We all get spammy new followers, but what exactly is the point? In this post, I thought we could chat about that. First, what do I mean by spammy followers? I’m talking about people who are following your blog for reasons other than having any intention of reading it. I would consider a good 90% […]
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The WordPress Reader can be a fascinating place to poke around and look at other people’s blog-ish habits. One of the things that interests (and puzzles) me is the like-for-like phenomenon. I think there are a fair number of people who do this, and there are some bloggers that I notice liking so many posts
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This is a mystery I’ve been wondering about for a while now, and I’ve never been able to come up with an answer. A few years back, WordPress introduced a feature in the browser version of the Reader where if you hover the mouse over the “like” button, you’ll see who has already liked a
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Over the last couple of months I’ve been learning to code, partly just for the sake of something to learn, but also partly for the sake of developing a child theme for my blog. In this post, I’ll talk a bit about how the child theme creation process is going, but to start off, what
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This final instalment of the blogging toolbox series covers tips and tools for growing your blog, including search engine optimization (SEO) strategies. The other posts in the series are: Blogging Toolbox I: WordPress Blogging Toolbox II: Images & Design Blogging Toolbox III: Content & Writing Growing Your Blog Time and effort is the best way
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There’s no rule that you have to use images with your blog, but they can certainly help to make it visually appealing for readers. This post covers some useful things to know when using images, as well as links to some useful tools. The other posts in this series on blogging are: Blogging Toolbox I:
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For all its quirks and bugs, WordPress is a great place to find and build a blogging community. There’s a lot to learn along the way, and perhaps this post will address some things you’ve wondered about. The other posts in this blogging toolbox series are: Blogging Toolbox II: Images & Design Blogging Toolbox III:
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This is kind of old news by now, as it was in early April that WordPress.com announced it was changing up the plan options, and it was in late May that they added the Starter plan option. However, it came up for me this week as my friend Andy of Eden in Babylon decided to
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There are two different ways you can do WordPress: having a plan with WordPress.com (and they host your blog) or being self-hosted and using the WordPress.org software. What’s the difference, and which is better? Let’s chat about that. Note that your domain name is unrelated to this; hosting is about the servers where your blog
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Tech has become a huge part of most people’s lives. The combination of tech and social media (and other websites) means the potential for a lot of notifications. How do you manage them to keep them from getting overwhelming? Push vs pull A lot of sites and apps try to send you push notifications, shoving
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