Archive for September, 2007

Install the MyBlogLog Widget

Written by Ellie on Sep 28th, 2007 | Filed under: Better Blogger

This is Step #17 in the 101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger.

Set up a MyBlogLog Widget.

Again, this is one of those tools that I’m not sure of. Does it really add value to the page? Or are people just clicking on ‘interesting’ or good looking avatars? I do use avatars in the comments, just for a little extra flavor, but I do notice a slowdown in page loads occasionally. I do not want my site’s load time to be compromised by such widgets, or unnecessarily large amounts of bandwith used, either!

What do you guys think?

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Read more posts from this series:

  1. 101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger
  2. Use WordPress!: Step #1
  3. Sign up for Feedburner: Step #2
  4. Post at least once a day: Step #3
  5. Optimize your blog for SEO: Step #4
  6. Have an “About Me” page: Step #5
  7. 101 Steps: #6-8
  8. Blog and Ping - Step #9 in 101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger
  9. Submit your blog to RSS and blog directories: Step #10
  10. Trackbacks are important - Step #11
  11. Get involved in the blogosphere - Step #12
  12. Give your blog its own unique voice - Step #13
  13. Create unique, quality content - Step #14
  14. Add a large RSS button to your site
  15. Place an RSS feed link at the bottom of every post
  16. Install the MyBlogLog Widget
  17. Social Bookmarking - Step #18
  18. Better Blogger - Steps 19-31
  19. Create a custom blog design
  20. Add photos to each of your posts
  21. Use tagging in WordPress
  22. Tips to get more out of your WordPress blog
  23. Turn your blog posts into podcasts!
  24. Follow these 12 Steps and Get MORE Readers!
  25. Create a customized 404 page
  26. Keep Working at Becoming a Better Blogger!
  27. 11 Ways to Monetize Your Blog
  28. 19 Final Tips to Becoming a Better Blogger
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Hack College now has a podcast

Written by Ellie on Sep 27th, 2007 | Filed under: Technology

Hack CollegeEvery college student’s favorite website, Hack College, has introduced a the Hack College podcast! I’m probably the best person to listen to the podcast, as I am a perpetual student. I’ve been in school since I was 3 years old - and I’m almost 30! :lol:

Hack College is a year old site that features tips and tricks to help college students work smarter, not harder! This means more time for beer pong and lazing around on the internet! YIPPEE!

One of my favorite features of the hack College podcasts are the accompanying video. It is great to put a face to the names of the people who have helped me become better organized and a more well rounded student! :!:

If you haven’t visited Hack College yet, you definitely need to mozy on over and check out their review of Google Presentation, the new Google offering that mimics PowerPoint.

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Hand Coding Anyone?

Written by HarriMac on Sep 27th, 2007 | Filed under: Soulville

Example of the beginning of a site:

<html>
<head>
<title>My Test Site</title>
</head>
<body>
Text
</body>
</html>

Now that’s really basic. No doubt you want some color, some different sized text, some things in bold, italics or underlined, etc. You can do all that formatting and more with pure code.

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