I decided not to use Blog Talk Radio for podcasting as I felt the quality was not that great, and that if I needed to go over a minute or two, this was an issue. I will note that I may be a little breathier than usual due to the fact I have been ill
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Building a Sturdy Community Around Your Blog With Comments
A lot of people like to use forums and social networks for communicating. Did you know you can have your own community, much like those forums through your blog’s comment system? Did you know that it should be one of your goals to convert people to comment on your blog? Well, its true! Each person
[Continue Reading...]6 Valuable Site Elements to Add to Your Blog for Better Site Conversion
Converting site visitors is not the easiest in the world. People need convincing all the time, even regulars. How can you do that? What elements of a site might be needed to improve site conversion. Remember, in order to draw people in, you must have something in place so they know what you want them
[Continue Reading...]How To Change Your Blog’s Design Without Alienating Your Visitors
As your site grows older, you have learned a lot of things (at least I hope you have.) In that time you should have played with ideas on what you would like to change in order to improve your website. However, I am sure that you probably think that if you change certain parts of
[Continue Reading...]Is It Really THAT Annoying to Moderate Comments on Blogs?
I have heard a lot on the verdict about anti-spam plugins for WordPress and even after trying a lot of different plugins, I still come to the conclusion – you will see spam get through. Some plugins less than others, but still… there is always a factor that there will be spammers. It does not
[Continue Reading...]Blogging Lessons Learned from “Julie and Julia”
In the movie “Julie and Julia,” Julie Powell considered herself a failure because a book she attempted didn’t quite work out the way she had hoped. To redeem herself, she set out to cook all of the recipes from Julia Childs’s book, “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.” Powell’s husband encouraged her to blog about
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