via lifehacker.com Did anyone else flinch when they saw the announcement the other day? Seems like the best plan of action is to plan ahead. Lifehacker has a guide as to what you can do now to prepare for the future of Posterous.… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: blogging
When WordPress Widgets go Wonky
It’s a typical workday. Either you suddenly decide to check on your website (which I recommend doing daily,) or the worse case scenario, someone tells you (preferably in private with a phone or email, and not on Twitter or Facebook) that “Something’s wrong with your site.”… Continue Reading
Why you should clean up inactive WordPress Plugins
Just in case you didn’t know, Thesis (aff link), a premium WordPress theme, recently upgraded versions from 1.8 to 1.8.2. After the upgrade, I logged back in to the WordPress Dashboard and could not find the Thesis Dashboard Menu. So I went to Thesis support section to see what to do. The answer was to… Continue Reading
Paula Berg: Six Reasons Every Brand Should Blog
Hubspot’s 2010 “The State of Inbound Marketing Survey” found that: 77% of Internet users read blogs Blogs yield an average ROI of 600% Follow Paula Berg on Twitter: www.twitter.com/paulaberg via huffingtonpost.com Still not convinced you and your brand need a blog? Read what impact a blog can have for you and your business.… Continue Reading
Declare your independence from Tumblr
After several months, I was finally able to take a weekend afternoon and do something for me. Move my blog from free-hosted Tumblr to self-hosted WordPress. I had intentions of exporting my Tumblr blog months ago since Tumblr’s outage. Little things were starting annoying me. There were some posts that I wished weren’t auto posted… Continue Reading
Why get a WordPress.com account if …
This Ask STEPH question comes from another client (whom shall remain nameless until I have cleared it). Why should I get a WordPress.com account if I have a self hosted WordPress.org site? If you want your self-hosted WordPress site to be protected from spammy comments, then it is highly recommended that you register for a… Continue Reading
Dear @Techblissonline,
How come on the Platinum SEO Plugin for WordPress that the Title and Keyword Fields extend to my Category section? Is there a way this can be fixed? Thanks, Me… Continue Reading
With Posterous you Push, with Tumblr you Pull
vs. Well for the most part. I can see someone asking me which site to use for their blogging needs. The answer is “it depends.” I have been using Tumblr a bit longer than Posterous, but not by much. With Posterous, I have been able for the most part, to post to other sites including… Continue Reading
WordPress Multisite vs. BuddyPress
After a long hiatus, the “Ask STEPH” formerly “Ask nextSTEPH” section is back. This question comes from Ja-Naé Duane: What is the difference between WordPress MU and Buddypress? WordPress Multi-Site (formerly WordPress Mu) allows an administrator to create multiple WordPress sites under the same installation. The administrator would activate multi-site functionality, there fore creating a… Continue Reading
How do you use Tumblr?
After all the slack that Tumblr has gone through, are folks still using it? I use Tumblr to keep track of non-tech links and resources. The New York Times: BITS BLOG: Finding a Use for Tumblr Trying to find a reason to use the highly popular social service Tumblr. http://nyti.ms/e0Ycfz Sent from my iPad… Continue Reading