I just discovered this morning that the link in the Easily Amused section located at the bottom of the blog was broken. I have just fixed it. Click on the link occasionally and it will take you to one of the sites that Easily Amuses me. Hopefully, it will Easily Amuse you also.PS-I will change this link weekly at some random time. So check back often to be Easily Amused.© 2008 Barry T Horst
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There are several blog tools available for the novice blogger. I will mention a few that I use. This is by no means a complete list or necessarily the best tools. they are simply the ones I use and have become accustomed to. Lets face it. When you get to be my age one you learn something it is best to stick with it a while and then ease into something new.One of the first things you need, after a blog site and a host service (Sometimes these are one and the same) is an image host or server. I use Picasa for three reasons: 1. They host a relatively large amount for free; 2. It's easy; and 3. It's what I started with so I know how to use it. (Refer back to the last sentence of the first paragraph.)After getting my blog started I decided that I wanted to find out where the visitors came from. That is how I came upon Feedjit. They give a nice tool that you can use to post a map on your blog that shows where the traffic comes from. They also supply the Live Traffic Feed that lists where your traffic comes from and sometimes how they exit the site. Both of these post on the blog and give your visitors a good idea of the scope and reach of your blog. I use both.There are also tools that you can insert in the site code that tracks the visitors. Among these tools are Google Analytics and Stat Counter. Both of these tools are interesting. Stat Counter especially gives you a wealth of information; such as Country/State/City/ISP information. Stat Counter will also give browser information, time on site, entry point, and exit point. This is good information for designing your site to be compatible with certain browsers, and also determining what type of information your visitors are looking for.Another tool that I use to try and increase my reach is to burn an RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed. In this way readers can subscribe to the blog and receive each new post via their RSS reader. I have links to many of the more popular RSS feeds on the bottom of the blog page. My RSS feed is burned through Feedburner. If you would like to subscribe go the bottom and look for your feed service and click. If you don't see your contact and I will try to add it. You can also subscribe to my blog by e-mail. I have those links in the same area.If you have any advice, questions, or comments drop me a line. You can comment on the blog post or e-mail me. The e-mail link is at the top of the sidebar just below the date. © 2008 Barry T Horst
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