Archive for the 'How To' Category
Changing Hosting Companies? How To Move Your Blog Without Any Downtime
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
I spent some time yesterday moving one of my blogs (no, not this one) over to another Web Hosting company. I figured this would be a good topic to talk about on Web Hosting Plans and tips as I’m sure some of you might be contemplating the same thing and not sure how to go […]
Remove The “Home” Link From Your Home Page Now
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
One of the 10 most violated Home Page design guidelines according to Jakob Nielson is to include an active link to the homepage from the homepage itself. How often do you see this? All the time I bet. I’m yet to come across a WordPress theme that addresses this flaw. I’m sure it’s out there somewhere. […]
Hide That Affiliate ID In Your Link
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
If you haven’t done it yet then you are in all probability leaving money on the table especially for your blog’s focus is predominantly on affiliate income. Having your affiliate id as part of your URL is a complete turn off for many readers. Read my previous posts about niche user behavior and also about how your blog or web site url should […]
Research The Blog Before You Advertise On It
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
At some point in your blog’s lifecycle you start to think about advertising. Getting the word out becomes important and one of the obvious ways of doing it is to advertise on blogs in the same or similar niche. Finding interesting but not so well known blogs to advertise on is not the problem, finding the right one with […]
Picking A Niche, Single Most Important Factor To Keep In Mind
Friday, March 7th, 2008
Two most basic and widespread forms of generating revenue for a website owner is either by
Selling Advertisements.
Affiliate earnings from sale of goods or services.
Do it right and you have a winner on your hands, one that can keep you going for a while and even fund your other venture(s), who knows it could be the one that you […]
Duplicate Content On Your Blog. The Right Way to Handle It.
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
Let me start by explaining the problem. Google and it’s not so illustrious counterparts do not take duplicate content lightly. Content is perceived to be repetitive or duplicate in nature if more than 30% of it is similar to existing indexed content. If your website or blog happens to be the one that is hosting […]
Secure Your WordPress Blog. 10 Steps For A Complete Blog Lockdown.
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
Should I be worried? After all, I’m using a blogging tool/platform that is used by many millions. Actually that’s precisely the reason to lockdown your WordPress blog. Remember to do the following once you’ve setup your WordPress blog. Don’t leave home without doing it.
Change your Blog’s Admin user name.
Rename your username and always use a strong password. Login directly or […]
