Code Tricks... #02 Technorati Search & Blogger Categories

I have found the Technorati Searchlet Tool to be a very useful. Many Blogger.com users have requested away to create categories. Here is one option:

1. Label your post the Category name, i.e., Code Tricks... plus whatever makes this post unique within the category. Let's call the Code Tricks part of the post name -- the Category Pre-Definer.
   
2. Post your new blog entry.
   
3. Ensure that Technorati sees your new post, if not -- use this link --> Technorati ping to manually submit your post -- you will need your post url or permalink.
   
4. You will also need to enable your Post Pages if this setting is not already enabled:
   
   1. Login to your Blogger.com account.
      
   2. Select the Change Settings link on the Dashboard.
      
   3. Select the Archiving Tab on the resulting page.
      
   4. Enable Post Pages with the drop down menu.

Once your new category post is recognized by Technorati you can then search for all entries with the Category name or Pre-Definer. In the above example, this would be -- Code Tricks.

Here is an example of the Technorati Search Box for this blog -- which is using the Blogger.com platform:

Technorati search

this blog
all blogs

Go ahead, search for Code Tricks...

By the way -- I am a member of Technorati/QiSoftware, but before I became a member -- I could find my blog entries in their search results. It is a simple process to join and they will provide the Searchlet HTML for your blog. Even if you decide, not to use this option to categorize your Blogger.com entries -- the Technorati Searchlet as a search engine for your blog -- is worth a look.