If you have a blog (and frankly who doesn't these days) you likely use Google Analytics to report your visitors/hits and more from your website. When you have a new blog that is receiving only a couple of hundred “visits” per day and you account for 15 or so of those you are going to skew your Google Analytics results. Likewise if you have an older blog or work inside your blog a LOT you're going to account for even more visits/hits, thus skewing your results even more! Excluding yourself ... View Post
Everything I Needed To Know About Blogging I Learned In Kindergarten
You've probably seen this banner hanging on some of your favorite blogs recently. And you've probably read some articles some good, some not so good. But the not so good comments are coming from those who don't really understand what this new service is about. Holly Homer (@Texas Holly) Shauna Callaghan and Jay have stayed up late and collaborated to bring some sanity to the blogging world through Business 2 Blogger. The thought behind this is sort of 'leveling' the field, as I see it anyway. ... View Post
3 Must Have WordPress Plug-ins
When you're a busy blogger, and these days I'm super busy, the administration of your blog can sometimes add to the stress of everyday business. I've located three Must Have plug-ins for Wordpress 2.9.2 and for me, they've been life savers. The first plug-in, I found at Remarkablogger. Michael always posts the BEST tips and this time he had Ari Herzog guest post about a wonderful plug in from Joost deValk. I get the newsletter from Yoast.com, but apparently this little goodie slid right past ... View Post
Conquering The Evil Time Suck
Time spent unwisely is time wasted. We can't get it back. Anyone who works online, whether from a corporate office or their own home, knows time is easily wasted. The online world offers so many distractions these days. From social sites to blogs we love to read and games we could play all night, we're bombarded with things to do. For me, email is a big one. At any given time I can have from five to thirty unread emails in my inbox, alongside another ten or fifteen I've starred for future ... View Post
