Image by Men with Pens In the middle ages, the Samurai were Japan’s warrior class and were highly specialized in the art of war. They also carried with them a specific code of ethics and rules they lived by. Although WP Blog Host is not at war with anyone, I do see them as the [...]
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19. July 2010
How To Automate Your Blog’s Entire Backup Process
So why is there a picture of me and my boys kicking back in the mountains the other day on a post about backing up your blog? Simple. It illustrates how easy I’ve made it for my blog to be backed up. I figure this is where I was the other day right about the [...]
5. July 2010
The Ingenious Way To Use SEO
Articles I typically read online include: Tweaks to WordPress WP Security Online Marketing Blogging Tips Content Writing SEO And a few others, but lately I’ve been reading a few SEO articles and forum posts and I gotta say, so many people get “good” SEO keyword research wrong. Maybe not wrong, I suppose–just not well thought [...]
19. June 2010
WordPress 3.0: Security Upgrades Overview & How To Install It
WordPress 3.0 “Thelonious” came out this week and like usual, everyone is encouraged to upgrade. Down below I’ll show you a video on how to manually install WordPress 3.0, but before we get to that, I just want to address a question I’ve been asked a few times already in regards to WordPress 3.0 security. [...]
6. June 2010
My Rant On Someone Else’s Rant About Bloggers
So the other day I was surfing the web and came across a blogger’s site which made me stop and read for a minute. The headline read something like, “Stop Fucking Writing the Same Shit”. Okay, I’ve been online for quite a while now and blogging for about three years and without reading any further, [...]
23. May 2010
Should I Install My Blog In Root, a Subdirectory, or Subdomain?
Last week I posted an article where I answered a few common questions I get asked from time-to-time from people looking to start a blog or moving their blog from a free account to a paid one. There are many more questions I could list out and answer, but one came in the other day [...]
19. May 2010
6 Questions New Bloggers Ask Me
I’ve been blogging for around 3 years now and my venture has taken me for quite a spin. And as any good experience does, I’ve been taught a lesson or two along the way and since my blog is mostly about things WordPress bloggers might like to know, I’ve been asked many questions over the [...]
16. May 2010
Want To Dive Into Video Blogging? Here’s Where To Start
Get this book fromAmazon.com I don’t read a ton of books these days, I’ve just got too much to do. But as an entrepreneur and blogger, I’ve got to keep my education growing. Although blogs are great sources to learn from, nothing beats a well written book by an author who really knows the subject [...]
12. May 2010
Careful… Your Words Could End Up Lighting Your Blog on Fire
If you’re new to blogging, ask any seasoned blogger how easy it can be to set your blog on fire and I bet ya the answer will be, “easy”. What is setting your blog on fire, you ask? It’s when you purposely or inadvertently say something that others might take offense to or strongly disagree [...]
10. May 2010
Blog Hacking Alert and What You Need to Do Today!
Those of you who follow this blog know that from time-to-time I take breaks from blogging… no secret there. I wish I could say it’s been a restful break, but the reality is I’ve been quite busy. But that’s a good thing, right? However, something (or some group, rather) has pulled me out of my [...]
28. March 2010
The Debate: Do You Update Older Posts or Leave Them Be?
Over the past few years I’ve been blogging, I’ve seen where some bloggers say either: A) You should never edit older posts; instead, either add an “Update:” note or simply write a new updated post and link to it from the older post. B) Go back and edit the older post because you want it [...]
28. February 2010
WordPress Defender: 30 Ways to Secure Your Blog from Attack Anyone Can Do
Last week I told you about how one single hacker broke my wife’s heart. That hacker set me out on a mission. Over the last couple of years I’ve soaked up everything I could about WordPress security. I learned many of the tricks those malicious jerks use to hack blogs, I watched as plugin developers [...]
22. February 2010
Something New to Blogosphere is Coming, Thanks to a Broken Heart
A couple years ago, someone broke my wife’s heart. No… it wasn’t me. It wasn’t even someone she knew. What I can tell you is that it was someone we’ve never met, never will meet, and someone we never want to meet. Who was this person you ask? First, let me tell you what happened. [...]
14. February 2010
Fatten Up Your Wallet by Using Online Videos
I’d like to thank the Shoemoney Newsletter for bringing this site to my attention, and I loved it so much I wanted to share it with all of you. Andy Jenkins (a.k.a. The Video Boss) is releasing a set of videos showing us how we can use video to increase sales and conversions on our [...]
8. February 2010
My Take On Blog Posting Frequency and Making Money
A new blogger asked me the other day the age old question new bloggers always have: “How often should I publish a blog post?” This topic has been discussed many times over, like here and here. Those are two great articles to go read if this is your burning question, but let me add my [...]
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