Blog Bloat: CONTENT #3
So far we’ve tackled tags and a little about sidebar bloat. This time I’d like to talk about content. Human culture has a funny way of creating nuances, manners or etiquette. And you can go into an...
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Ahhhhh, Grammar: Ten Little Rules
The class was tough. We had to give persuasive speeches. We had to learn the parts of speech. We had to diagram sentences. This, I thought, was surely the stupidest thing I had ever done in my 12...
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How to Make Sure People Don’t Leave You Comments
Comment love. Blog crack. Feedback. Suga’. That which we call a comment By any other name would read as sweet. In the blogosphere, comments are the commodity. The best way to show someone you...
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Then Vs. Than
So this one is actually pretty simple! Good news, right?! While some English rules can be confusing, this is a homophone issue. Although, I’ll argue that then and than are not true homophones, as there...
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Go Do this. Right Now.
How to allow people to reply to your comments on Blogger. I’m putting on my bossy pants. So if you have a blogger / blogspot / Google account to comment on Blogger blogs, y’all better follow along. 1....
View Article10 Blogging Mistakes
Are you making any of these blogging blunders? Originally posted in 2008, this post remains one of the highest points of entry here on Life with My 3 Boybarians. Hope this helps you. Would love to hear...
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How to allow bloggers to respond to your comments:
Has this happened to you? One of the most frustrating things about blogging is getting a comment or question, then having no way to respond. If you use Blogger and leave comments on blogs… please,...
View ArticleTo Ad or not to Ad. That is the question.
I gave a workshop today on blogging at AWI. My last point was: Should you or should you not advertise or accept PR on your blog? Looking around lwm3b you can see which decision I made. But I’ll humbly...
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Migrating from Blogger to WordPress – My Experience
Are you considering moving your blog from Blogger / Blogspot.com to WordPress? Here is my experience with blog migration. **Written June 2009. Updated September 2010.** I bought this domain back in...
View ArticleThe FTC Shtuff: a real-life pretend example.
Real-life pretend. *snort* This post is in reaction to my earlier post. I have gotten quite a few confused emails, especially from hobby bloggers who do product reviews. I will try to clarify to the...
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Why is everyone moving to WordPress? Should I move?
**updated 3/5/10** Many of you have seen your favorite blogs move recently. Kimba moved, Sandy moved, Rhoda moved, and the cat is out of the bag – Nester will be moving soon (I am almost done with her...
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Evolution. Blogging. Evolution of a blog.
Have you ever sat down and reflected on how your blog has evolved? I bet some of you started off blogging about one thing or another and the blog sorta took on a life of its own, right? Yeah, me too....
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Blogging with the Mother Hen
Blogging isn’t easy. Blogging consistently for 5 years is a feat of nature. Lately I’ve been silenced. For most of the time, I’ve written fairly anonymously. I use my real first name, but I’ve given my...
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Photoshop Tutorial: How do I maintain proportion and scale when I resize my...
Have you ever been surfing the web and seen a photo like this? There are two ways to make sure that no matter what size you make sweet little Picasso, that you keep his proportions locked so he still...
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Blogging with the Mother Hen, Parte Due.
If you’re new to this discussion, please read: Blogging with the Mother Hen – the first post. Especially read the amazing, thoughtful comments. The real gems are contained below the post. This is my...
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Photographers! I interrupt this blog…
I interrupt this blog for a moment a shameless self-promotion. Please forgive me, I’m just so stinking excited. But I wouldn’t post it here, if I didn’t think I could save my photography friends some...
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What is a permalink? How do I find mine?
If you’ve ever wanted to participate in a blog link party, this is a must-know! One of the common courtesies is to link up to the specific post rather than your whole blog. Most well-run blog link...
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Gravatar 101: How do I make my photo appear next to my comment?
Would you all do something for me? Pretty please? Have you ever noticed in comments how some of you have your bright, smiling picture and some of you have generic quilt-looking things to represent you...
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Blogging Pet Peeves. What are yours?
We all love the blogosphere… it’s such a unique, user-driven content engine. Experts in their own fields offer their own stories, advice, tips and tricks of the trade. You can learn how to mistreat...
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What is hosting and why do I need it for a blog?
Self-hosted WordPress.org. Domain hosting. “Get a host!” Do you hear this and immediately tune out? Too much technical stuff that you don’t want to think about? Okay, I’m going to put it all into...
View ArticleHow to Resize your Images to Share on the Web | Day 28
One of the most rewarding thing about learning to take a better a photo is sharing it with family and friends online. Your camera takes huge resolution images. Huge. Like you could wallpaper your house...
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Rockin’ It at the I_Blog Conference
This weekend my hubba-hubba-hubby and I will at the I_Blog Conference and I’d love to invite you all to come. What? Not feeling spontaneous? We’re talking about photography and your blog and we will be...
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Blogging Tip: Beware of “Guest Post” Offers
Today I was supposed to have a guest post. I get offers for these pretty often. Usually they’re friends or new bloggers who want the world to know they exist. Sometimes they are topical experts who are...
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Pinterest: Good or Bad for Bloggers?
I’m a huge fan of Pinterest. In fact, its co-head cheese, Ben Silbermann, is a Des Moines, Iowa native – so I’m always rooting for the local guy. And in the 2011 whirlwind growth pattern that Pinterest...
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Surf the Internet the way you want. Let your readers surf the way they want....
I brought up on twitter the other day, while visiting some of my favorite photographers’ sites, how bloggers should allow their readers to determine how links behave. I clicked on some recommended...
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