Update on some metrics and some speedlinking
About a month ago, I posted my intention to try and improve my Alexa rank. What did I do to improve it? Almost nothing really. I installed the Firefox plugin, SearchStatus, and added the Alexa widget to my sidebar. I also released my Bluebird theme this month, which...
The Ultimate Guide to Free Web Site Analytics
So, you've got a web site and you need a good stats program. If your hosting plan doesn't provide something like AWStats or Webalizer, or you just want to see some stats they don't provide, you'll likely look to one of the free services out there to analyze your...
Inspired by others
The recent post at Essential Keystrokes about the evolution of Char's blog got me thinking about the last 6 months and how easy it is to become immersed in a whole new community I had no idea existed. Blogging is addictive. This is not news to most of you. At the...
Want to be successful? Learn to manage expectations.
When I was working a "regular" day job and review time would come around, the main thing I looked for was that last page of the review where there were 3 check boxes: Does not meet expectations Meets expectations Exceeds expectations My main concern as my manager...
How to use FeedFlare and related posts to beef up your feed
I've been experimenting with two feed related things I thought you might be interested in: Related posts - If you don't already have the w-a-s-a-b-i related posts plugin installed, you should. There are few things that have increased the pageloads in my sites as much...
Bits and pieces
The blog metaphor group writing project wrapped up recently, and it turns out my post was one of the top 10! What a nice surprise! Turns out everyone in the top 10 will get a free copy of Lorelle's new book. I'm looking forward to reading it. Paul Enderson tagged me...
New Theme for WordPress – Bluebird
Today I am releasing my second theme for Wordpress called "Bluebird". It's a blue and brown, three column theme designed for at least 1024x768 resolution. My first theme, Round and Round, has almost 500 downloads, which is a respectable number I guess, but I'm hoping...
New way to make money with your site
I am excited to be in on the ground floor of a new monetization opportunity for bloggers and web site owners (thanks to Gayla), and I want to give you the opportunity to get in on it early as well! A leading distributor for Ask.com has a new program called Related...
7 Ways That Blogging is Like Opera
There's been an interesting conversation going around lately about metaphors for blogging, and how we might explain blogging to someone who is not familiar with it. Char started it, and then Liz jumped on board, and then about a week ago, Dawud Miracle wrote about his...
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 sort of the...