Yesterday we discussed trackbacks, pings and backlinks. Today’s glossary terms are about blog commenting. Spam — There used to be a time when everyone thought of canned meat as soon as they heard the word spam. Not anymore. In the blogosphere spam is an unwanted comment sent over and over again, with the same wording, [...]
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Look at the photo of Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine. Do you see two movie stars flirting with each other? Do you think it’s a scene from a movie, or a candid shot on a movie set? Are they laughing about whatever Shirley is holding? Did she draw a picture of one of [...]
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Unnecessary Words We often read that blog posts should be brief and that readers like to read posts quickly. When writing your post, make sure that you’re not filling it with words that don’t need to be there. Words to avoid: frankly, actually, honestly, truthfully, really, quite, so, very, somewhat, seems, utterly, practically, basically, probably, appears, very, [...]
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We’re Not in Kansas Anymore You might have felt a bit like Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz” when you took the first step toward starting a blog. You were entering a new world, unsure of how to get to your destination. There are many similarities between Dorothy’s journey to meet the Wizard and your [...]
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WordPress and I don’t get along. Our relationship, based solely on need (mine) and callous disregard (WordPress’s), holds no trace of balance or ease. We’ve only been together a few months, but since then my mental health, already tenuous, is measurable only in negative numbers. This alone is a frustration: inept in math, I can’t [...]
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What will the focus of your blog be? Will you document the progress of building projects with before and after photos, will you answer questions about products, will you give a history of your company, will you offer advice on home improvement projects? Will you post videos answering customer concerns? Will consumers have a way [...]
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