When it comes to productivity, there’s a lot of misinformation available (both online and offline). You can hear different people saying different things, and they all claim to have discovered the definitive way to be productive. Unfortunately, they all seem to focus on doing more, and if you follow their methods, you may end up [...]
October 2009
Most of us don’t think much about our current blog design unless someone complains or we get tired of the theme. We go merrily along creating great content. But not taking stock of existing design flaws is like skipping your annual doctor visit or car inspection – just waiting for something to go wrong. Blog [...]
Take a look at a “Top Commentators” widget I recently stumbled upon: All it takes is a look at this list to see how much the owner cares about his blog. Clearly, the top commentators are just trying to get links to their sites from a well-ranked blog. Now, do you get comments from people [...]
Last month we started the BWS Quotes Roundup: inspiring, funny and thought-provoking quotes found on blogs or social networks. So sit back and enjoy some quotes from our reading lists, including your comments on Blogging With Success. “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” DOUGLAS ADAMS “…” AdviceToWriters [...]
On a recent guest post, I got this comment: Please do not call dial-up “normal”. We are in a time where broadband is more normal thing. So what and where is the problem? Well, the post was not about internet connections; it was about small and useful software. And the line that the comment referred [...]
It started quite innocently with a short and sweet comment on one of our blog posts. But after a few weeks, it turned into a curious battle of sorts between post author (SBA) and a particularly clueless spammer. Normally, there’s no contest between spam bots and spam defender plugins that stop them at the door. [...]
New bloggers have one problem in common: they find it hard to attract traffic. They write a couple of posts, do some promotion, wait for people to come, but then, what happens? Nothing! No comments, very few visits and a lot of frustration! In this post, I discuss five ways which bloggers can use to [...]
I’m sure you see some interesting font styling on other blogs and wonder just how they managed those touches. You sigh and think that if you could only monetize your blog, you could hire a designer! Well, you don’t have to go that far to create some of that eye candy. In this post you’ll learn about [...]


Sweet ‘n Simple HTML: Helping Html to Escape
by SBA on October 26, 2009 · 2 comments
This post shows you how to include snippets of code in blog posts or comments — in such a way that they don’t disappear. The only way to display real code is to help the html “escape” your platform’s built-in editor. Why do I need to see html code? Good question. Here are a few [...]