Posted 26 Oct 2008 — by Ellie
Category WordPress
Almost every blog software uses some form of categories and tagging to label your posts. You can turn your blog into a well organized internal search engine with a little elbow grease.
Categories can be thought of as a chest of drawers in your bedroom. Each drawer has a specific purpose – one for socks, one for shirts, another for sweaters, and so on.
Tags are subdivisions of each category. Inside of each drawer (category) you can divide your socks by color or type. Same with your shirts and sweaters. Tags are a compliment to categories, so you remain organized.
Posted 15 Oct 2008 — by Ellie
Category WordPress
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!
- 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 more about blogging!
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.
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Posted 24 Sep 2008 — by Ellie
Category WordPress
When your blog template isn’t working, change it! I know I have said a lot of things in the past about blogging and how to please your visitors, but at the end of the day, blogging is about what makes YOU happy!
I blog here because I enjoy sharing knowledge and challenging myself by coming up with blogging ideas every week. However, I cannot forget my obligation to myself to enjoy life – even blogging!
Posted 17 Sep 2008 — by Ellie
Category WordPress
Using WordPress as your blogging software or even content management software is pretty easy, even for blogging software newbies. Personalization is what makes WordPress stand out, though. Not only can you use code to add functionality to your site, but you can also use any one of literally thousands of plugins to add features you want or need as well!
While I generally use around 30 plugins for this site, I do have a favorite… hands down —- RSS Footer.
Everybody loves the Internet’s dynamic nature.
It is constantly changing and evolving to meet the needs of its users.
A few of my favorite web applications launched new features this week, or at least they hit my account this week!
Of course, you should check out my posts about the new WordPress version 2.6 – WordPress 2.6 Released a Month Ahead of Schedule and Shareaholic – Shareaholic helps you share your favorite websites, if you haven’t already.
- The WordPress Themes Repository was relaunched! Yay! I can stop by the site and check out new and updated themes – no more Google searching for themes – find the good ones right on WordPress’ website!
Everyone wants internet fame, myself included. Perhaps one of the most popular ways to get internet fame today is to hit the front page on Digg, get a billion and twenty five Stumbles (thumbs up) on StumbleUpon.
There are many ways to get internet popularity – but I’ll focus on the two that I think conflict and complement each other the most. Digging and Stumbling upon request from the author (or a friend), or only Digging and Stumbling articles that you genuinely enjoy.
I am a huge fan of StumbleUpon – the social networking site that lets you set preferences and find site that you might be interested in – and share them with friends!
But as a blogger, I am always interested in how often my pages are Stumbled (added to StumbleUpon’s databases).
I found a simple JavaScript bookmarklet for Firefox at The Internet Entrepreneur Diary that can let me know with one click whether or not a page has been Stumbled.
Stumbled?
Simply drag and drop the “Stumbled?” link to your “Bookmarks Toolbar Folder”. Now, you will have a shortcut on your Firefox Bookmarks Toolbar.
Most people want to make money from their blogs. With WordPress, it is easy to monetize (turn into money) your blog!
Here are 11 tried and true methods to monetize your blog, according to research and personal experience.
Some bloggers have had success with selling links on their blogs – however, be aware the the Great Google does not condone selling links that pass PageRank.
Top sites for getting listed and selling your links or linking to products for sale include:
- Kontera ContentLink
- Text Link Ads
- BlogAds
- Ad Brite
