A personal weblog of best blogging information and insights…with a focus on niche blogging.
When you’re designing your website, there are times that you need to check how it looks in various browsers. This task is usually a pain in the neck, but BrowserShots makes it quite easy. Depending on your operating system, you can see how your site looks in up to 14 different browsers.
Go to the BrowserShots page, select the browsers/versions you want to check, type in your site URL, and hit the... 
Do some easy search engine optimization (SEO) by conducting keyword research with the Google Wonder Wheel. (When searching in Google,click on “show options” to find the Wonder Wheel.) Play with search phrases (long tail keywords) until you find one that both targets your niche and produces around 2,000 (give or take) page results. This will help your blog achieve a higher... 
Create Your Own Microblogging Network
Host your very own microblogging community with ShoutEm. It’s the perfect tool to start a co-branded microblogging social network service for your blog, small business, or personal group of friends. ShoutEm describes their platform as “Ning for Twitters.” Both free and premium subscriptions are available.
Set up a stand-alone microblogging service, or... 
Dynamic blogging communities.
The following blogging community sites have recently been added to the àlaBuzz “Great Free Online Resources List.” Join these communities to learn more about blogging, discuss blogging issues and trends, get to know other fascinating bloggers, and to share your own brilliant blog.... 
A bit of the Great Free Online Resources List.
Free and Valuable Online Resources
The àlaBuzz Great Free Online Resources List is always expanding and becoming more comprehensive. It’s a repository of free Internet tools, applications, services, and expert information sites that I’ve discovered in my online travels. ...
Today I conclude my tour of nominated sites in Best WordPress Design 2009, sponsored by Fresh eVenture. A few brief remarks on site design elements or content I found intriguing:
LaughTub – One of my favorite free WP themes, Titan by Jestro, is used at this site. An iconographic trash bin filled with paper “ha-ha’s” effectively stands out against generous white space. ...
Thank you ALL who have already voted for àlaBuzz in the Best WordPress Design 2009 contest. I’m currently tying for 12th place! If you haven’t yet cast your vote, click here to go to the voting page at Fresh eVenture. ... 
My online handle is àlaJoAnn. I'm hooked on blogging. My spare-time hobby, and long-term aspiration, is setting up blogs for fun and profit: Niche blogs, information blogs, and ebusiness blogs.
àlaBuzz.org is in the process of changing its focus, to better support other projects. Stay tuned! I'll be updating here soon.
Meanwhile, you're welcome to visit my new site, àlaBuzz.Info, about blogging bliss and workflow, which in nearly ready.
