From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Things I Learned In The Last Week Of October

October 31, 2009
scope

I haven’t posted anything new to the blog all week, and yes, I’m feeling a little guilty about it.  In my absence I have been battling dragons, building castles, and staring at empty Word docs trying to come up with inspiration.  During a week of this, I have learned a few things and thought  I [...]

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Does This Tweet Make My Butt Look Fat?

October 25, 2009
fat butt

How self-conscious are you when you’re putting out updates on Twitter? Are you worried what others may think or that you if you say something that others don’t like you’ll lose followers? The good news is that you’re not alone in feeling this way. The bad news is there’s nothing you can do about it. [...]

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Spamming Is Not A Form Of SEO

October 25, 2009
seo spam

SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is often thought of as some mysterious and magical form of voodoo that only the highly gifted can accomplish. Well, it’s not really that but you do have to have knowledge of how search engines work and how they rank websites. One of the best ways to get a high [...]

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One Reason Why Your Best Content Is Lonely

October 23, 2009
lonely content

A common question I have been asked by some people is why their prized blog posts receive little to no traffic. After reviewing their article and their blog I saw that everything looked good, and their article was of high quality and informative. The problem wasn’t on their end, it had to do with things [...]

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I Miss Using Linux

October 17, 2009
linux

I miss using Linux as my main operating system. About 5 years ago, I switched from Windows to Linux. At that time, I used computers for different reasons than I do today and Linux was a perfect fit for me. Back in those days I was a normal desktop user (if “normal” can be used [...]

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Butters From South Park Uses Firefox

October 16, 2009
butters uses firefox

Just caught the latest episode of South Park.  Yeah, I know it dwells on toilet humor, but it”s funny all the same. The latest episode centers on Butters, and all about how he starts up his new business, “Butters” Kissing Company”.  If you check out the episode, you”ll see that Butters doesn’t use IE or [...]

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How Much To Build A Website?

October 15, 2009
build a website

I can’t tell you how often I’ve been asked by potential clients, “How much to build a website?” It’s not always exactly those words, but the amount of information they supply about their needs or desires is the same. Other than expressing their desire for a website, they offer nothing in the way of what [...]

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WordPress SEO For Beginners: The Content

October 14, 2009
blog content

This is the final article in the “WordPress SEO For Beginners” series. This ends the basics of onsite SEO. If you missed the previous articles on permalinks, meta tags, or blog layouts I recommend reading them as well. The content on web pages is of critical importance in how it ranks in search engines for [...]

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Apple Launches The iPencil

October 14, 2009
iPencil

I have unearthed a never-before-seen advertisement for the latest in the Apple product line.  I’ve never been one to keep a secret, so I’ll share it with you as well.

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WordPress SEO For Beginners: Blog Layouts

October 13, 2009
seo blog layouts

This is part three in the “WordPress SEO For Beginners” series. If you haven’t read the first part on SEO permalinks, or the second part on SEO meta tags, I heartily suggest you do at some time. After a search engine bot crawls visits your site and crawls through your head section containing the meta [...]

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