Archive for the 'Blogging Resources' Category

Has Your Blog Been Hacked?

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Google is taking a serious look at blogs in order to maintain the integrity of its pagerank system. This includes serious penalties to unsuspecting bloggers who have may not know that their site has been hacked and filled [...]

Lessons on Blogging - Can You Build Real Traffic With StumbleUpon?

IF YOU ARE BLOGGING FOR FAME OR FORTUNE, YOU CAN ACHIEVE NEITHER WITHOUT HITS TO YOUR SITE. SO THE QUESTION IS THIS: CAN YOU BUILD SUSTAINABLE TRAFFIC FROM STUMBLE UPON?
Within minutes of setting up your blog, you are inundated with terms like SEO, Organic Traffic, Niche Blogging, etc. And as you quickly [...]

Upgrading To WordPress 2.5 On Yahoo! Web Hosting

Fingers were crossed as I begin my automatic upgrade from WordPress 2.3.2 to the latest release version, 2.5. I have chronicled my trials and tribulations with previous upgrades, so there was a thick sense of trepidation in the air. Results? Take a guess…
Was that dramatic enough? Thanks to the guys [...]

Night School Blog Carnival- Continuing Education - April 1, 2008

Welcome to the April 1, 2008 edition of Night School-continuing education. This first edition brings an eclectic mix of informative posts from around the blogosphere. Thanks to all the contributors.
Blogging
George Tzenos presents Ebook - Blogs and RSS Marketing - Review posted at Traffic2MyPage Blog.
George Tzenos presents 7 Tips to Drive Traffic To Your [...]

Rejected By PayPerPost - Oh My Gosh…I’m A Splog!

Every once in a while, I think about making a serious run at monetizing my blog. At those board of directors meetings of one, A.K.A. just me, it has been consistently decided that besides passive income generators, such as Kontera and Adsense, monetizing this blog is not really a priority. The exception, of [...]

Things You Need To Know To Pimp Your WordPress Blog On Yahoo! Web Hosting - Installation and Upgrade Issues

In choosing a web host for your blog, the first consideration probably is “how much is this gonna cost me”? For low cost hosting by a familiar name, Yahoo! seemed the optimal choice. However, as your blogging sophistication increases, you’ll find certain limitations with Yahoo! Small Business Web hosting. This is [...]

Makin’ It Rain! What You Should Know About Blog Carnivals

Trying to get the content of your blog out to the eagerly anticipating masses is and will be a primary topic of interest to bloggers of all experience levels. With the variety of ways to publicize a blog, participating in Blog Carnivals can be the most satisfying!
If you think about it, the potential [...]

Oh, The BlogRoll!

After a few months of blogging, I’m finally getting into the social aspect of this “hobby”. This has been the coolest thing so far, but the part that I thought that I would like the least!. Even if I don’t have direct contact with a fellow blogger, or leave a comment, you start [...]

Blog Band Aids - Fixing Broken Links After WordPress Upgrade!

Several of my latest posts on blogging have detailed my adventures with trying to upgrade to WordPress 2.3.2. Sadly, due to conflicts with how WordPress is set up on Yahoo! Small Business web hosting, my permalink structure was incompatible with the upgrade. Many visitors arriving from Google or StumbleUpon were sent to link [...]

House Cleaning Time! Uninstall Unused Plugins!

I love a new plugin! It’s kinda like tuning your off-the-lot Hoopdi and ending up with super powered street racer. However, it can be the coding equivalent of a bobble-head doll on the dashboard, or a “Don’t mess with Texas” bumper sticker. After getting pointed at with accompanying peals of laughter, you [...]