TypePad® for Dummies®

Chapter 17. Ten Bloggers Using TypePad Well

In This Chapter

• Seeing how a good design enriches content

• Promoting a business through your blog

• Practicing good sidebar organization

• Writing like a pro

• Incorporating video in a TypePad blog

It's helpful to read all the Web sites and books you can about how to make a great TypePad blog (for a list of some good resources, visit Chapter 16), but at the end of the day, some of your best tips will come from watching others do it successfully. Whether you're a new or an experienced blogger, stay engaged in others' blogs, and pay attention to what technologies and concepts are working well for your blogging peers.

In this chapter, we point you to ten TypePad bloggers who are representative of the best TypePad has to offer. They provide their readers with the whole package — a readable design, excellent content, an interesting title, and successful implementation of other great TypePad features. Most of the bloggers we've highlighted are using designs and blogging concepts that the average TypePad user can apply. These designs are workable, streamlined, and (most importantly) lead you directly into the content. As you look at what these TypePad bloggers are doing well, see what you can glean from them as you polish your own TypePad blog.

Tip

We've listed some good blogs for you, but it's easy to find more:

• TypePad regularly highlights great bloggers at their Everything TypePad blog (http://everything.typepad.com); click the Browse the Archives link, and ...