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Note: This is a live post. I will be keeping an eye for any recommendations that you suggest and will add it to the list along with a backlink to your blog. Check out the tools suggested by readers. Twitter has grown like a wild fire lately, and everyone is there. There are lot of [...]

WordPress is the most feature rich and extensible blogging platform. WP is easy to use and there are lot of plugins and themes available. However, newbies might find it difficult to install WordPress for a self-hosted blog. After reading this tutorial, you will be able to install WP in one of three ways: Via FTP [...]

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 [...]

Quick Design Checkup: Color Contrast

by SBA on October 16, 2009 · 21 comments

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 [...]

Easily Track Clicks On Your Blog

by Ishan on September 14, 2009 · 4 comments

If you (seriously) want to make money with your blog, sooner or later, you will have to offer direct advertising. This means setting your own ad rates for individual sponsors. Since there is no ad network involved you need to track clicks. How To Track Clicks? You can to track clicks on your blog using [...]

Ever ask an expert or blogging tips author for help with your blog? Usually you start with “I followed the instructions but it’s still not working.”  That’s when the helper might reply “Send me a snapshot of that part of your screen so I can see what’s wrong.” Don’t gasp for air, ask how to do that [...]

Is it 1995? No? Well, then nobody will like a dull (static) blog! So, let’s make your blog a little bit intelligent! By dynamic, I do not mean flashing scrolling text or anything like that! In fact, you should avoid that kind of “dynamic” blog! In this post, I am covering 5 plugins that will [...]

No Excuse for No Favicon

by SBA on September 4, 2009 · 7 comments

A search on Google for ‘favicon’ will return many posts and websites advising and showing you how to create a favicon. The question is, do you have one? If not why not?  Our tutorial for creating a favicon says: All ‘blogspot.com’ blogs default to the Blogger icon. WordPress also brands its sites hosted on their [...]

In the post about making your blog faster, I mentioned using Caching plugins for WordPress. In this article, I will be explaining how a cache plugin usually works and how it makes your blog faster. Of course, I will also talk about caching plugins available for WordPress. How A Cache Plugin Works I will not [...]