Archive for the 'The Art of the Blog' Category

Jun 18 2008

Blog Topics: Blog About Everything or Find Your Niche?

Published by Richard under The Art of the Blog

decide what to blog about I decided to create a blog about 3 months ago.  I decided to completely ignore the one piece of advice given to make your blog successful.

Today, I will probably spend about 3 hours writing this post: Blog Topics:  Blog About Everything or Find Your Niche?  In all likelihood, writing about blogging about everything will produce practically nothing.  Why? Continue Reading »

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Apr 20 2008

10 Reasons Why Not to Host Your Wordpress Blog on a Windows/IIS Platform

Published by Richard under The Art of the Blog

I’m sitting here on the phone with iPower,  my web hosting company, who has been going through a lot of changes lately.  Since I have been on hold for 45 minutes now, I have decided to write a post about

“10 Reasons Why Not to Host Your Wordpress Blog on a Windows/IIS Platform”.

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Apr 09 2008

Put MP3 Files On Your Wordpress Blog (and avoid the chipmunk effect)

Published by Richard under The Art of the Blog, technology

Last week, I wanted to put .mp3 files on my Wordpress blog. Easy, right? Well, this one fit into the category of “should be quick and easy but wasn’t.” Continue Reading »

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Mar 25 2008

Ten Things Every New Blogger Must Know

Published by Richard under The Art of the Blog

Initially, it seems like such an easy idea. 

“I have ideas and I want to share them.  I’m going to setup up a blog and everyone will want to read what I have to say.  Maybe I’ll even make money!”  It’s not that easy. 

Here are ten things that every new blogger must know:

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Mar 25 2008

New Bloggers: Three WordPress Forum Rules You Must Know

Published by Richard under The Art of the Blog

First off, I want to send a big thank you to all of those people on the WordPress forums who have helped me and helped others.  As someone relatively new to blogging, your help has been indispensable. 

Many new people join the WordPress forums everyday.  After having used the forums for a modest amount of time, I realized that there is a certain Code of Conduct that should be followed.  Most people know this intrinsically (especially those in the tech industry); some don’t.  After seeing this forum topic, Continue Reading »

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Mar 19 2008

Building Blog Traffic: A Cautionary Tale

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Building Blog Traffic:  A Cautionary Tale

I don’t always treat myself like I treat my clients.  With my clients, I always use a measured, methodical approach.  When it’s just me, sometimes I just jump right into the fray. Continue Reading »

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