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Re: how I manage multiple blogs

djchuang — Thu, 10 May 2007 18:09:04 -0000

Noel, yeah, getting cross-posting over to MySpace is near impossible, b/c the software development of MySpace is rather unorthodox and can change on a whim. Some coders are working on a plugin for crossposting from WordPress to MySpace and Vox.

Peter, I run WordPress here with its own web hosting on Dreamhost (so I don't use WordPress.com). This enables me to customize my theme and CSS, and also to use plugins and have lots of web space for hosting videos and audios. It also let's me have a separate sidebar for my blog that's different from my web pages. Since I have custom sidebars, I can add a Facebook badge -- which is done via Facebook > Profile > go to bottom for "Create a Profile Badge" > Create a new badge, and follow instructions from there.

Sam, ha ha.. haven't figured out an economic engine or business model for my blogging. What I want to write about doesn't quite fit with what the mass market values.

Re: how I manage multiple blogs

Peter Nguyen — Thu, 10 May 2007 16:51:49 -0000

I had a few technical questions on your site:
1) Did you create the entire site with just wordpress or did you have to do some CSS coding?
2) How were you able to have a unique side panel for every page on your site?
3) Are you hosting on wordpress or are you on your own server?
4) How were you able to add the facebook badge?

Re: how I manage multiple blogs

Sam S — Thu, 10 May 2007 14:18:50 -0000

DJ, I think the way you run all of your blogs is that you have a company of DJ Chuangs working for you blogging away

;)

Re: how I manage multiple blogs

Noel — Thu, 10 May 2007 11:45:00 -0000

Yeah, I'm doing that but was kinda hoping there was an easy way to do it in MySpace. All the solutions I have had are complicated. For now, I just have an RSS feed widget on my MySpace page. You can see it at myspace.com/noeljesse"

Re: how I manage multiple blogs

djchuang — Thu, 10 May 2007 09:57:28 -0000

Noel, others:

After a chat with Jeremy, we realized that Facebook is really clean and powerful, but some of its powerful features are kinda hard to find. So here's how to syndicate (mirror) a blog onto Facebook. Login to Facebook, go to Notes > Import Settings. Enter the RSS link there, e.g. www.djchuang.com/feed - and that's it!

Re: how I manage multiple blogs

djchuang — Fri, 04 May 2007 17:24:38 -0000

All my mirrored sites are effortlessly and automatically posted either using WordPress plug-ins (Xanga Cross Post + LiveJournal Crossposter) or via RSS feeds. On a quick Google search, I found 2 projects under development to code up a WordPress plugin to cross-post (mirror) over into MySpace.

While a blog's focus can help maintain traffic, focus alone won't drive traffic. A blogger who wants more traffic has to write compellingly (aka passionately) about something that the masses want to read, but if one writes about niche topics like I do, I'll only get so much traffic because of limited audience size.

Re: how I manage multiple blogs

Bruce Reyes-Chow — Fri, 04 May 2007 13:49:27 -0000

Helpful as always my friend! There is the added idea that each blog needs to be focused on a particular thing if you want drive traffic there. I break this rule all over the place on my main blog, but am going to try and focus more on a couple of other blogs and podcasts. We'll see.

Re: how I manage multiple blogs

Lon — Fri, 04 May 2007 13:29:51 -0000

Hey DJ, thanks for the thorough response and the link! I third the above question. I know facebook can do automatic imports which is great.

It's crazy how early on you established a web presence!

Re: how I manage multiple blogs

Jeremy — Fri, 04 May 2007 10:58:51 -0000

Ditto Noel's question. How do you mirror your site efficiently? I'm guessing RSS has alot to do with it, but any tips for how to set it up quickly?

Re: how I manage multiple blogs

Noel — Fri, 04 May 2007 09:29:36 -0000

Hey, DJ. Do you manually repost on all of those sites or do you have a program that does it automatically. I have had a lot of people pestering me to do more on Facebook and MySpace (for the same reasons you have the different venues) but I hate having to cut and paste to them all.