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Adding a WordPress Blog to an Existing Site

Monday, January 17th, 2011

Website owners sometimes want a WordPress blog added to their existing website.  “But I want it to look like the rest of the site.  How close can you come to the existing design?” In most instances the answer is “very close.”  Here’s an example.  This is the home page of Claudette Rowley’s coaching and consulting [...]

Five Interesting Links – November 2010

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

I hope you all have a lovely Thanksgiving!  In between the turkey and the football games I also hope you have time to enjoy these five articles: 12 Top Online Entrepreneurs Share How Hard They Work -  We’ve all seen get rich schemes for making money online.  “Work just one hour a day. You too [...]

Blog Comments

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

I’m really happy when people leave comments on my blog.  And I always mean to reply, but sometimes I get busy.  Pat Flynn reminds us why it’s important to respond to comments in 5 Reasons Why You Should Respond to Every Comment. Share this:

Schedule Your WordPress Posts

Monday, June 21st, 2010

Are you planning a vacation this summer, but would like to keep your blog running while you’re away?  No worries.  WordPress allows you to schedule publishing dates for posts in advance. The first step is to log into your dashboard and write a post.  Once it’s ready then look at the publishing area to the [...]

The Power of Social Media

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Heather Armstrong’s blog dooce.com is very popular.  How popular is it?  In 2008 ABC estimated that Heather earned over $40,000 per month from her blog.  Per month! She has over 1,500,000 Twitter followers!   That much social media pull can be very useful.  Very useful indeed,  if you have a brand new washing machine that doesn’t [...]

Can you make a living on the Internet?

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Can you make a living on the Internet?  If so, how do you do it?  eBooks?  AdSense?  Affiliate programs? Take a look at how one blogger, Darren Rowse of ProBlogger, does it. How I Earn Money Blogging [April 2010 Stats] from Darren Rowse on Vimeo. Share this:

Blog Add-On at Hosting.com

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Last week I received an email from Hosting.com: According to our records, you have a free WordPress Blog Add-on associated with your existing hosting account. After careful review of this add-on, we have determined that this plan is no longer comparable to other free blog services such as WordPress.com and Blogger.com. Due to this reason, [...]

The 2010 Bloggies

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

You have until tomorrow to cast your votes in the 2010 Bloggies competition.  Even if you don’t vote, you’ll want to check it out.  You’ll get ideas for your own blog and find some terrific sites. Many of the nominated blogs relate to food or cooking.  While there is a special category for food blogs, [...]

Blogging Misconceptions

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Daily Blog Tips just posted a list of  Top 5 Blogging Misconceptions.  While blogging is fun and can be a great way to add to your income, there is another side to the story.  Like anything else, there are pluses and minuses with blogging.  It’s not a free ride.  You need to go into it [...]

Ways to Promote Your Blog

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Daily Blog Tips recently posted an article on 101 Ways to Promote a New Blog.  While all of these tips might not be a good match for every blogger, with 101 ideas you’re bound to find a dozen, or two, that are right for you. Share this: