Download your FREE copy of “A No-Nonsense Guide to a Professional Blog”

On August 4, 2011, in Blogging, Marketing, WordPress Tips, Writing & Publishing, by Editor

As the title of this book implies, the author delivers a concise description on setting up a professional blog – using WordPress – without wasting time convincing the user of the reasoning for creating a blog. The approach is “quick and dirty.”

Ten Reasons Why You Should be Blogging

With all the Tweeting, Facebook Liking, and LinkedIn connecting going on, it’s easy to forget about blogging and finding the time to do so. Blogging, however, can be extremely useful for more reasons than just populating your website with content (although that’s important too). Let’s look at some reasons why you must blog and why it should matter to you!

Sick And Tired Of BlueHost.Com – The Problem With Shared Server Hosting

On March 20, 2011, in Blogging, Blogging Aspects, Professional Blogging, WordPress Tips, by Editor

BlueHost.Com, in their own words, is an “affordable, reliable web hosting solution.” And yes, I agree that their service is affordable. However, you get what you pay for. BlueHost.Com provides “shared server hosting,” meaning you share a server with a number of other people and businesses. Nothing wrong with that… as long as you have a small website (which FrogenYozurt.Com isn’t anymore), and you don’t share the server box with users utilizing an inordinate amount of system resources, and that’s exactly what happened to FrogenYozurt.Com.

Music and Writing

Writing is an art, agreed?  I find that it is not impossible for arts to inspire arts.  So music can inspire one’s writing. When developing characters and getting “in the mood”  for your writing, I find that it’s a great idea to listen to music.  Music creates moods in two minutes (give or take a [...]

WordPress Version 3.1: The Buggiest Version In A Long Time

On February 24, 2011, in Blogging, Professional Blogging, WordPress, WordPress Tips, by Editor

Well, don’t get me wrong. I love WordPress! Heck! Even The New York Times and The Washington Post, just to name two, use WordPress. I do appreciate that one of the most powerful blogging programs is free of charge for all of us. Maybe I don’t have the right to complain, but…

Google AdSense Damages Website Reputation

On February 15, 2011, in Marketing, WordPress Tips, by Editor

Lack of money is the root of all evil. – George Bernard Shaw Maybe you have noticed, but I don’t run Google ads on this website. During the time that I ran the ads I have come to the following conclusions: 1. Despite 30,000+ unique visitors per month I created less than $30 in revenues [...]

S.E.O. Masters: Don’t Chase After Google’s Algorithm, Chase After What Users Want

On February 11, 2011, in Blogging, Marketing, WordPress Tips, Writing & Publishing, by Editor

Because Google is many Internet users’ front door to the Web, S.E.O. has become an obsession for many Web publishers, and successful ones use the strategies to varying degrees. But as newspapers, magazines, blogs and online-only news sites increasingly compete for readers, they are making it more of a priority than ever and adopting new techniques, like trying to maximize pass-alongs on social networks.

How to Become a Powerhouse Blogger with 15 Minutes a Day

We hear it all the time: “Do you have a blog?” and maybe you do, or maybe you’ve thought of it and haven’t been ready to take the plunge. The biggest complaint I hear is that it takes too much time and authors don’t know what to write about.

How Authors Can Maximize Their Media Presence

On November 11, 2010, in Marketing, WordPress Tips, Writing & Publishing, by Editor

Media, media, everywhere! The key, however, is to maximize these leads. Often, we think that as long as we respond to them, and give them our information, the hard part is done.

Bloggers: How To Monetize "Free" Website Content

These days, everyone talks about free content. “Give it away!” they say, but does this really work? Well, yes and no. As with anything, there has to be a strategy.