life. I also believe they are more of factors for raising the standard of living and more. Thanks for dropping by
Hello there,
Sharing an valuable idea with others by posting it on the web/blog is just great.
THANK YOU SO MUCH !
and have a great day,
A n d r e w
Keep up the good work on your colourful tabs addon… I really like this idea due to the amount of tabs i have open at any one given time….
PS…. can you give me a link the the picture of the tree you have? I would really like a hi-res version of that for my desktop.
Thx
Thanks for the kind words David. The photo is by jjohn from http://www.flickr.com/photos/jjjohn/ as accredited at the end of the post.