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A Blog Glossary For Beginners

In: Blogs

31 Aug 2009

As you start blogging, there are certain terms you should be familiar with.  This glossary is based around WordPress, but with any of the Top 5 Free Blogging Tools you will see the same terms very frequently.  Understanding what these terms mean, and how they apply to your blog, will make it much easier to [...]

Top 5 Free Blogging Tools

In: Blogs| Design

28 Aug 2009

The following four sites provide great free software and tools for a blog, and are the most commonly used by bloggers on the internet.  The sites are listed alphabetically, and are not ranked individually.  Happy Blogging!

b2evolution

Blogger

LiveJournal

Tumblr

WordPress

What Is a Blog?

In: Blogs

28 Aug 2009

The word “blog” is an abbreviation of “weblog,” which refers to any web site that maintains a constantly ongoing stream of information.  Blogs can be personal, or for business, and focused on one topic or many different topics.  A good example of a blog, would be this web site.    Blogs can vary greatly [...]

SEO For Starters

In: Search Engine Optimization

27 Aug 2009

As I have mentioned before, Search Engine Optimization is one of the most important things you can do for your site.  It involves steps you can take in the design and structure of your site, to help ensure that your site shows up as high as possible on search engine results.  In order to keep [...]

What is WordPress?

In: WordPress

26 Aug 2009

I am a huge fan of WordPress, and actually have used it to create this web site.  If you haven’t created a web site before, you may be unfamiliar with what WordPress is, but perhaps heard of it before.  The best explanation of WordPress comes from it’s developer:
“WordPress is publishing software with a focus on [...]

New Study Compares Value of PPC vs. SEO

In: Search Engine Marketing| Search Engine Optimization

25 Aug 2009

An ongoing debate in driving traffic to your web site, is whether pay-per-click advertising or “organic” search results are more valuable.  As you try to figure the best ways to get additional traffic to your site, you will be faced with the same question:  Should you pay money for SEO (search engine optimization) so that [...]

Adding YouTube Videos To Your Site

In: Design

24 Aug 2009

While surfing the web, you may have come across sites that have YouTube videos on their site.  If you’ve never designed a web site before, you may have assumed that there is quite a bit of work involved with posting videos directly on your site.  But, you know what they say about assuming! 

10 Must-Have Twitter Tools

In: Social Media

21 Aug 2009

Social media outlets have become the most popular way of marketing your web site.  It’s a free way to spread the word about your site to large numbers of people.  With that in mind, hopefully you already have a Twitter account!  With the popularity of Twitter, there are thousands of tools and applications that integrate [...]

Basic Site Design Guidelines

In: Design

20 Aug 2009

When you start off designing your web site, your number one goal is to create a product that will keep people coming back.  Getting visitors on your site is good, but getting them to be frequent visitors is better!  During the design process, it’s often easy to get overly focused on your content and to [...]

The Inspiration For Twitter’s Logo

In: Humor

20 Aug 2009

I found the actual Twitter bird in my parents’ backyard!


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