From the monthly archives:

March 2007


Blog comments – moderate them for your blog’s sake

March 28, 2007

There’s a lot of nonsense talked in the blogosphere, and much of that nonsense is related to blogging’s so-called “conversations”. Some old-school bloggers believe that on a blog, anything goes, and that you shouldn’t moderate what people have to say in their comments on blog postings. This free-wheeling attitude leads some anonymous lunatics to take [...]

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Hosting your WordPress blog – which hosting company for you?

March 26, 2007

You’ve made a big decision: you want complete control of your WordPress blog, and this means finding a hosting company. What should you look for? 1. Satisfied customers of a hosting company Make sure that your host has happy customers. Do a Google search on “hosting + problems” and steer clear of companies whose customers [...]

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WordPress and SEO

March 25, 2007

Finally – great how-to on optimizing WordPress. I love WordPress. It’s my blog platform of choice, and in many cases, it’s my choice for static sites as well. Yes, there are ways to get your blog looking like a static site. That said, I haven’t paid all that much attention to search engine optimization (SEO) [...]

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Giggle of the Day: The Whiner

March 21, 2007

Very funny post by the inimitable BL Ochmann, “Blogging’s About Love and Money”: Love and Money I believe that most people understand that content has to be supported in one way or another. Some bloggers, like Rubel and Scoble, have jobs. Others, like me, are independent, and trade paid vacations, benefits and a steady paycheck [...]

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Free images for your blog

March 16, 2007

If you’re always looking for blog images – FREE ones – try picfindr. Technorati Tags: blogs, blogging, images, free images Related PostsColor and excitement: using images on your blogImages can spice up your blog, adding interest for your readers. Image tips * Ensure that your…Top quality free images for your blog Dreamstime – gorgeous free [...]

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Blogging seeds: blog snippets help you to build blog content

March 15, 2007

I love writing blog content, because I LOVE instant gratification. Type, type, type… hit Publish and whoopee, another blog post done. However, with some blogs you can feel like a hamster on a wheel – endlessly churning out content. This hamster-feeling is a signal that you may be stressing needlessly. It depends on you. You [...]

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Super-charge your WordPress blog

March 12, 2007

“The 118 Most Useful Plugins For Your WordPress Blog” You can turn your WordPress blog into anything you like, with the hundreds of WordPress plugins available. And most are absolutely free. You can turn your blog into a Web site, a shopping site, or a CMS (content management system) – whatever YOU want to do, [...]

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WordPress plugins – a magic wand for your blogs

March 10, 2007

It’s no secret that WordPress is absolutely my favorite blogging platform. This is because you can easily turn your WordPress blog into anything you choose, from a sales page for a product or service, to a complete CMS (Content Management System), using WordPress plugins. I’m not the plugin fanatic I used to be, endlessly hunting [...]

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Blog hosting: Where do you host your blog?

March 2, 2007

The email message only contained one line – “My blog’s gone! Help!” I replied immediately, to get more information, because the sender had purchased my blogging ebook, and his blog was starting to generate income. After many back-and-forth emails over several days, we were no nearer to solving the mystery. Yes, his blog was gone [...]

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