World class hosting that doesn’t suck. Use coupon code UPSTARTBLOGGER for 3 free months.
Upstart Blogger 06 Archives

Tips and ticks.

Tips

Jan 27  08

You can judge a blog by the company it keeps. I recently turned down an application to join the 30 day blogging program because the blogger in question was linking to questionable websites. Although the applicant maintained his innocence and said that the websites he was linking to were, and I quote, “just a bit [...]

Be careful who you link to

Jan 19  08

Spam continues to plague the internet despite numerous attempts by service providers to stop it. As anyone who has been active online for more than 10 minutes will confirm, spam is an ongoing nightmare with no end in sight. With over 20 domains under my control, each with it’s own email address, I’ve seen spam [...]

A free spam blocking solution that works

Jan 16  08

A blog, be it personal or professional or any combination of the two, is a communication medium that benefits from transparency and honesty. One of the easiest ways to make your blog more accessible and generally a nice place to be is to add a photograph to your about page. Unfortunately, many bloggers don’t have [...]

Quick and easy biography photography for bloggers

Jan 26  07

Pligg is a Digg-style, open source CMS. It’s full of promise, but Pligg is still in beta, with limited documentation and few available templates. I hacked a template to create my Pligg site, Futurosity (you’re free to use the template, FuturePligg Solemnity ). In the hopes that more Pliggers will create freely available templates, here’s [...]

Understanding Pligg Template Files

Nov 27  06

I’ve picked up a few writing tips from editors that I’ve worked with and, while writing for print is different from writing for the web, knowing these five simple principles can help you make your blog more reader-friendly. 1. Shorter is better. Keep it short. Be brief. The average visitor spends about 96 seconds reading [...]

5 Keys to Good Web Writing