A new “do follow” plugin for trackbacks only

With the increasing popularity of the “I Follow Movement”, some have expressed concerns that announcing to the world that you have turned off the rel=”nofollow” code for links in comments will increase the amount of spam your receive.  I have been...

Experiment in Improving my Alexa Rank

With my recent jump to a Page Rank of 5, I’m beginning to consider options for monetizing this site. Not heavily, but I wouldn’t mind selling a few text link ads. While I’ve used Adsense and Commission Junction on other sites, I have not done much in...

Definition of Success as a Designer

Recently I was tagged by Char at Essential Keystrokes to continue this discussion on how we define success as a designer that was started over at Tara’s blog. 1. How did you get started in the business? I worked in direct mail and database marketing in my...

The Face Behind My Blog

David Airey had the wonderful idea to start a “face behind the blog” meme, and I think it’s my favorite meme of all time. When I started using MyBlogLog, I enjoyed seeing visitors faces for the first time, and I always look for a picture on blogs...