Update on some metrics and some speedlinking

by | Jul 1, 2007 | Blogging

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

by | Jun 28, 2007 | Tips & Tools

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...

Inspired by others

by | Jun 27, 2007 | Blogging

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...

Want to be successful? Learn to manage expectations.

by | Jun 25, 2007 | How to

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...