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Why Your Blog Is a Virtual Business

18. August 2010

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Why Your Blog Is a Virtual Business

A blog is essentially your own business.  Think about it, you provide value (content) for your customers (readers) and in turn you are compensated (income, gratification, etc.).    Along the way you are providing a lifelong asset (your site) that you can either work to grow or sell one day.  You are the boss, you have [...]

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9 Critical Tips To Secure a WordPress Site

22. July 2010

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9 Critical Tips To Secure a WordPress Site

As I posted last week , this site was hacked and it wasn’t pleasant in the least bit.  To be honest, I only took a few measures to secure my WordPress blog.  More and more people are getting hacked into regardless of how much security they do to ensure that it won’t happen.  Luckily I [...]

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Down and Out, Now Up and Inspired

16. July 2010

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Down and Out, Now Up and Inspired

[ad#ad-1]For those of you who visited this site in the latter part of June and the beginning of July, you probably noticed that I had been hacked!  This was not fun at all, it sucked actually.  The intrusion happened not through WordPress but through my host’s database.  I was hosted on Dreamhost but have recently [...]

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5 Things I Hate About Your Blog

13. July 2010

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5 Things I Hate About Your Blog

[ad#ad-1] Once in a while I come across a site that becomes my daily pet peeve.  There are certain things that you should do and shouldn’t do.  I bet I’m guilty of some things that may piss you off but this post is personal to me.  Obviously everyone’s different but these 5 crucial site trends [...]

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50 Easy Ways to Improve Your Blog

7. June 2010

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50 Easy Ways to Improve Your Blog

1. Add Images – Yes, content is king but appearance is second.  Spice up your posts with some images to break up the content. 2. Create “About Me” page – let people know the real you.  Tell us some unique things about you. 3.  Fix broken links – Go to this site and verify any [...]

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What's In It For Me?

2. June 2010

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What's In It For Me?

When you create a blog, you need to create something of value.  The best way to do this is by getting inside the reader’s head.  The question at hand is, “what’s in it for me?”  Why should they visit your blog?  What purpose does your blog give to the rest of the world.  I like [...]

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Awesome Tutorials On How To Create a WordPress Theme From Scratch

28. May 2010

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Awesome Tutorials On How To Create a WordPress Theme From Scratch

If you’re interested in getting into WordPress theme development and want to create your own themes then you need to visit these sites for their instructions.

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10 Best Types of Posts For Your Blog

26. May 2010

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Blogging is simply writing and expressing yourself about a particular topic. Whether your writing about cars or Lego’s, it’s critical that you switch up the styling of your posts. You don’t want to fall victim to reader boredom. Personally speaking, below are the top type of posts I’ve used and seen succeed in the world [...]

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The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Google Analytics

12. May 2010

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The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Google Analytics

Google Analytics (GA) is a free web analytics tool that generates detailed statistics about visitors of a website.  This powerful tool allows you to assess your visitors and increase conversion rates, target regions, track keywords, maximize revenue and more!  Every blog and website should have some type of analytics tool to improve your visitors experience [...]

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Create a Minimalist Workspace

12. April 2010

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Create a Minimalist Workspace

Do you ever feel like your desk is too cluttered?  Do you feel like your mind is racing because you see too many things that need to get done?  Are you getting distracted and jumping around to different tasks without any of them getting accomplished?  Are you frustrated that you didn’t get anything done today?  [...]

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