ultimate geek girl

Having a blog is always a joy, but when you take a few days off, it is amazing how the emails and comments pile up!

I spent the weekend with some friends at a conference, and one couple was celebrating their 25th anniversary. I gave them a coffee maker, because that was the only gift I could get at the last minute and easily carry with me upstate NY.

There are plenty of geeky things in the works for this week, but I want YOU to do is tell me in the comments what you’d like to see in the near future - or any questions you’d like me to answer for you!

Are you still contemplating starting a blog?

Or have you reserved a username or webhost, but haven’t made the first step into blogging?

Don’t despair. You aren’t alone! Many people haven’t started blogs yet!

Blogging is a relatively new phenomenon, but as you have probably noticed, blogging is more and more popular, and is now in the mainstream of world news and communication!

I want you to start a blog! Still not convinced? Well, here are 7 Reasons Why You Should Be Blogging!

1. Blogging is easy. Seriously. Blogging is just as simple as sitting down and composing an email!

The ultimate geek girl has released her first e-book, inspired by the series 101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger, and you can download this FREE e-book today!

Updated to reflect changes in today’s blogging climate, this e-book is full of tips and tricks to help even the most experienced blogger learn a thing or two!

Read about how to personalize your WordPress blog with plugins and code!

Get inspiration on blogging topics, staying focused on blogging and getting publicity for your site.

Take advantage of the geek girl’s research, and avoid the pitfalls of blogging.

These are some great sites I’ve come across in the past few weeks. I wanted to share them with you!

Some of these websites are helpful, some are funny, but all are definitely bookmarkable and worthy of a visit.

• 5 Must-Bookmark Websites for Emergencies is a list from Aibek of MakeUseOf. Aibek makes sure that you know about these 5 websites that can save your life, or at least get you the help you need to deal with an emergency a lot better!

Staying organized is a life long task, but here are seven ways to stay organized at home and keep your sanity!

Not only will you feel better, but your home will look better - now you can invite that cutie from class over to study without wearing yourself out cleaning your home from top to bottom at the last minute!

1. Create a Landing Pad by your front door. Choose ONE place to put things when you first get home. Then, put everything where it belongs. My landing pad is right by the front door and includes a shelf for my cell phone, iPod, backpack, etc. Now, I don’t have to spend time looking for my phone. I know where it is!

Everyone has their preferences when it comes to what their blog or the blogs they visit look like, but these are several blog design mistake that you can avoid - gaining you a larger audience and happier readers.

Use partial feeds. Everyone loves having to visit a website to get update. Especially when they have 100 to 200 feeds they read daily. Do yourself and your readers a favor and install a plugin like Full Text Feed and say goodbye to partial feeds forever!