How to Find Keywords That Get Your Blog Noticed

How to Find Keywords That Get Your Blog Noticed

More than 50% of the traffic that comes to The Muslim Blogger is from search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo.  While it is critical to have a readership that follows yours blog, it is equally important to get the attention of search engines.  For your blog, this means making sure you place the right [...]

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Every Muslim Blogger MUST Reflect On These Questions (Open Discussion)

Every Muslim Blogger MUST Reflect On These Questions (Open Discussion)

As’salaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakaatu, Dear brothers and sisters in Islam – the questions listed below deserve our attention right now. and are worthy of a serious discussion by fellow Muslim bloggers – both the experienced and the new.  Every question on this list has the connecting thread of La I’laaha Il’lallah, but our [...]

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Blogging 101 [Part 2]: Selecting a Topic and Niche

Blogging 101 [Part 2]: Selecting a Topic and Niche

This is where the Muslim blogger (that’s all of us) differs from others.  Let’s get straight to the questions of how to pick a topic and niche (audience) for your blog. Discover Your Passions Take a few moments to list all the things you are passionate about.  Don’t stop to think about each one at [...]

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10 WordPress Plugins For Google Buzz (Button, Streams, Follow Me)

10 WordPress Plugins For Google Buzz (Button, Streams, Follow Me)

Google Buzz is out there and spreading fast.  In the first 2 days, there were over 9 million buzzes. Participating in Google Buzz hasn’t really become much of an option for many of us – unless you turn it off (you can do this at the bottom of the Gmail page). If nothing else, we [...]

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5 Free Islamic WordPress Themes/Templates for Muslim Blogs

5 Free Islamic WordPress Themes/Templates for Muslim Blogs

You’ve already seen tons of other themes at The Muslim Blogger (here, here, and here).  But, one of the most common requests I get is to find and publish some Islamic WordPress themes/templates.  Well….I found 5 of them and they are all free to use on any Muslim blog using WordPress. If you know of [...]

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How Can Muslim Bloggers Use Google Buzz + Q&A? [Discussion]

How Can Muslim Bloggers Use Google Buzz + Q&A? [Discussion]

So Google Buzz just launched and I’m trying to figure out how to use it productively. Anyone care to chime in with thoughts on how Buzz can help Muslim bloggers do their jobs more successfully? Or do you think it’s something that can’t really be used effectively? Update:  I found 2 WordPress plugins that were [...]

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11 Must-Have Plugins For Your WordPress Blog

One of the primary reasons WordPress has become as successful as it is today is because of its flexibility.  In particular, extending the ability of WordPress through plugins is one of the best ways to make your blog yours by customizing it to your likes. Some of these plugins make changes to the design of [...]

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