More Tutorials on Creating a Blog Button
February 22, 2010 by admin
Filed under Design Options
Marie emailed me this great article on how to create a blog button. If you didn’t quite understand the one I wrote HERE you might want to Mommy Bits, she has a great tutorial available!
http://mommybits.net/2009/05/17/tutorial-creating-your-own-blog-button-w-code-box/
Get RoboForm for FREE – Remembers Passwords/AutoFills
February 17, 2010 by Miller2
Filed under Build Your Blog
Let me start by saying I LOVE ROBOFORM. It is a program that saves all your passwords/logins and auto fills forms. Yes everyone, it will complete all of those sign up forms for you! I have had this program for about 6 years but lost it when I switched to a new laptop. I [>>> READ MORE].
How to Build a Button for Your Site
February 15, 2010 by admin
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I have been asked a lot over the last week how to create blog buttons. There are a lot of design companies that will build these for about $25 each. So if you don’t think you are up to the “design” challenge you can start searching for a company to help. I plan [>>> READ MORE].
Do You Need to Buy Your Domain Name? YES!!!
February 15, 2010 by admin
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One of my readers asked the other day if a blogger should buy her domain name. She said “my name is still available, should I get it?. I screamed in my biggest online voice “YES”!!!!!!!!
If your name is available (or anything close to it) you should definitely buy it. Why? Because [>>> READ MORE].
The In’s and Out’s of Adding Images
February 12, 2010 by admin
Filed under Build Your Blog
Most blogging software will automatically install images for you but a lot of times you need to alter the image. If you don’t understand how the code works it can be quite daunting. I thought I would break it out so you understand what the components are.
First off you need to [>>> READ MORE].
So You Want a Forum? Check Out Simple Press Forum for WP
February 11, 2010 by admin
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If you have a Wordpress blog than you are going to love this. You can add a forum to your site in a matter of minutes using the Simple Press Forum plug in. After running a phpbb forum for a few years now I was AMAZED at how easy these were to set [>>> READ MORE].
Do you have too many ads?
February 3, 2010 by admin
Filed under Build Your Blog
If you are reading this article the answer is probably “yes”…lol. Most sites do have too many. We are all trying to make a few bucks off our site and when we start out we think throwing up a lot of ads will generate revenue…not true. Putting up meaningful ads that attract [>>> READ MORE].
Wordpress plugins – Installing
February 2, 2010 by admin
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I was absolutely floored at how many plugins were available for Wordpress! In case you don’t know what a plugin is, it is a small application that modifies the functionality of your site. There are tons of cool FREE applications that you can add to your blog to do just about anything. [>>> READ MORE].
What do you want to learn about?
February 2, 2010 by admin
Filed under Build Your Blog
I have been blogging for a little over a year now and that entire year was doing nothing but research. Considering I knew nothing about blogging when I started there has been a LOT of research.
Most people don’t realize just how much it takes to run a blog, well a successful one anyways..lol. [>>> READ MORE].
Blogging Software Options
January 31, 2010 by admin
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I was planning on writing an article on different blogging software options, but here is the thing I have only used Wordpress and B2Evolution. The site is built on Wordpress and so far I LOVE IT! My other site SwagGrabber is built using B2Evolution and honestly I will be moving it to Wordpress soon. I [>>> READ MORE].





