Sunday, July 16th, 2006

WordPress Plugins Feature Series

No, the word “feature” in the title doesn’t mean “characteristic”, but rather a “…non-hard-news story (a profile, preview, quiz, etc.) often given special design treatment…” or “…a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine.” While trivial, I’d rather not get anyone confused just because I couldn’t come up with a proper title.
Anyway, back […]

Saturday, July 15th, 2006

My Take on the “WordPress Community Slowdown”

It’s been more than a week since Blogging Pro’s WordPress Theme and Plugin challenge ended, but some of David (from Blogging Pro)’s comments about the whole Wordpress community slowdown still nags at me.
He did raise a valid point when he argued that the amount of “really revolutionary” plugins coming out of the community has […]

Saturday, July 15th, 2006

Internet Advertising: Some Background

Most of us bloggers know what Google AdSense, Yahoo Publisher Network or Chitika eMinimalls are - to the extent that they line our pockets, that is. How many really know anything about how pay-per-click advertising started? What the hell is “Wanamaker waste”, for example?
Why is it that every pundit is predicting online advertising to grow, […]

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

How To Shamelessly Promote Your Blog

We looked at some basics of shameless promotion in the blogsosphere yesterday - including several examples and motives of doing so.
Today, we’ll look instead at shamelessly promoting something closer to our hearts: Our own blogs. In order to do that, I’ve decided to compile a small list of ways you can practice Shameless […]

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

Personal Blog + Sidestuff or Personal Site + Blog

The One Question Interview series Darren created recently has introduced a number of interesting issues to me. But the one particular issue I want to talk about now is the one raised by Darren’s interview with Guy Kawasaki: Is it better to start a personal web site, with a blog as one dedicated component of […]

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

Blog for Engadget: Once in A Lifetime Chance

Okay, maybe the title was a bit of an exaggeration, but really, how often is it that you get a shot at writing for one of the biggest gadget blogs in the world?
There are 3 positions open too: Night time editor and weekend editor over at Engadget Classic, and morning editor over at Engadget […]

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

Solving the Long Words and URLs Problem in WordPress

A post published over at Quick Online Tips yesterday reminded me of a problem I used to face over at one of my blogs: Long words and URLs breaking my layout. What happens is that when a very long word is written in a post or comment (longer than its container), it pushes down any […]

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

Shameless Promotion 101

Being capable of shamelessly promoting something you have an interest in is important. These days, it’s not only the salespeople and CEOs that have to realise this, but also the average blogger - whether to promote an affiliate, increase exposure and thus, traffic to your own blog, or just increase your blog’s page views. In […]