Archive for June, 2008

Choosing Free Blogging Tools »

There are many free blogging tools on the market, but loading up your blog with all of the free accessories that you can find isn’t necessarily a good idea. While it may be tempting to add a visitor counter, a flashy background, an exciting new font..

Upgrading WP: Taking The Plunge »

Finally I took the plunge and upgraded WordPress. I’ve heard so many different things - negative and positive, but decided it’s now or never. Upgrading went well - largely due to Wordpress Automatic Upgrade plugin courtesy of Techie Buzz, upgrading WP is a cinch using this plugin and takes no more than a few minutes, which includes dbase backups, deactivating plugins and WP upgrade.

Increasing Credibility and Search Engine Ranking »

With the search engine evolving each and every day, it’s absolutely critical not to fall into the trap of following the latest and greatest craze for ranking highly in the search engines. Things such as cloaking, keyword stuffing, blog spamming etc., are processes that worked at one time, but are definitely not something that will last in the long term…

Duplicate Content: Pro’s and Con’s »

After all search engines use duplicate content bringing news every day - so how are we supposed to know how not to incur the wrath of the search engine powers that be? But there’s really no clear yes or no answer as to whether duplicate content…

Bountiful Internet - Bring On The Blog Traffic »

The Internet is bountiful - even with traffic if you know how to maximize it properly, sadly most people don’t. If you already have a gazillion blog visitors, you wont want to read on - heck you wont even be here. Chances are though, that you’re trying to figure out more good ways to drive traffic to your blog