2008 July

_Jul 31 08

Time for a little open discussion. Do you prefer full posts or excerpts on the front page of the blogs you frequent?
There are pros and cons for both. My personal preference, as you may have noticed, is for excerpts, but according to my ever bulging email client many of you disagree.
Making people click […]

_Full posts or excerpts?

_Jul 30 08

_Ashley Morgan_Blogging_3 Comments

My wife and I went to see The Dark Knight this afternoon. It was a good film. Heath Ledger was a truly iconic Joker and every bit the diabolical menace that real comic book fans had hoped for. Unfortunately we’ll have to wait until the DVD release before we find out how […]

_The Dark Knight guide to blog advertising

_Jul 29 08

_Ashley Morgan_Design_9 Comments

I couldn’t leave it alone. Even though I had vowed to never mess around with it again I just had to take one last shot at tweaking the current Upstart Blogger design. Fortunately for fans of the last stable design this is only a very gentle nip tuck.
A slightly darker shade of red, […]

_The nip tuck grid

_Jul 28 08

_Ashley Morgan_Money_32 Comments

Seven months ago I bought Upstart Blogger for $14,500. As of today this blog has generated an income level that has broken the $14,500 barrier.
Upstart Blogger is now bought and paid for.
It’s a big milestone for this blog and for me personally, and I’m thrilled to be able to share the news. […]

_Bought and paid for

_Jul 25 08

_Ashley Morgan_Blogging_3 Comments

It’s back. The Upstart Blogger free 30 day blogging course is back, bigger and better than before. The idea is the same, a 30 day, day by day, guide to starting, promoting and profiting from a blog.
Originally scheduled for an August 1st roll out, the new course is ongoing, free and open to […]

_The return of the Upstart Blogger free 30 day blogging course

_Jul 23 08

_Ashley Morgan_Software_4 Comments

Picture the scene. Lake Garda, probably the most beautiful lake in the world. Along the banks are a number of boats for hire. Boat number six has been out on the lake for a long time, so long in fact that it is starting to rot and fall apart.
The boat owner keeps […]

_Come in number six your time is up

_Jul 22 08

_Ashley Morgan_Wordpress Theme_11 Comments

Today I am very happy to release Moleskine, a new Upstart Blogger Wordpress theme. As the name suggests, Moleskine is a minimalist Wordpress theme which aims to simulate the feel of simple black ink on creamy off white paper.
Features include a 960 pixel grid base for rock solid alignment and a very subtle background […]

_July 2008