tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026484337051027793.post4629914443273864623..comments2008-09-01T11:25:44.680-04:00Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14309605333128481208andy@savingtoinvest.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026484337051027793.post-89689377846831896592008-09-01T11:25:00.000-04:002008-09-01T11:25:00.000-04:00Very interesting! I also started out as a Blogger blog, an in some ways I miss it. Tags and categories were handled well, copying an pasting from word didn't mess up my template, etc...<BR/><BR/>But Wordpress did make it easier for me to control the look and feel of my site. And that has made all the difference.BTGNow.nethttp://www.btgnow.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026484337051027793.post-64383789822717854292008-05-06T09:03:00.000-04:002008-05-06T09:03:00.000-04:00@ Kirk - I agree content is king, but still you need to think about which platform you can leverage the best to make your blog standout in the growing blogosphere. From a pf blogs perspective, I heard that there are 100 new pf blogs that come out in the US alone every day. <BR/><BR/>@ Curt - Thanks for stopping by. You are right, I forgot custom websites (shows my lack of technical knowledge). Yours is a rally professional looking one - website/blog is how I would describe it. Tip #4 is good, I need to join a netowrk or start one. However I think I will wait till my blog grows a bit and I have a longer track record. If you ever start one, count me in.<BR/><BR/>Andy.Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14309605333128481208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026484337051027793.post-17038929144435188032008-05-05T23:09:00.000-04:002008-05-05T23:09:00.000-04:00What about custom websites? I'm I the only financial blog who has a custom built website? I hope to find a way to leverage my custom built website do to something that standard blog sites cannot.<BR/><BR/>Tip #4. Create a network. Many of the leading blogs have created a network of other bloggers that actively participate on their blog. The question is how much time do they spend building their network compared to the time they spend creating good content on their own blog? 30/70%, 20/80%? <BR/><BR/>Another way is to create a single website for many bloggers, like wisebread.com. This way, they can generate 5-10 articles a day and push their page ranking way up.Curthttp://www.pennyjobs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026484337051027793.post-60305373597251762008-05-04T21:46:00.000-04:002008-05-04T21:46:00.000-04:00I agree that wordpress is the most common pro blogger platform out there, however there are a lot of non-finance hugely popular blogs that use blogger. So perhaps it is the type of content that matters most <BR/>kirkkirknoreply@blogger.com