One of the problems with blogs is losing your older, and sometimes greater, blog posts to the dark world I like to call Archive Hell. There are several ways to resurrect those posts and make them accessible to your readers. One is a separate Greatest Hits page. Another is a Related Posts plugin, of which [...]
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LinkWithin Wordpress Plugin Adds Thumbnail Links to Earlier Posts
Published by May 30th, 2009 in Blogging Tips. CommentsI notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write English - it is the modern way and the best way. Stick to it; don’t let fluff and flowers and verbosity creep in.
~ Mark Twain, March 20, 1880.
h/t Copyblogger (Shorter is Better by Jim Estill)
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Ask the Experts (or Those Folks on the Phone)
Published by December 1st, 2008 in Blogging Tips. CommentsJoin me and some really smart real estate folks for HomeGain’s Ask The Experts live call-in event this Thursday, December 4, 2008 1:00 p.m. EST.
We will be dishing out advice like turkey and sweet potatoes on Thanksgiving– you are free to stuff yourself or walk away from the table.
Here’s the panel:
* Mitch Ribak, Tropical Realty [...]
You will notice a new comment system on Sellsius. It’s called Disqus. It allows replies to be displayed beneath the applicable comments (along with your snazzy avatar). It looks like this:
Disqus is a plugin. It’s pretty easy to install. If you want to try it, here’s what [...]
Simple Disclaimer Wordpress Plugin: For Ines
Published by June 18th, 2008 in Blogging Tips. CommentsThe “standard” disclaimer at the end of this post was displayed automatically using a Wordpress plugin called Simple Disclaimer.
Download the Simple Disclaimer zip file here, extract the files, upload to your blog and activate it in the plug in directory.
Now, at the end of each post just add this (no spaces):
for the standard disclaimer.
The [...]
Originally published on June 7, 2006. Early on, we learned the blog tricks of the trade. I guess they worked. How else would anyone know we were out here?
The Blogosphere is big. Searching for relevant blog content are engines like Technorati, Sphere, Gnoos, Icerocket & Google Blog Search. If you want your [...]
Post Video to Your Wordpress Blog with VodPod Firefox Extension
Published by April 10th, 2008 in Blog tool, Blogging Tips, Technology, Video and how to. CommentsInstall browser button or
drag & drop Bookmarklet
There are a lot of reasons to like love Firefox. The VodPod video posting extension is another. Use the “Post to Wordpress” button to send video directly to your blog.
Here’s how:
Either install the VodPod Firefox extension or drag the bookmarklet to your toolbar and the next [...]
How to Create a Category RSS Feed
Published by March 5th, 2008 in Blogging Tips, Marketing tips and Technology. CommentsYou can easily create a custom RSS feed for any category on a Wordpress blog. (I tried it on other platforms but it only seems to work for Wordpress blogs)
Let’s say you only want updates for “marketing tips” from this blog– it’s as easy as 1,2,3:
click the category to get the category URL
add feed/ [...]
Googleicious Blog Post Archives
Published by February 28th, 2008 in Blogging Tips, Google and Technology. CommentsIf you’ve written a lot of blog posts, you probably have a bunch of great ones in your archives. But how can you get your clients, prospective clients and readers to look at your hidden jewels? (stop giggling). Here are some of the options.
One way is the Archives tab or link on your [...]
Firefox Extension: Tree Style Tabs
Published by February 27th, 2008 in Blogging Tips, Blogging Tools, Cool Tools and Firefox technology tip. CommentsI love the Firefox browser. Here is a neat add-on you might find useful: Tree Style Tab.
I like it because it leaves a logical breadcrumb trail of your internet tab surfing, especially if you are researching a topic. I don’t know about you, but I sometimes have trouble finding the right tabs. With the tree [...]
